Legal Opinion
Williams v. Department of Building Development Services of City of Springfield
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 30, 2006No. 27330PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNETH W. SHRUM, Presiding Judge.
This case involves the Springfield, Missouri, zoning code and its application to an auto salvage business owned by Larry Williams (“Plaintiff’). A .1995 zoning *547change would have prevented further use by Plaintiff of his land for a salvage yard but for the “grandfather” provision. Because Plaintiff had conducted a salvage yard at this site before rezoning, he was able to continue the business after rezoning as a “legal nonconforming” use. With the property in that status, Plaintiff added to his building without a permit in 1997. Thereon, the Department of…
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