State ex rel. Barth Development Co. v. Platte County

FENNER, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Barth Development Company, Inc. (Barth), appeals the order of the Circuit Court of Platte County, Missouri, dismissing appellant’s petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Barth is the owner of a 30.8 acre tract of undeveloped land generally located on Brink-Meyer Road approximately ¾ of a mile west of Union Chapel Road in the unincorporated portion of Platte County, Missouri (the Property). The Property is zoned R-7, which allows the Property to be used for single family residences.

On January 8, 1992, representatives of Barth met with John Benson,…