State Ex Rel. Outcom, Inc. v. City of Peculiar

CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.

City of Peculiar, Missouri, Ted Turner and Charlie Mohr 1 (hereinafter, collectively, “the City”) appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Outcom, Inc. (“Outcom”) ordering that a preliminary writ of mandamus directing the City to issue a sign permit to Outcom be made absolute. The City contends that the trial court erred as a matter of law because Outcom failed to obtain a special use permit to erect an outdoor advertising sign though required to do so by section 420.130 of the Peculiar Municipal Code (“the Code”) 2 . We agree with the City…