Boone County, MO Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Initiation
- Landowner-initiated petition only
- Neighbor notice
- Certified/mailed notice within 1,000 ft
- Approval path
- P&Z Commission + County Commission hearings
- Effect
- Guides rezoning and permit decisions
- Source
- Zoning Ordinance § 23
Summary
Property owners in Boone County, Missouri can petition to create a Character Preservation Overlay District that identifies and protects an area's historic, cultural, or environmental character, giving the County Commission grounds to deny incompatible rezonings, permits, and development.
The intent of the Character Preservation Overlay District is to identify, preserve and protect the historic, cultural or environmental character of designated areas by insulating them from negative aspects of development... Interested property owners in the area that is proposed for designation shall instigate the initiative for the designation.
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Full Breakdown
Boone County Zoning Ordinance Section 23 lets landowners in a proposed area petition the County Commission, through the Resource Management Director, to designate a Character Preservation Overlay District. The petition triggers development of Preservation and Character Standards, certified mail notice to owners inside the district and mailed/published notice to neighbors within 1,000 feet, a Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing, and a County Commission public hearing. Once adopted, the district becomes "a compelling factor" in rezoning, conditional use permit, and building permit decisions, and the county is directed to deny requests that are incompatible with or detrimental to the area's identified historic, cultural, or environmental character.
Violations & Fines
No fixed fine schedule; the remedy is regulatory: the County Commission is directed to deny rezonings, conditional use permits, or building permits incompatible with an adopted district's Preservation and Character Standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Boone County force this overlay district onto my property?
What does an adopted overlay district actually do?
Sources & Official References
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