Situation
A family trust sought to rezone a significant portion of a 170-acre agricultural site located at a key intersection in a growing St. Charles County, Missouri, community from large lot residential zoning to commercial zoning with a Planned Unit Development Overlay and Area Plan.
Result
Husch Blackwell was able to get the municipality’s Board of Aldermen to unanimously approve the rezoning. Much more public involvement is anticipated as the parcel is leased or sold in various phases. While no other tax incentives or tax-related development tools are currently contemplated, public action will be very important as private sector uses emerge.