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Kirkwood staff seek zoning amendments to conform with Missouri's 2022 no-impact home-based business law
Summary
City staff proposed renaming and revising local "home occupation" rules to "no-impact home-based business" to comply with a 2022 Missouri law that preempts stricter local regulation. Council closed the public hearing and scheduled the amendment for first reading on Nov. 6.
City Planner Amy Lowry told the City Council on Oct. 16 that Missouri's 2022 legislation protects so-called "no-impact home-based businesses" from local bans or requirements for permits, licenses or prior approval when the activity meets criteria for being no-impact. To comply, staff drafted zoning code amendments that replace references to "home occupation" with "no-impact home-based business," add a statutory definition, and revise use-specific standards to allow such businesses to operate…
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