Missouri § 67.870 - Policy statement.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 67.870 — Policy statement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67.870. Policy statement.
The general assembly finds that the rapid growth and random spread of urban development is encroaching upon, impairing, or eliminating, many open areas and spaces of varied sizes and character, including many such sites having significant scenic or esthetic values, which areas and spaces, if preserved and maintained in their present open state, would constitute important physical, healthful, esthetic or economic assets adding to the value of existing or impending urban and metropolitan development.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 570 § 1)
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 67.870 cover?
Section 67.870 ("Policy statement.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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