353.020. Definitions. — The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this chapter, mean:
(1) "Area", that portion of the city which the legislative authority of such city has found or shall find to be blighted so that the clearance, replanning, rehabilitation, or reconstruction thereof is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this law. Any such area may include buildings or improvements not in themselves blighted, and any real property, whether improved or unimproved, the inclusion of which is deemed necessary for the effective clearance, replanning, reconstruction or rehabilitation of the area of which such buildings, improvements or real property form a part;
(2) "Blighted area", the same meaning as defined pursuant to section 99.805;
(3) "City" or "such cities", any city within this state and any county of the first classification with a charter form of government and a population of at least nine hundred thousand inhabitants or any county with a charter form of government and with more than six hundred thousand but less than seven hundred thousand inhabitants. The county's authority pursuant to this chapter shall be restricted to the unincorporated areas of such county;
(4) "Development plan", a plan, together with any amendments thereto, for the development of all or any part of a blighted area, which is authorized by the legislative authority of any such city;
(5) "Legislative authority", the city council or board of aldermen of the cities affected by this chapter;
(6) "Mortgage", a mortgage, trust indenture, deed of trust, building and loan contract, or other instrument creating a lien on real property, to secure the payment of an indebtedness, and the indebtedness secured by any of them;
(7) "Real property" includes lands, buildings, improvements, land under water, waterfront property, and any and all easements, franchises and hereditaments, corporeal or incorporeal, and every estate, interest, privilege, easement, franchise and right therein, or appurtenant thereto, legal or equitable, including restrictions of record, created by plat, covenant or otherwise, rights-of-way and terms for years;
(8) "Redevelopment", the clearance, replanning, reconstruction or rehabilitation of any blighted area, and the provision for such industrial, commercial, residential or public structures and spaces as may be appropriate, including recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto;
(9) "Redevelopment project", a specific work or improvement to effectuate all or any part of a development plan;
(10) "Urban redevelopment corporation", a corporation organized pursuant to this chapter; except that any life insurance company organized pursuant to the laws of, or admitted to do business in, the state of Missouri may from time to time within five years after April 23, 1946, undertake, alone or in conjunction with, or as a lessee of any such life insurance company or urban redevelopment corporation, a redevelopment project pursuant to this chapter, and shall, in its operations with respect to any such redevelopment project, but not otherwise, be deemed to be an urban redevelopment corporation for the purposes of this section and sections 353.010, 353.040, 353.060 and 353.110 to 353.160.
Notes of Decisions
Centene Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Mint Props., 225 S.W.3d 431 (Mo. 2007).
· cites it 26× “Mint Properties and several other defendants resisted the condemnation on the basis that the property was not blighted, as defined by section 353.020, RSMo 2000. The trial court found in favor of Centene.”
City of Arnold v. Tourkakis, 249 S.W.3d 202 (Mo. 2008).
· cites it 4× “A strict construction of the TIF act reveals no express delegation of the power of eminent domain to third-class cities that supports the conclusion that the "City is authorized under several statutes, including the TIF Act, to exercise eminent domain.”
Schweig v. City of St. Louis, 569 S.W.2d 215 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978).
· cites it 6× “” § 353.020(1) RSMo.1969. Subparagraph 8(c) alleges that declaring the improved properties blighted “substantially interferes with and has substantially reduced the value of said [plaintiffs’] properties because of the proximity of plaintiffs’ properties to those at 21-65…”
Council Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Duffey, 439 S.W.2d 526 (Mo. 1969).
· cites it 6× “” Section 353.020(6): “ ‘Mortgage’ shall mean a mortgage, trust indenture, deed of trust, building and loan contract, or other instrument creating a lien on real property, to secure the payment of an indebtedness, and the indebtedness secured by any of them.”
Maryland Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Greenberg, 594 S.W.2d 284 (Mo. Ct. App. 1979).
· cites it 2× “020(1), RSMo 1969, specifically provide for the inclusion of nonblighted property within a blighted area: Any such area may include buildings or improvements not in themselves blighted, the inclusion of which is deemed necessary for effective clearance, replanning,…”
Great Rivers Habitat All. v. City of St. Peters, 246 S.W.3d 556 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 2× “The definition of "blight” is different in the eminent domain statute, section 353.020. Therefore the discussion in Centene Plaza Redevelopment Corp.”
Parking Sys., Inc. v. Kansas City Downtown Redevelopment Corp., 518 S.W.2d 11 (Mo. 1974).
· cites it 2× “” Appellants further assert that “such arbitrary and unreasonable determination of blight cannot be the basis for condemnation * * * and any taking of property in the project area pursuant to the Ordinance and Contract * * * constitutes a taking of private property for private…”
City of Kansas City v. Chung Hoe Ku, 282 S.W.3d 23 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 2× “The Centene court relied on a definition of blight set forth in Section 353.020 under Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law.”
Rice v. Stoff, 844 S.W.2d 529 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992).
“The term “legislative authority” (underlined above) is defined by RSMo § 353.020(5), which states: *531 “Legislative authority” shall mean the city council or board of aldermen of the cities affected by this law; Basing our interpretation of the instant situation on the above…”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 353.020(1) — 3 cases
Centene Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Mint Props., 225 S.W.3d 431 (Mo. 2007).
“Mint Properties and several other defendants resisted the condemnation on the basis that the property was not blighted, as defined by section 353.020, RSMo 2000. The trial court found in favor of Centene.”
Maryland Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Greenberg, 594 S.W.2d 284 (Mo. Ct. App. 1979).
“020(1), RSMo 1969, specifically provide for the inclusion of nonblighted property within a blighted area: Any such area may include buildings or improvements not in themselves blighted, the inclusion of which is deemed necessary for effective clearance, replanning,…”
Schweig v. City of St. Louis, 569 S.W.2d 215 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978).
“” § 353.020(1) RSMo.1969. Subparagraph 8(c) alleges that declaring the improved properties blighted “substantially interferes with and has substantially reduced the value of said [plaintiffs’] properties because of the proximity of plaintiffs’ properties to those at 21-65…”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 353.020(2) — 4 cases
Schweig v. City of St. Louis, 569 S.W.2d 215 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978).
“” § 353.020(1) RSMo.1969. Subparagraph 8(c) alleges that declaring the improved properties blighted “substantially interferes with and has substantially reduced the value of said [plaintiffs’] properties because of the proximity of plaintiffs’ properties to those at 21-65…”
Centene Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Mint Props., 225 S.W.3d 431 (Mo. 2007).
“Mint Properties and several other defendants resisted the condemnation on the basis that the property was not blighted, as defined by section 353.020, RSMo 2000. The trial court found in favor of Centene.”
Parking Sys., Inc. v. Kansas City Downtown Redevelopment Corp., 518 S.W.2d 11 (Mo. 1974).
“” Appellants further assert that “such arbitrary and unreasonable determination of blight cannot be the basis for condemnation * * * and any taking of property in the project area pursuant to the Ordinance and Contract * * * constitutes a taking of private property for private…”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 353.020(5) — 1 case
Rice v. Stoff, 844 S.W.2d 529 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992).
“The term “legislative authority” (underlined above) is defined by RSMo § 353.020(5), which states: *531 “Legislative authority” shall mean the city council or board of aldermen of the cities affected by this law; Basing our interpretation of the instant situation on the above…”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 353.020(6) — 1 case
Council Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Duffey, 439 S.W.2d 526 (Mo. 1969).
“” Section 353.020(6): “ ‘Mortgage’ shall mean a mortgage, trust indenture, deed of trust, building and loan contract, or other instrument creating a lien on real property, to secure the payment of an indebtedness, and the indebtedness secured by any of them.”
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