Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Dec 20, 2022
Holly Nighbert, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, Preservation Board of the City of St. Louis, Richard Callow, Melanie Fathman, Tiffany Hamilton, Michael Killeen, David Richardson, Anthony Robinson, Randy Vines, and Joseph Vacarro, Respondents.
Holly Nighbert appealed the circuit court's judgment affirming the City of St. Louis Preservation Board's denial of her demolition permit application for a building in the Benton Park Historic District. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the Board's findings of fact and conclusions of law were insufficient to explain the basis for its decision, as required by Section 536.090 RSMo and St. Louis City Ordinance 64832. The court instructed the circuit court to order the Board to make specific findings regarding the eight enumerated criteria in the ordinance.