Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Sep 25, 2018
New Live Evangelistic Center, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, vs. City of St. Louis, et al., Respondents, and Confluence Academy, Inc., Respondent/Cross-Appellant.
New Life Evangelistic Center appealed the denial of its request for an exemption to the City of St. Louis's "plat-and-petition" requirement for operating a homeless shelter. Confluence Academy cross-appealed the grant of an exemption to the "school spacing" requirement. The appellate court affirmed the denial of New Life's plat-and-petition exemption, finding the ordinance constitutional, not vague, and supported by evidence. The court reversed the grant of the school spacing exemption, deeming the BBA's decision arbitrary and unreasonable, and remanded with instructions to reverse the BBA's decision.