Complete Communities
Complete Communities
Complete Communities
Complete Communities examines everything that is needed to create a strong, connected neighborhood. This includes housing, jobs, public spaces, transportation, and parks.
The recommendations identify what is needed to create a complete community not just Countywide, but in the various communities and neighborhoods that make up St. Louis County.
All Complete Communities Recommendations
Each card below is one recommendation. The icons on each card represents what policy buckets, key issues, and topic areas are addressed by the recommendation. The more icons there are, the more transformative a recommendation is. While every recommendation brings St. Louis County closer to our vision, cards with a purple background are identified as the most transformative recommendations.
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Inclusive Economies
Complete Communities
Sustainable Infrastructure
Responsible Growth
Leading the Region
Population Stagnation
Jobs-Skills Mismatch
Housing Diversity & Affordability
Infrastructure Cost-burden
Social & Environmental Resilience
Economic Development
Housing
Land Use & Development
Open Space & Environment
Transportation & Infrastructure
Recommendation CC.1
Enforce existing code enforcement ordinances while connecting property owners and neighborhood groups with resource and technical assistance providers to help address challenges.
Recommendation CC.2
Increase the annual number of home repair grants for low - and moderate-income homeowners by leveraging public funding with private resources.
Recommendation CC.3
Offer fee waivers, rebates, and fast-track permitting to encourage landlords to comply with the regulations of the Property Maintenance Code.
Recommendation CC.4
Increase the capacity of the Neighborhood Preservation Inspection team to enforce the Property Maintenance Code.
Recommendation CC.5
Coordinate and expand programming to address health risks related to home toxins, indoor air temperature and quality, water and energy conservation, building insulation, and building stabilization.
Recommendation CC.6
Leverage Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership funds with St. Louis County Port Authority Community Investment Funds in communities of greatest need.
Recommendation CC.7
Collaborate with school districts to market neighborhoods, and raise awareness about the desirable qualities of the community.
Recommendation CC.8
Permit accessory dwelling units (ADU’s) in unincorporated residential zoning districts to increase housing options and promote density while encouraging municipalities losing population to follow St. Louis County's lead to expand the supply of ADUs.
Recommendation CC.9
Develop a Community Resilience and Climate Adaptation Toolkit for neighborhoods and communities that can also provide guidance for the allocation of federal and state funds.
Recommendation CC.10
Amend zoning regulations to permit the development of small lot single-family residences, townhomes, villas, and condos to complement commercial areas and provide a transition to conventional single-family neighborhoods
Recommendation CC.11
Develop design guidelines for small-lot single family homes and attached homes.
Recommendation CC.12
Establish a County-Wide Streetlight Maintenance District serving the unincorporated portions of St. Louis County.
Recommendation CC.13
Streamline regulatory development review and permitting processes for existing home remodels and renovations to encourage improvements to existing housing stock.
Recommendation CC.14
Incentivize employer assisted housing downpayment programs with public subsidies.
Recommendation CC.15
Increase the supply of mixed-income housing by prioritizing subsidies in multi-family residential developments that offer market-rate units.
Recommendation CC.16
Allocate new public funding sources to help residents purchase and rehabilitate formerly vacant homes. Provide tax incentives to assist current homeowners with residential property upgrades.
Recommendation CC.17
Partner with nonprofits to connect renters at risk of eviction with resources to maintain housing stability.
Recommendation CC.18
Provide more financial support to seniors to assist with home accessibility modifications.
Recommendation CC.19
Identify developable sites along commercial corridors with the highest opportunity for multifamily development
Recommendation CC.20
Align future Comprehensive Plan Updates, Thoroughfare Plan Updates, and strategic planning with EWGCOG’s Long Range Transportation Plan to ensure long term plan alignment for investment decisions and funding opportunities.
Recommendation CC.21
Allow a broad range of housing types that preserve and build in affordability.
Recommendation CC.22
Evolve existing neighborhoods into complete communities by updating zoning and subdivision regulations to permit residential and commercial infill development on vacant, underutilized, and/or brownfield sites.
Recommendation CC.23
Review zoning regulations to permit small - and medium scale multifamily uses in commercial areas and to provide a transition to conventional single-family neighborhoods.
Recommendation CC.24
Connect neighborhood associations and community development corporations (CDCs) to resources that strengthen skills and build community networks.
Recommendation CC.25
Fund and strengthen Community Development Corporations (CDCs) to build community capacity and increase outcomes.
Recommendation CC.26
Provide scholarships for the UMSL Neighborhood Leadership Academy to increase the number of engaged neighborhood leaders.
Recommendation CC.27
Create full-time neighborhood liaisons to work with residents to address neighborhood concerns and support community improvement efforts.
Recommendation CC.28
Connect with neighborhood associations by offering small grants to support community building activities and neighborhood events.
Recommendation CC.29
Conduct blight studies in areas with high vacancy that may qualify for redevelopment incentives.
Recommendation CC.30
Construct infill housing units to meet the needs of growing families and residents who are looking for "move-up" housing.
Recommendation CC.31
Ensure that the intensity and type of business uses are compatible with the scale and character of the adjacent neighborhoods and districts.
Recommendation CC.32
Build the identity of existing neighborhoods by intentionally directing redevelopment, preserving historic and natural resources, and cultivating community-driven place-making that elevates the quality and design of inclusive places and the social capital of the community.