Recommendation CC.3

Recommendation Status: New

Offer fee waivers, rebates, and fast-track permitting to encourage landlords to comply with the regulations of the Property Maintenance Code.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

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Complete
Communities

Responsible
Growth

Key Issues Addressed

Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Population Stagnation
Social & Environmental Resilience
Not Infrastructure Cost-burden
Not Jobs-Skills Mismatch

Related Planning Topic Areas

Not Open Space & Environment
Economic Development
Housing
Not Land Use & Development
Not Transportation & Infrastructure

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Countywide

Municipalities

Recommendation is not applicable at the municipal scale.

Sub-geographies

Not Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Incentives are often needed to increase the supply of quality, safe, and affordable rental housing.

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Sustainability Considerations

Ongoing and preventive maintenance helps reduce adverse impacts on households, community, and environment.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

Not Project
Not Partnership
Policy
  • St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works

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Supporting Partner(s)

  • St. Louis Apartment Association

  • HomeScreen, an affiliate of Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation

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Cost

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Project

Partnership

Policy

Medium
($1-10mil)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Timeline

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • St. Louis County Government general operations

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • Number of Permits Issued (Increase)

  • Value of Permits Issued (Increase)

  • Number of Property Maintenance Code Violations (Decrease)

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Eliminate fee waivers and reduce rebates in geographic areas where the incentives are no longer as impactful.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Craft outreach and marketing strategies to increase awareness of incentives.

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