Recommendation IE.12

Recommendation Status: New

Develop and operationalize a pre-approved housing design catalogue that includes, but is not limited to multi-family condominiums, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and modular, manufactured, and prefabricated homes.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Not Municipalities

Municipalities

Key Issues Addressed

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Sustainability Considerations

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Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Promotes housing diversity that improves inclusion within communities.

Reduces pre-development costs and therefore overall economic affordability.

Related Planning Topic Areas

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Inclusive
Economies

Not Sub-geographies
Countywide
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Complete Communities

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Responsible Growth

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Sustainable Infrastructure

Economic Development
Housing
Land Use & Development
Not Open Space & Environment
Not Transportation & Infrastructure
Population Stagnation
Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Not Jobs-Skills Mismatch
Not Infrastructure Cost-burden
Not Social & Environmental Resilience

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Not Project

Medium
($1-10mil)

Partnership

Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Timeline

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Supporting Partner(s)

  • Municipalities

Project

Cost

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Policy

Policy

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • St. Louis County’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

  • General operating revenue

Not Partnership

Tracking Implementation

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Publish the success.

Tracking Success

  • LEED_ND_ Neighborhood Pattern & Design

  • LEED_ND_ Green Infrastructure & Buildings

If overperforming, what should we do?

Hire consultants to complete. Develop county-wide educational outreach.

If underperforming, what should we do?

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