Recommendation IE.5

Recommendation Status: New

Re-zone underutilized commercial corridors and nodes to promote mixed-use development, diverse and attainable housing types, and/or high-quality public gathering places with enhanced landscaping and public amenities.

This recommendation helps achieve the following:

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Responsible Growth

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

Complete Communities

Inclusive
Economies

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Sustainable Infrastructure

Key Issues Addressed

Related Planning Topic Areas

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Countywide

Municipalities

Not Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Not Sub-geographies.

Equity Considerations

Potential for transit related communities and affordable housing with a full range of community services

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Sustainability Considerations

Enhanced public spaces and services promote social wellness and builds community health.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-10mil)

High
($10+ mil)

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

  • Municipalities

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Supporting Partner(s)

Not Project
Not Partnership

Project

Partnership

Policy

  • Community Organizations

  • St. Louis County Department of Human Services - Office of Community Development

  • St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

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Cost

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Timeline

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

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

  • General operating revenue

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • LEED_CC_ Transportation + Land Use

  • LEED_CC_ Quality of Life

  • LEED_ND_ Neighborhood Pattern & Design

  • LEED_ND_ Green Infrastructure & Buildings

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Keep going and publish success.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Match the zoning with necessary financial incentives and fast track approval in development matches zoning. Implement demonstration projects.

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