Recommendation LR.1

Recommendation Status: New

Develop specific criteria for the land bank to acquire, demolish, hold, and sell property.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

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

Complete
Communities

Leading the Region

Responsible
Growth

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Key Issues Addressed

Related Planning Topic Areas

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

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Municipalities

Not Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Creates checks and balances mechanism prior to redevelopment which can help prevent displacement and evictions of vulnerable tenants.

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Sustainability Considerations

Demolition of the most distressed residential properties and remediation of vacant lots can reduce environmental impacts that lead to a supply of higher quality developable sites that are more marketable.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

Supporting Partner(s)

Cost

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Not Project
Recommendation does not take form as a partnership.
Policy

Project

Partnership

Policy

Timeline

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

  • St. Louis County Department of Revenue

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

  • St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works

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  • Beyond Housing

  • St. Louis Realtors

  • Land Clearance and Redevelopment Authority of St. Louis County

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Medium
($1-10mil)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • Revenue from sale of properties

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • Creation of a well resourced and governed land bank entity

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Reduce sales prices for disposition to get properties back into the hands of the private market for redevelopment.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Increase sale prices to generate more revenue from the disposition of properties.

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LR.2/Amend zoning, design regulations, and land use policies to increase the supply of/PS/JSM/HDA/IC