Recommendation RG.8

Recommendation Status: New

Retain rural community opportunities with specific design guidelines that permit community-based agriculture, small-scale farms, natural habitat conservation subdivisions, horse farms, and rural estate living.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Municipalities

Key Issues Addressed

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Sustainability Considerations

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Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Sustains local rural communities that have limited access to resources due to current guidelines.

Allow for off-the-grid / small scale agriculture and/or rural living options.

Related Planning Topic Areas

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Responsible Growth

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

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-10mil)

Partnership

Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • Municipalities

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Timeline

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Supporting Partner(s)

  • Private Developers

  • Community Organizations

  • St. Louis County Department of Public Health

  • St. Louis County Department of Parks & Recreation

Project

Cost

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Policy

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • EPA The Local Foods

  • Local Places

  • NPS Land and Water Conservation Fund

  • USFWS

  • MO DNR

  • MO MDC

  • NFWF

  • National Audubon Society

  • Nature Conservancy

  • Environmental Defense Fund

  • EPA Urban Waters Small Grants

  • EPA Watershed Funding

  • USDA Urban and Community Forestry Program

Not Policy
Not Project
Partnership

Tracking Implementation

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Design guidelines to become regulatory requirements to implement vision. Implement demonstration projects.

Tracking Success

  • LEED_ND Smart Location & Linkage

  • SITES Site Context

If overperforming, what should we do?

Keep going and publish the success.

If underperforming, what should we do?

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