The City of St. Louis Planning & Urban Design Agency (PDA), in partnership with the Zoning Section of the City of St. Louis Building Division, is seeking proposals for comprehensive zoning policy updates, community engagement and education, and implementation recommendations for the historic and dynamic City of St. Louis.

It is anticipated that work will begin within 2024, and the finished product would be considered for adoption by the City in 2026.

PDA is seeking proposals from professional consulting firms with extensive experience with zoning best practices, zoning code rewrites, zoning map updates, engagement of diverse stakeholders, implementation of modern zoning tools and practices, and other land use policy tools. It is also expected that the consulting firms will have familiarity with best practices in environmental sustainability, mobility-land use intersections (e.g., transit-oriented development), historic preservation, development feasibility, development entitlements, incremental and large-scale mixed-use development, racial and economic equity, and housing.

Selected consultant(s) will complete a comprehensive update to the City's Zoning Code and Map. The updated Zoning Code will serve as a core element of local law governing and guiding land use and development. The updated Code and associated communication tools will also serve to clarify all policies guiding land use and development, as well as the processes by which residents, property owners, and developers shape the City's future through investment and participation.

This project will result in a comprehensive update to the City's Zoning Code, as well as needed updates to the City's Zoning Map — in effect an overhaul of our Code and Map. These updates will be guided by the City's updated Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP) of the St. Louis Comprehensive Plan; this plan update is currently in process, with a target completion date of December 2024. The Zoning Code and Map updates will also reflect land use and development aspirations expressed in adopted neighborhood plans.

Get the full scope of services here: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/documents/rfp-for-overhaul-of-the-city-of-st-louis-zoning-code-and-zoning-map.cfm