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City of St. Louis
ZOning UPgrade (ZOUP)
A Modern Code to Meet the Moment
Zoning Section + Planning and Urban Design Agency of St. Louis
What is The ZOUP?
The City of St. Louis Planning and Urban Design Agency (PDA) and the Zoning Section of the Building Division are proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive process to overhaul the City’s zoning code—the Zoning Upgrade: a modern code to meet the moment—marking the first major rewrite and map update since the mid-twentieth century.
The Zoning Upgrade is a critical step in implementing the Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP), legally adopted by the Planning Commission in early 2025 after extensive community engagement. Building upon that momentum, the zoning update will modernize how land use is regulated in the City, improving clarity, consistency, and responsiveness to community priorities. The City has engaged a team led by Code Studio, a planning firm specializing in zoning, to guide the process and embed best practices from across the country into St. Louis’s new code.
Conceptual Zoning Districts
These “conceptual zoning districts” have been drafted by the consultant team as a starting point for discussion during the December public meeting and follow-up Code Connect webinar. They represent a potential “concept” only and should not be seen as a formal proposal or draft.
Take Our Survey!
This survey is intended to get feedback on new draft "conceptual zoning districts" that will replace our current zoning districts and align with the Strategic Land Use Plan. These districts are very much in draft form. These “conceptual zoning districts” have been drafted by the consultant team as a starting point for discussion during the December public meeting and follow-up Code Connect webinar. They represent a potential “concept” only and should not be seen as a formal proposal.
Each district is described in broad terms – its general purpose, its uses and its key defining form standards. By contrast, when the full draft is released, it will include a detailed table of uses and built form standards, as well as graphic illustrations.
Conceptual districts are sorted by their relationship to SLUP land uses. In addition, several special or “floating” zoning districts could be applied in various land uses, if requested by a land owner and approved through appropriate public channels.
Please provide your feedback by March 6th, 2026
