St. Louis County Looks to Mix Uses

Officials in St. Louis are looking to update the county's zoning codes to allow denser housing, and a greater mix of land uses.

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January 9, 2011, 5:00 AM PST

By Nate Berg

Currently, most of the unincorporated areas of the county are single-use areas. Planners are in favor of creating more mixed-use areas.

"The county's current codes cover the unincorporated area, the home of about a third of the county's residents. They now favor separating commerce from residential and separating single-family from multifamily housing.

The new codes would encourage communities in which apartments, condos, houses, offices, stores and restaurants mix together."

FULL STORY: St. Louis County planners may promote living closer together

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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