St. Louis officials hope a plan to overhaul the city’s more than 70-year-old zoning code that kicked off last week helps reverse its population decline.
The Zoning Upgrade, called ZOUP, aims to modernize the city’s code that officials say has stifled development for years. It’s a plan that Mayor Cara Spencer calls a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity.
In February, St. Louis enacted a Strategic Land Use Plan directing future land use policy — it replaces a policy enacted in 2005. The new policy called for an 18-month plan, which is now underway, to overhaul the zoning code originally adopted in the 1950s…