Strategic Land Use Plan of the St. Louis Comprehensive Plan

Welcome to the City of St. Louis website for viewing the Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP) of the St. Louis Comprehensive Plan. The document was unanimously adopted by the Planning Commission on February 12th, 2025. While final edits and recommendations from the Planning Commission are being completed, the public can view all elements of the SLUP here.

The 2025 SLUP plan elements are:

1. Full Plan Document
2. “SLUP Essentials” Booklet
3. Map and Designations Foldout - Front 
4. Map and Designations Foldout - Back 
5. SLUP Parcel Map

Once final edits have been made, an interactive SLUP map will be available here as well.

Overview

The City of St. Louis recently adopted a new land use plan, the 2025 Strategic Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Plan.

The new SLUP imagines a future St. Louis that is guided by this vision: St. Louis will be a city that is equitable, thriving, and growing, to the benefit of all current and future residents. By moving towards this vision, St. Louis will affirm its role as the economic and cultural heart of the region for generations to come.

Leaning into what makes St. Louis unique, this plan is considered “form-forward”. This means that the plan is not solely focused on land use, but one the scale, form, and density of buildings. St. Louis is the urban heart of the region. St. Louisans want to ensure that our city remains urban, walkable, diverse, and equitable.

The SLUP contains seven new designation categories. These are: Neighborhoods, Corridors, Nodes, Central Areas, Campuses, Industrial Areas, and Open Spaces. Each designation includes community-driven and data-informed guidance on the size, scale, and style of future development.

The SLUP also contains Allied Strategy Recommendations. These recommendations were compiled through community engagement, our expert working groups, and national planning best practices. They contain implementable steps for achieving the goals of the SLUP. Many partners will be necessary for implementing the SLUP, and this includes you! Open the documents to learn more and find ways you can be a part of leading the growth of St. Louis for the next 30 years.

If you are interested in learning more about the engagement process, visit the SLUP project website here. This website will also serve as the project site for the upcoming Zoning Code Overhaul. This will be the next major step in implementing the SLUP.