Proposed Data Center Regulations

Proposed Text Amendment - PDA-003-26-ZTX - Defining and regulating data centers

The City of St. Louis Planning Commission is considering a zoning code text amendment that would define and regulate data center uses in the city. This page contains documents and updates about the process.

On September 19th 2025, Mayor Cara Spencer issued Executive Order No. 92, which directed city departments to craft a thoughtful framework for regulating data center uses. The staff of the Planning and Urban Design Agency (PDA) wrote a report and drafted a zoning text amendment in partnership with the Zoning Section of the Building Division, the Office of Sustainability, the Office of Building Performance, the Water Division, the Health Department, and other City agencies.

At the Planning Commission meeting on February 11th, PDA staff presented the report and proposed regulations. A public hearing was held to allow Commissioners and the community members to learn about and weigh in on the draft regulations. More than 120 members of the public joined in person and online. More than 50 members of the public commented on the draft regulations.

Updated Framework for Data Center Regulation

February 11th Planning Commission PowerPoint

May 11th Webinar Powerpoint