Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Missouri (2026)
12 rules on the books across Missouri, 9 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Density Bonus Law
California Density Bonus Law (Gov Code §65915) and local implementations granting up to 50% density bonuses for affordable-housing projects.
Blue Springs
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, a Planned Residential Overlay (PR-O) subdivision of ten or more dwelling units…
Read full rule →Boone County
Some RestrictionsPlanned Residential Developments in Boone County can count water-covered open space toward density calculations, with…
Read full rule →Columbia
Some RestrictionsColumbia gives R-1 and R-2 subdivisions two density bonuses under Unified Development Code § 29-4.1(b). Align at least…
Read full rule →Jefferson County
Some RestrictionsJefferson County lets single-family developers in five rural and low-density districts trade dedicated open space…
Read full rule →St Peters
Some RestrictionsIn the City of St. Peters, Missouri, a Planned Urban Development (PUD) may receive up to a thirty percent (30%)…
Read full rule →Downtown Design Guide
LA's Downtown Design Guide and Community Plan governing high-rise massing, ground-floor activation, and adaptive-reuse standards in DTLA.
Blue Springs
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, downtown parcels shown on the Downtown Zoning Map follow the Downtown…
Read full rule →Columbia
Significant RestrictionsColumbia, Missouri regulates its downtown through the M-DT district's form-based code, controlling building placement…
Read full rule →Lees Summit
Significant RestrictionsNew construction, renovation and even reroofing in Lee's Summit's Downtown Core Area must follow the UDO's Downtown…
Read full rule →O Fallon
Significant RestrictionsO'Fallon's Downtown Overlay District, City Code § 400.163, relaxes the standard zoning code to encourage redevelopment…
Read full rule →Independence
Some RestrictionsIndependence's Historic Downtown Square District locks in a materials palette, minimum ground-floor transparency, and…
Read full rule →Kirkwood
Some RestrictionsIn the Central Business District (B-2), Kirkwood folds its Downtown Master Plan & Parking Study's Framework Plan…
Read full rule →St Peters
Some RestrictionsSection 405.180 creates the "S-D" Special Old Town Overlay District in the City of St. Peters, Missouri to preserve Old…
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