Home Repairs and Renovation

City Services

• Cultural Resources Preliminary Review
  Request a Cultural Resources Preliminary Review

Departments and Agencies

• Building Division
  The Building Division is responsible for ensuring that residents and businesses comply with the City building code. The Building Division issues building permits, conducts building inspections, demolishes vacant buildings, and enforces zoning ordinances. The division also operates the Housing Conservation Program designed to preserve the City's housing stock.
• Community Development Administration
  The primary goal of the Community Development Administration is to promote neighborhood growth and stabilization through the production of new and rehabilitated housing, especially for low and moderate income people.

Informational Pages

• AHC Awards
  Affordable Housing Commission generally holds one funding round per year
• CDA Developer Questionnaire
  Developer self-selection questionnaire.
• Design Review
  A description of Residential Development's Design Review Process, with a link to the current version of the Design Review Guidelines
• Healthy Home Repair Program
  Healthy Home Repair Program home page
• Permits
  Building Division permits page.
• Residential Development Request for Proposals
  This page contains a list of every Request for Proposal (RFP) currently out for bid by Residential Development
• Senior Minor Home Repair and Chore Program
  Minor home repairs and chores for the elderly
• Windows Tip Sheet
  A tip sheet from the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Historic Wood Windows

External Resources

• Shaw Neighborhood Housing Corporation
  Shaw Neighborhood Housing Corporation (formerly St. Margaret of Scotland Housing Corporation) is a non-profit, non-denominational organization that works to improve the quality of life in the Shaw neighborhood by addressing housing related issues. The organization is involved in numerous activities designed to promote the neighborhood and encourage both private and public development.

Online Applications and Forms

• Electrical Permits
  Information about electrical permits and a link to our new permitting website.
• Mechanical Permits
  Information about mechanical permits and a link to our new permitting website.
• Plumbing Permits
  Information about plumbing permits and a link to our new permitting website.
• Residential Development Application Materials
  Residential Development Application Materials, including applications, guidelines, and other required pre-construction forms.

Downloadable Forms

• For-Sale Application
  CDA's For-Sale Housing Program Application that can be downloaded and filled out
• Rental Application
  CDA's Rental Housing Programs Application that can be printed and filled out

Laws, Bills, and Policies

• Residential Construction Guidelines
  

Plans and Reports

• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Report 2007
  This annual report contains information about the residential lending activities of the banks that have applied to be City of St. Louis Depositors. All information provided in this report comes from these banks and the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), which monitors institutional compliance with the Federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Community Revitalization Act.
• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Report 2008
  This annual report contains information about the residential lending activities of the banks that have applied to be City of St. Louis Depositors. All information provided in this report comes from these banks and the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), which monitors institutional compliance with the Federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Community Revitalization Act.
• Report to the Community
  The Report to the Community describes a report setting forth the state of affordable housing in the city

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