Section 106 Guidelines: City of St Louis

Site Planning for New Housing Developments

New large scale housing developments generally should not be located in National Register Districts, or in areas eligible for the Register. A better choice would be an area with substantial amounts of vacant land. If a large-scale housing development must be sited adjacent to a historic area, it should be planned so that its perimeter is compatible with the surrounding architectural fabric. In some cases, the new construction may simply repeat the site planning features of the surrounding neighborhoods, as below:

This is an example of repitition of the site planning features of the surrounding neighborhoods.

or it can be physically separated from the surrounding area by an appropriately designed landscaped or walled buffer:

This is an example of housing, when it is physically separated from the surrounding area by an appropriately designed landscaped or walled buffer.

When planning new projects, special care should be taken to ensure that nay nearby historic areas are visually protected
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