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Sustainability commission to hold off on new ordinances until Webster Groves comprehensive plan is finished
Summary
Commissioners agreed to use the fiscal year 2026 work plan as their guide and to avoid proposing stand-alone ordinances before the city’s comprehensive plan is complete; staff updated the commission on federal Safe Streets for All funding and other local sustainability initiatives.
The Webster Groves Sustainability Commission discussed how to prioritize work for fiscal year 2026 and agreed to use the work plan the commission submitted to city council as the organizing framework while pausing proposals for new standalone ordinances until the city’s comprehensive plan is finished this summer.
Why it matters: members said the comprehensive plan is likely to include recommended code changes (for example, EV- and solar-ready measures, permeable pavers and accessory dwelling unit guidance) and that waiting for the comp plan could reduce duplicative staff work and improve coordination across departments.
Commission chair John Hickey led discussion of the approved FY26 work plan and a suggestion to organize commission tasks into standing subcommittees or “pillars” such as natural environment, built environment,…
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