Planning director asks $1.5 million to modernize county zoning and development code; council asks for timeline and ROI

Oct 16, 2025

Jacob Trimble, director of the Department of Planning, asked the Budget Committee for a $1.5 million one‑time appropriation to modernize county zoning and subdivision codes and to implement STL Co 2050.

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Jacob Trimble, director of the Department of Planning, told the council on Oct. 16 that the county’s zoning and subdivision code framework — largely adopted in the 1950s and 1960s — is overdue for a full rewrite to implement the newly adopted STL Co 2050 comprehensive plan.

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