City of Des Peres
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Zoning districts
| District | Min lot | Width | Front / side / rear | Height | Density | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA Residential AA | 32,000 sf | 125 ft | 50 / 20 / 40 ft | 35 ft | 1.36 du/ac | 2.5 stories or 35 ft. 2-car garage and paved driveway required; garages capped at 50% of the first floor and 55% of the front width. 50% brick or stone exterior. | |
| B Residential B | 21,000 sf | 100 ft | 40 / 10 / 40 ft | 35 ft | 2.07 du/ac | 2.5 stories or 35 ft. 2-car garage and paved driveway required; garages capped at 50% of the first floor and 55% of the front width. | |
| C-2 Commercial | — | 1000 ft | 175 / 50 / 75 ft | 35 ft | — | Lot at least 1,000 ft wide. Front yard 175 ft from the street centerline. Plus buffers: 75 ft at the rear, 15 ft beside residential. Floor area 30% of lot outside a planned business center. | |
| C-1 Commercial | — | — | — | 35 ft | — | 35 ft (also for planned developments here). 15,000 sf of floor area per acre (16,500 with Board approval). Setbacks and buffers per §404.035 and the master development plan; Manchester Road design standards (Ch. 407) apply. | |
| E Residential E | 10,000 sf | 75 ft | 30 / 10 / 30 ft | 35 ft | 4.36 du/ac | 2.5 stories or 35 ft. 2-car garage and paved driveway required; garages capped at 50% of the first floor and 55% of the front width. | |
| F Residential F | 9,000 sf | 75 ft | 25 / 8 / 30 ft | 35 ft | 4.84 du/ac | Side yard 10% of lot width or 8 ft, whichever is less, never under 5 ft. 2.5 stories or 35 ft. 2-car garage and paved driveway required; garages capped at 50% of the first floor and 55% of the front width. | |
| A Residential A | 43,000 sf | 150 ft | 50 / 20 / 50 ft | 35 ft | 1.01 du/ac | 2.5 stories or 35 ft. 2-car garage and paved driveway required; garages capped at 50% of the first floor and 55% of the front width. | |
| D Residential D | 15,000 sf | 100 ft | 35 / 10 / 40 ft | 35 ft | 2.9 du/ac | 2.5 stories or 35 ft. 2-car garage and paved driveway required; garages capped at 50% of the first floor and 55% of the front width. | |
| PD Planned Development | — | — | — | — | — | Flexible standards set by the ordinance and master development plan approved by the Board of Aldermen; can mix uses and housing types. | |
| C-3 Office Building | — | 1000 ft | 100 / — / — ft | 98 ft | — | 1,000 ft of Manchester Road frontage. Offices built after 2007: 98 ft (125 ft before); parking structures 36 ft. Setbacks: 100 ft from the Manchester centerline, 50 ft from Ballas Rd and Nicholas Ln, 10 ft from JJ Kelley Memorial Dr. |
Source: City of Des Peres zoning code (each district links to its section) · verified Tue, Oct 13, 2026
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