Shane Cohn

Chairs the Board of Aldermen's Transportation and Commerce Committee and serves as vice-chair of the Personnel and Administration Committee. He also sits on the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee and the Legislation and Rules Committee.

August 1, 2026

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Wrote the ordinance adding definitions and standards for assessing the impact of redevelopment projects. It builds on the development-review rules he sponsored in 2023.

May 6, 2026

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Wrote the zoning change cutting minimum lot sizes citywide. Single-family lots dropped from 4,000 square feet per unit and two-family lots from 2,500 to 1,250 square feet per unit in one district, to make smaller, cheaper homes easier to build.

July 11, 2025

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Wrote the zoning change that eases parking, height and lot rules within half a mile of the planned Green Line light rail stations. It is meant to let more housing be built near future transit stops.

August 14, 2024

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Wrote the ordinance creating the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Improvement Fund. It pays for projects meant to cut crashes and traffic deaths, and requires the Street Department to report yearly on how the money is spent.

June 1, 2024

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Wrote the ordinance opening the city's domestic partnership registry to city employees who live outside city limits. Before this, only city residents could register a partnership.

May 16, 2024

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Wrote the Automated Camera Enforcement Act, which lets the city install automated traffic cameras again. It repealed the old red-light camera law and set standards for prosecuting camera-detected violations.

May 16, 2024

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Wrote the ordinance approving a ground lease and development deal with The Boeing Company for land at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The Board of Aldermen passed it on September 29, 2023.

September 29, 2023

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Wrote the ordinance banning commercial truck traffic on Meramec Street between South Broadway and Grand Boulevard. Delivery vehicles, emergency vehicles and non-commercial pickups are exempt.

June 2, 2023

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Wrote the ordinance setting written policies and procedures for how the city considers development proposals. It replaced case-by-case handling of subsidy requests with a standard process.

February 16, 2023

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Wrote the ordinance creating the Dutchtown Special Use District, covering about 92 acres in the Dutchtown, Mount Pleasant and Carondelet neighborhoods. It bars some businesses, makes others conditional, and sets rules on height, signs, fences, parking, hours and lighting.

September 16, 2022

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Was the first-named sponsor of the board bill setting a city minimum wage. It set exemptions, a method for raising the rate later, penalties for employers who underpay, and a notice requirement. The Board of Aldermen passed it on August 28, 2015.

August 28, 2015

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Sponsored the repeal of the city code chapter that licensed and regulated fortunetellers. The Board of Aldermen gave it final approval on July 11, 2014.

July 11, 2014

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Sponsored the repeal of a 1934 city ordinance that restricted the sale and display of condoms. The Board of Aldermen gave it final approval on July 12, 2013.

July 12, 2013

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Wrote the city's marijuana decriminalization ordinance as the first-named sponsor. It moved simple possession into city court and carved out an exception for lawfully prescribed medical marijuana.

April 22, 2013

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Wrote the city's rewrite of its anti-discrimination law as the first-named sponsor. It covers housing, jobs, education, services, public accommodations and property deals, and brings city law in line with the federal Fair Housing Act.

July 13, 2010

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Wrote the city's complete streets ordinance as the first-named sponsor. It requires street and transportation projects to be planned and built so that walking, biking and transit are practical.

June 22, 2010

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