• For information about an application on an upcoming or past agenda, go to the City's Meetings Calendar page to find the meeting date. Select the meeting and click "View Details." Each meeting will have an agenda and a meeting packet available.
• Architectural Review Board meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month (except holidays -- scheduled on adjoining Tuesday) at 7 pm. Complete application submittals are due by 5pm two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting. Click the Meetings and Contacts section below to access the schedule of meetings and deadlines. 
• For projects that require architectural review, Architectural Review Board applications must be submitted through the online Kirkwood Public Portal.  Click the Using the Kirkwood Public Portal section below for more details. Please contact Staff Liaison Lauren Hoerr at 314-822-5899 or hoerrla@kirkwoodmo.org for assistance.
• Please note Stormwater/Engineering Review is no longer taking place at the ARB submittal stage. Stormwater/Engineering Review will only begin once a separate building permit has been submitted. 

The Architectural Review Board (ARB) reviews applications and makes recommendations to the Building Commissioner, Planning & Zoning Commission, and City Council, depending on the nature of the case and how it is referred. It ensures proposed developments and signs are in harmony with the design character of the existing neighborhood, cohesive with the streetscape, and consistent with the neighborhood scale.  

• Information about the organization, rules of procedure, and powers and duties of the Board may be found here:  Architectural Review Board - Ordinance
• For a current roster of the Board, please see the "Contact Us" portion of the City Clerk's page at the following link: Boards and Commissions Roster

The Architectural Review Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (except holidays -- scheduled on adjoining Tuesday) at 7 pm in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 139 S. Kirkwood Rd. 

• 2025 Meeting Schedule and Submittal Deadlines
• 2026 Meeting Schedule and Submittal Deadlines
• To access an upcoming or past agenda, please go to our Meetings Calendar page. 
• Contact Staff Liaison Lauren Hoerr, Planner I, at 314-822-5899 or hoerrla@kirkwoodmo.org.

Click here to access the online Kirkwood Public Portal. 

You will need to register and create an account. Click here for instructions.

Once you've registered, you can click "Apply" and use the search bar to search for the relevant Architectural Review Board application for your project. Please make sure you select one of the following choices:

• "Architectural Review Board: Add/Alt/Detached Structure"
  • For single-family additions, detached garages/sheds, solar panels, exterior alterations, and decks with over 8' clearance. 
• "Architectural Review Board: New Single-Family"
• "Architectural Review Board: Sign"
• "Architectural Review Board: Commercial & Multifamily"

There are reference packets linked below for each project type that may be helpful. As you begin to fill out the application form details, there may be questions that require a response that are unrelated to your project or you may not know the answer. In this case, please enter "NA", "0", or "unknown" and continue filling out the rest of the application. 

• ARB Residential Addition/Alteration Reference Packet
• ARB New Single-Family Home Reference Packet
• ARB Sign Review Reference Packet
• ARB Commercial/Multi-Family Reference Packet

Please call staff liaison Lauren Hoerr at 314-822-5899 if you need assistance. 

The Architectural Review Board reviews building plans for all new single-family residences, additions, accessory structures, and decks with over 8 feet of clearance. The ARB offers design suggestions to help residents and builders comply with City design guidelines. The required applications and guidelines are provided directly below.

Guidelines:

• Residential Architectural Design Guidelines
• Window Trim Requirements

Applications:

• We are now only accepting Architectural Review Board applications through the online Kirkwood Public Portal.  Application materials do not need to be submitted in person. Please contact Staff Liaison Lauren Hoerr at 314-822-5899 for assistance. 
• Please note Stormwater/Engineering Review is no longer taking place at the ARB submittal stage. Stormwater/Engineering Review will only begin once a separate building permit has been submitted. 
• ARB Reference Packet for New Single Family Residence (SFR).  This is a version of our former application that may be helpful to use or reference as you use the online portal. See supplemental materials immediately below for additional explanations of regulations.
• ARB Reference Packet for Additions/Alterations/Detached Structures (and solar panels and decks with over 8 feet of clearance). This is a version of our former application that may be helpful to use or reference as you use the online portal. See supplemental materials immediately below for additional explanations of regulations. 
• ARB Supplemental Application Materials for zoning, stormwater, tree, and site regulations.

The ARB reviews and approves all sign applications in the City. The ARB also reviews building applications for new construction, additions and renovations of building exteriors for non-residential and multi-family residential for compliance with development criteria. 

Guidelines and Regulations

• City's Sign Code
• Multi-family Architectural Design Guidelines
• Nonresidential Architectural Design Guidelines

Reference Packets for Online Applications:

• We are now only accepting Architectural Review Board applications through the online Kirkwood Public Portal.  Application materials do not need to be submitted in person. Please contact Staff Liaison Lauren Hoerr at 314-822-5899 for assistance. 
• ARB Sign Review Reference Packet. This is a version of our former application that may be helpful to use or reference as you use the online portal.
• ARB Commercial and Multi-Family Building Reference Packet. This is a version of our former application that may be helpful to use or reference as you use the online portal.
• For commercial and multi-family projects, please note that Stormwater/Engineering Review is no longer taking place at the ARB submittal stage. Stormwater/Engineering Review will only begin once a separate building permit has been submitted. 

Recent meeting minutes are posted below. Older minutes can be obtained by emailing the City Clerk. 

• Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes