Planning & Zoning Commission - Regular Meeting

Good evening everyone. Uh welcome to the November 4th, 2025 planning and zoning commission meeting for the city of Fenton. Uh I'd like to call the meeting to order and our first uh item on the agenda is our pledge of allegiance. Uh so please stand if you can. Okay, thank you. Next item on our agenda is our roll call. Um, Secretary Abbott, if you could call roll, please. Yes, sir. Uh, Chairperson Yman

here. Uh, Vice P Chairperson Cheryl here. Secretary Abbott is here. Alderman Harrell here. Mayor Morath here. Um, Commissioner Whisbrock, Commissioner Borhees here, Commissioner Glover here, Commissioner Nelson here, Commissioner Billy here. We have a forum. Great. Thank you.

Oh, and I would also like to say that we have in the audience uh Mike Abbott from the uh parks board committee and our uh longtime resident Marlon Mlin is here. on Zoom we have Bruce Rogers and Robin Hules who are two of our older people.

Awesome. Thank you and uh welcome. Uh next is uh some notices we need to read off here. So first is the notice to the public and our ground rules. Um [clears throat] so if you wish to speak, please uh pick up a speaker request form. These forms are located at the signin table. Please complete the form and present it to Secretary Deb Abbott prior to the public comment section of this agenda. The chairperson will call your name during the public comment section of the agenda. Your comments and questions from the members of the public will be limited to 3 minutes. You will not be recognized to speak until you filled out the form. Please address all comments to the planning and zoning commission. If you have a question for a petitioner, please address that question directly to the commission. All questions will be referred to the petitioners at the end of the public comment portion of the agenda. The commission demands respect and courtesy for others during the proceedings. Inappropriate behavior will result in the forfeite of the speaker's allotted time and may result in removal from the proceedings. The planning and zoning commission wants to hear what you have to say about the items on today's agenda as it relates to cases at present. Uh next we have a few notices for the petitioners. [clears throat] First, a simple majority vote of the commission shall be necessary to constitute a positive recommendation to the board of alderman. Also, the next board committee meeting is Thursday, November 13, 2025. And the next board of alderman meeting and public hearing is Thursday, November 20th, 2025. Okay. So, with those notices having been read, we'll move on on the agenda. We have next our approval of the minutes from the October 7, 2025 meeting. Has everyone had a chance to review those? Any questions? All right. I'd like to move that we approve the minutes from the October 7th meeting. Can I get a second?

I'll second. Okay. Uh, vice chairperson Cheryl seconds. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Okay. The minutes have been approved. Next is our public comments section of the agenda. And I don't think we have any public comments. Is that correct? I have none.

Okay. Um, we'll move on. There is no old business today, so we'll move on to new business. And first we have case 2025 SPR09, a petition by Mike Mueller on behalf of Power Motion for site plan review of a building addition at 1623 Headland Drive. The parcel is zoned BP3 Business Park District. Amy,

the petitioner is proposing a 1550 foot addition to the rear of an existing office warehouse building that was constructed in 1987. The uh addition will not encroach any required setbacks or buffer areas. The primary floor area, including the addition, will be well below the 50,000 square foot maximum for the district. The proposed building material is CMU block which is permitted and four parking spaces will be lost to the addition. Um however the office warehouse use will require 19 spaces and 21 spaces will remain including the ex the uh required accessible parking space.

Okay. Thank you. Anyone have questions for Amy? I understand Mr. Mueller uh is in the audience or is he on the phone? Yes. Okay. Would you mind approaching the podium? Uh we do have a few conditions we'll discuss. Yes, please. And if you could just uh state your name and address for the record. My name is William Hines to RedArt Courtville.

Thank you. Um does anybody have any questions for Mr. Hines? Nope. This is a pretty straightforward request. So, we do have a few conditions that I'd like to recommend uh before we move for approval on this uh to be read into the record. So, if you could just acknowledge these, please. Um so, should should we recommend approval, we'd like to suggest the following conditions. Uh first, this approval is strictly for the building addition at 1623 Hedland Drive as indicated on plans dated September 24th, 2025. Yes.

Uh second, municipal zoning approval by the city of Fenton and building permits through St. Louis County will be required for the building addition. A separate occupancy permit through the city of Fenton for the expanded floor area will also be required. And last, compliance with all other applicable city of Fenton codes and ordinances. Yes. Okay. So, with those conditions, I'd like to move for approval of case 2025, SPR09, a petition by Mike Mueller on behalf of Power Motion for site plan review of a building addition at 1623 Hedland Drive. The parcel is zone BP3 Business Park District. Can I get a second? Okay, we have a second from Commissioner Nelson. We'll do a roll call vote, please. Chairperson Yman,

I. Commissioner Nelson, I. Vice Chairperson Cheryl, I. Secretary Abbott. I, Mayor Morath, I, Alderman Harrell, I, Commissioner Whisbrock, Commissioner Borhees, I, Commissioner Glover, I, Commissioner Bilicki, I. Motion approved. Okay, very easy. Thank you. Yep. Okay, so we are uh on to the next item, case uh, 2025 SUP 15, which I understand has been withdrawn. Is it important that I read into the record the name of the case or? No, we're good.

All right, we'll keep moving then. Uh, last on the agenda for new business, I believe, is case 2025 reg3, which is consideration of a request to reszone certain properties from St. Louisis County zone district R6A residence district to R5 planned residential district to conform with the city of Fenton comprehensive development plan. Parcels are addressed as 1135 London Circle Lane and 925 Westmin Westminster Abbey Lane. Uh Amy, if you could give us a summary.

Sure. Um one of the goals and objectives of the city's comprehensive development plan is to reszone those properties that are still under St. Louisis County zoning to a compatible Fenton zoning district. And in August, the board approved amendments to the code in order to um accomplish this. Um part of those amendments was establishing a new R5 district, which was created as a planned district with the intent to replace the county's R6A district. Um the purpose of the R5 plan district is to preserve the existing multif family development polo downs and to provide development standards for future highdensity residential living to ensure compatibility with surrounding land uses. So the request tonight is to reszone two parcels that are within the Polo Downs development. The plan district requires establishment as a whole unified single pro project. And because Poldowns is existing, the proposed resoning will include reszoning or will include approving the existing site development plan um in accordance with the procedures of the R5 district. Um and will not propose any additional or different requirements than those that have already been established in the existing site development plan. Um this will ensure that the existing development remains in compliance with the code requirements and it will not affect the existing use of the property in any way. Um notices were sent to the property owner and staff has been in contact with the owner to address additional questions that the owner had and to provide um additional information including a copy of the new district regulations.

I assume after those conversations the owner was comfortable or at least didn't object. Um I I had a conversation with her yesterday. I sent the most recent uh um slate of information to her. I didn't hear anything from her today and she is not in attendance. So I'm assuming that she was satisfied with the okay with the information provided. Um [clears throat] the zoning uh map that was provided to us shows the zoning as it exists today. Is that true or no? I see. Correct.

Okay. Okay. And so once we um if we approve the proposal, the R6A, will that go away completely? There will be one small parcel. Um I don't even know if you can see it on here. It is um right there that will still be R6A. It is under the city's um commercial area of um the comprehensive development plan and it's owned by someone different. We are meeting with that property owner next week and we'll discuss whether or not they would like us to reszone um that small R6A parcel to C1.

Okay. But the map would would change to reflect that there's now an R five that isn't currently shown if I understand the map correctly because yes, we haven't approved. It's brand new and it'll be the first parcel zoned to that new district. Okay. Any other questions for Amy? Uh, camera. So, Amy, how big is that small section that you're gonna

It's like less than a quarter of an acre. It's a small It's the only thing that's on that parcel is is a retaining wall. Okay. Other questions. All right. Well, given that there are none, uh, and I don't think there's any conditions, so I'll go ahead and move for approval of case 20253 consideration of a request to reszone certain properties from St. Louis Countyy's own district R6A residence district to R5 planned residential district to conform with the city of Fenton comprehensive development plan. The parcels are addressed as 11:35 London Circle Lane and 925 Westminster Abbey Lane. So, uh, can I get a second?

I'll second. Okay, we have a second. Um, can we go ahead and do a roll call vote? Chairperson Yman, I. Commissioner Glover, I. Vice Chairperson Cheryl. Hi. Secretary Abbott. I. Mayor Morath. Hi. Alderman Harrell. Hi. Commissioner Whisprock. Hi. Commissioner Vorhees. I. Commissioner Nelson. I. Commissioner Bilicki. I. Motion approved. Great. Thank you. Um, okay. That takes us through all of our new business and I believe uh moves us on to announcements. Uh first we have our report from the community development department.

Um we have one new petition for the December meeting. Um and uh also I'm I'm putting together the calendar for the 2026 um year and we have uh three meeting dates that all fall on election day. Um the April 7th municipal election, the August 4th primary election, and the November 3rd general election. City Hall is no longer used as a polling place. Um, however, in the past when a meeting date falls on an election day, the commission has typically moved the meeting to uh the the following Wednesday, um would you like to keep the meetings on the election day? Would you like to move them to the following Wednesday?

Do you have any sort of uh strong feelings one way or another? and the meeting starts at the time that the polls close, but you know, in some years, right, there have been big turnouts and I I unless others object, I I kind of like the idea of not having it on the same day as a voting day. Um, and I would just be in favor of uh having the meetings on Wednesdays unless that very difficult.

I mean, I agree with you. um you have a alderman mayor on this board. That could be long days for people who are running um and asking them to make this would be probably difficult. So I agree with you. Okay. Yes, Commissioner Nelson.

Like today is proposition. I feel that I don't know who like primary election I don't

uh November 3rd the general turnout I'm kind of feeling like last month I approached you for tomorrow. Right. And it didn't it wasn't a countywide election. It didn't apply to the entire city. Yeah. Maybe put them on the west, but then if it's that

that'd be fine. I I mean, we always talk about the next month's meeting and prior meeting, so sounds like we could adjust if we needed to. I I was I'm putting thinking that's true. We could put it tenatively on Wednesday unless otherwise decided by the commission. Easy enough for you all. Yeah. Can you repeat the date, excuse me, the dates that you said? April 7th,

August 4th, and November 3rd. Oh, it's on the Okay. Helps if I read the materials. All right. Thank you. Sure. Those are Tuesday days. Yes. Yeah. Understood. We'll be moving to the day after. Yep. Yep. Okay. So, we'll move to the Wednesdays following. Thank you. Anything else? That's all I have.

Excellent. Um, next is a report from the chairperson. Uh, I just want to say thank you for uh the meeting having the meeting in my absence and uh Kevin um filling in to run the meeting. I it looked like a busy agenda from the uh from the minutes and so I appreciate everyone doing that while I couldn't be here. Um uh next we have a report from the mayor. I don't really have anything PNZ wise uh to inform you on. Um we've been busy the we've got a new roof, we've got new tuck pointing, new gutters, you know, just trying to bring the buildings up to for the next 20 25 years. Um, we do have a playground starting up the street here at Budweis that's been ongoing for years and I think it's going to come to fruition, but that is staked out and ready to go. Uh, what else do we have? Ryan, can you think of anything?

Uh, we had a great food truck Friday Halloween. Yep. Yep. Quite a few folks showed up for that. Very busy. Very busy. Great. Uh, seems like the food truck Friday has been a hit.

Okay. See, we're getting started. [laughter] Halloween is over. It's Christmas already. That's right. That's right. Okay. Uh, well, thank you, Mayor Morath. Um, next we have a report from the planning and zoning liaison.

Thank you. Uh, last month we approved all of the following. There was a petition by Tender Hearts Child Therapy Center LLC to amend an existing special use permit and that was approved. um at a petition by Silera Energy on behalf of David Paige for a special use permit for alternative standards from chapter 425 article 5 of solar energy systems. We had a petition from Bestbox Box Fenton Missouri LLC for a special use permit at 747 Grayway Road. That was approved. And we hadition by Mana Hospitality Group for site plan review of a new restaurant with drive-thru facility on the parcel described as lot three of Fent Logistics Park Plat 8. a parcel addressed as 850 Elmree Freeway. And last is a petition by GJ Grewy Brokerage on behalf of Osan Enterprises LLC for a special use permit to operate a tobacco shop at 35 Gravoy Bluffs Drive. Have

Okay, thank you. Uh, next is a report from other commissioners. anything from anyone? Okay, so that brings us to the end of the agenda. Our next planning and zoning meeting is Tuesday, December 2nd at 7 p.m. And uh I think with that I will move that we adjourn. Can I get a second? Second. Secretary Abbott seconds. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Meetings adjourned.