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Votes and ordinance actions

- Bill 30‑41 (sign code text amendment): Approved. This bill amends Article 8 (permitted signs) in the Light Industrial District to allow parcels with continuous street frontage over 300 feet to petition for a second monument sign, subject to site plan review and spacing/location rules. The Planning and Community Design Commission recommended approval; Council approved the ordinance on second reading. Bill 30‑41 becomes Ordinance 28‑11.

- Bill 30‑42 (community design submittal and review procedure changes): Approved. The ordinance updates submittal requirements for single‑family residential redevelopment and significant additions (including adding an arborist report and landscape plan requirements for large additions/demolitions) and extends staff review timelines so applicants may submit at any time and staff will have 15 days to declare an application complete. Bill 30‑42 becomes Ordinance 28‑12.

- Bill 30‑43 (vector control contract with St. Louis County): First Reading. City staff presented a five‑year contract with St. Louis County for vector control services; staff said the county will continue periodic testing and will spray only when testing indicates it is necessary. The contract includes hourly rate increases for larvicide, adulticide and rodent abatement; the item was presented for first reading and did not require final council action at this meeting. The city manager said she would confirm whether individual properties may opt out (for example, to protect apiaries) and report back.

Other approvals

- City acknowledgement for collateral assignment (Agenda Item 10): Council authorized the city manager to sign an acknowledgment to collateral assignment and agreement for Keith Olivette Gateway LLC to secure a construction loan from UMB Bank (unanimous vote). The council and staff clarified the action replaces an existing acknowledgement with a new lender and does not itself change redevelopment deadlines.

- Holy Festival picnic liquor license (March 15, 2025): Approved. The council granted a picnic liquor license for the Holy Festival at Stacy Park, allowing the event organizers to sell alcoholic beverages under the nonprofit‑managed license. Parks staff said the event typically draws about 4,000 attendees and that parking at Stacy Park will be $10 for the event as part of crowd‑control and overtime cost recovery.

- Minutes and routine items: The council accepted the February 25 meeting minutes and the March 4 work session minutes.

Vote tallies reported

For the ordinances and motions that recorded a formal roll call on March 11, the council vote was recorded as unanimous (Council member Clark: Yes; Council member Weil: Yes; Council member Solomanov: Yes; Mayor Waldman: Yes) where a roll call was taken.

Why it matters: The sign and community design code amendments change review expectations for businesses and homeowners: the sign change allows larger industrial parcels to seek additional monument signage, and the community design changes add arborist and landscape documentation for larger single‑family redevelopments and extend staff review timelines. The vector control contract frames how the city will address mosquito and rodent control in partnership with St. Louis County.

What’s next: The vector control contract returns for final council action on a future agenda; staff will confirm opt‑out procedures and report back. The Planning and Community Design Commission will continue to handle site plan review and conditions for any petitioned second monument signs in the Light Industrial District.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Olivette March 11, 2025 City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 11 meeting the Olivette City Council approved three ordinances on second reading, took a first reading on a county vector control contract, approved a picnic liquor license for Holy Festival and accepted minutes from recent meetings.","taxTitle","Olivette City, St. Louis County, Missouri","taxId",72613,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6092254,"Council amends special permit to allow Auto Beauty Specialists to store vehicles and parts at lower level of 1220 North Price Road",737,2244000,2981000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2855932-98a4b51319f06035b7101ca7914d04ec&start=2244&end=2981","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2855932-98a4b51319f06035b7101ca7914d04ec/thumbnail_2244000.jpg","/articles/6092254/Olivette-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Council-amends-special-permit-to-allow-Auto-Beauty-Specialists-to-store-vehicles-and-parts-at-lower-level-of-1220-North-Price-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092254-7500e24c43e0698ec68739ec13a331a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169812&Signature=LXWXg~Km1Wh1KwOZGJm6NKyOLkO-u-tY-NURe95m0dHuK-gOiVjLVsFbumyPdAMKZ2CYvNIxCYi1prWTZOtxvj7-Wh2Zw51jHZRZ~FpkDE7Pp7~o-zv-Uc~i~PVPZnCzFQel1oBuDOf3cC94cPuhV1GtypOA41mqPhJuq~fYrJE1ydp~5hvF2I1siGOoRQ9MJnegQTWshgoGYYx~OksKPj3dqpVHZVIHbpiq7jO6cbUgynWRrdriM54OK4eG7C3kt4NuECaHoMKtKmvqK13SWt02n4sZKwsAZNdwEEIlvSsMqqdAMpzehFPdNsO5vucVWFEvfjapiwb86yP6ZXRTBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a March 11, 2025 public hearing, the Olivette City Council voted unanimously to amend Ordinance 25‑65 to authorize Auto Beauty Specialists to use approximately 28,000 square feet of lower‑level indoor warehouse storage at 1220 North Price Road for vehicles awaiting repair and for boxed vehicle parts.

Carlos Trejo, the city’s planning and community development director, said the space is in a multi‑tenant building across the street from Auto Beauty Specialists’ existing facility at 1223 North Price Road. Trejo told the council the storage area is largely below grade, the building is fully sprinkled and staff and the fire marshal had walked the space to identify needed improvements. He said the use was compatible with the Light Industrial District zoning and recommended the council amend the original special permit as requested by the business.

Owner John Garber told the council the proposed storage would hold only cars and new parts in boxes; he said the company would not store paint or related chemicals in the lower level. Garber and staff indicated a new dock door and a drive to the new opening would be added to bring vehicles into the lower level.

The Planning and Community Design Commission recommended approval with conditions requiring the business to provide the city 30 days’ notice if the lease terminates or the use ceases and to submit a relocation plan for vehicles stored on the site before the city would rescind the amendment to Ordinance 25‑65.

Council member motion language tracked the amendment: \"An ordinance to amend Ordinance 25‑65 … to include 28,000 square feet of lower level indoor warehouse storage space at the property addressed as 1220 North Price Road for the storage of vehicles awaiting repair and the storage of vehicle parts.\" The motion was seconded and approved on second reading; Bill 30‑40 became Ordinance 28‑10.

Why it matters: the amendment allows an established local collision repair business to consolidate storage needs into a lower‑level warehouse across the street, reducing outdoor vehicle storage visibility and providing indoor, sprinkled storage that staff said meets fire and building standards.

What council required: the approval includes the commission’s recommended conditions—30 days’ notice of cessation and a relocation plan for vehicles—and the city will maintain oversight through the special permit process.

Quotes

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Yowits told the council the long‑planned grocery anchor has opened after more than 35 years without a full grocer in town, describing residents’ positive reaction and saying final site landscaping and interior work at Aldi were expected to complete within days. He said the developer is installing stop signs inside the Aldi lot to reduce conflicts at three exit points onto Olive Crossing Drive.

The presentation outlined near‑term construction plans for Lot 3, which the developer said will start within about 30 days. Yowits estimated a simple retail shell could be made weather‑tight in roughly four months in ideal weather, and he said the project team hopes retail tenants will be open before Thanksgiving, though weather and tenant fit‑out needs could extend that schedule. He said an on‑site construction trailer had appeared in the last 48 hours and that the underground utilities and transformer pad are already installed, which should shorten site work time.

Yowits described a 19‑foot public art “node” planned for the Olive Crossing entry — a three‑sided, internally lit olive tree element whose base sits about 4.5 feet above grade, bringing the display to roughly 23 feet above the roadway — and said the clover‑shaped apartment building is 96% leased and roughly 87% occupied. He also reported activity on tenant leasing: one retail lease had been sent for signature and another tenant was negotiating; an additional 1,300‑square‑foot space was in discussions with multiple concepts.

On the hotel, Yowits said the team intends to reduce one floor from an already‑approved five‑story design, producing a four‑story, 28‑room hotel (the hotel parcel identified in the presentation as Lot 6). He said his operating partner was finalizing details with Marriott and hoped to begin architectural planning next week.

Regarding Lot 5 — previously envisioned as an office building — Yowits said the team is preparing an alternate plan that would replace the single large office building and second parking garage with two smaller, primarily food‑oriented buildings. He described that concept as a response to a weak office market and said the developer would present the Lot 5 alternate as an either/or deliverable as part of any request to amend the redevelopment schedule.

During council questions, members pressed on lease timing and construction dependencies: Yowits said construction of Lot 3 will proceed whether or not the outstanding leases are fully executed because two signed tenants represent about 61% of the building. He also confirmed the hotel design package still needs final material selections and a formal site plan presentation to the Planning and Community Design Commission.

Separately, under agenda Item 10 the council approved, by unanimous vote, a motion authorizing the city manager to sign an acknowledgment of collateral assignment and agreement that permits Keith Olivette Gateway LLC to use future TIF revenues as collateral for a construction loan from UMB Bank. City staff described the document as the bank’s requested acknowledgement and said the action replaces an existing collateral assignment with a new lender; council members and the city manager emphasized that the vote did not itself change the redevelopment timeline.

Why it matters: the Gateway project contains multiple interlocking elements — anchor retail, smaller retail pads, a hotel and apartments — whose construction timing affects Olive Boulevard traffic, parking and the city’s TIF revenue projections. The bank acknowledgment is procedural but important: it allows the developer to secure construction financing that the developer said is needed to meet tenant and construction schedules.

What’s next: the developer indicated he will return to the council for a discussion about a potential extension of the project’s substantial completion deadline later; he also said the team plans to present hotel materials and a site plan to the Planning and Community Design Commission when ready.

Quotes

“As we all know, Olivette got a grocery store open again after 35 plus years,” Greg Yowits said, adding that residents told him “the Aldi is great.”

“The leases are there. We’re gonna sign the other leases. We’re building the building,” Yowits said when asked whether construction will proceed without every lease finalized.

On the collateral assignment, Mayor Waldman and council members voted to authorize the city manager to sign the city acknowledgment to the collateral assignment and agreement; the motion passed unanimously.","Developer Greg Yowits updated the Olivette City Council on progress at the Olivette Gateway project — including Aldi, Lot 3 schedule, a planned four‑story hotel and alternate plans for Lot 5 — and the council approved an acknowledgment that TIF revenues may be collateral for a construction loan.","actionData","errors"]

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Council actions at a glance: March 11, 2025 — three ordinances approved, one first reading, picnic license and minutes accepted

Council amends special permit to allow Auto Beauty Specialists to store vehicles and parts at lower level of 1220 North Price Road

Olivette Gateway developer updates council on retail, hotel and construction timing; council approves TIF collateral acknowledgment