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Committee recommends planned-use approval for Q Storage at former Offenburg Auto Mall site
Summary
The Community Development Committee voted to recommend planned-use approval for Q Storage, a proposal to convert and expand a building at 1690 Newcar Drive in the former Offenburg Auto Mall into a 350‑unit self‑storage facility, subject to conditions on parking, security and design.
The committee recommended a planned-use approval for Q Storage, a proposal to convert and expand a building at 1690 Newcar Drive in the former Offenburg Auto Mall into a self-storage facility.
Staff presented that the 2.44‑acre site includes an existing 15,500‑square‑foot building and proposed additions totaling roughly 35,575 square feet (10,575 ft2 west, 25,000 ft2 east) creating about 350 storage units. The central building would be climate-controlled; the east and west additions would provide drive-up garage-style units. The applicant, listed as Kenny Buelterman of ZK O'Fallon LLC, was not present.
Because standard city code requires one parking space per five storage units (which would total 70 spaces for 350 units), the petitioner submitted Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) data and requested an alternative parking plan. Staff summarized the ITE findings and recommended allowing one space per 70 units (six spaces total) based on observed peak visitation at comparable facilities and the site's operational characteristics. Staff noted additional vehicle parking would be accommodated along building sides and at entry doors, and that the fire department approved apparatus access.
Staff recommended approval with conditions: a six‑foot vinyl perimeter fence, hours of operation limited to 6 a.m.–10 p.m. (no 24‑hour access), a site-wide security system and license-plate reader (LPR) for investigative access, photometric plans meeting code, compliance with O'Fallon's commercial design guidelines (applicant to replace proposed all-metal siding with compliant materials), and depiction of dumpster enclosures on revised plans.
Public commenters raised aesthetic and compatibility concerns for the broader Offenburg area; staff noted the reuse of an existing building supports the 2040 master plan goal of redeveloping sites with existing infrastructure. The committee voted to recommend the planned-use ordinance to council.
