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Council grants 12‑month extension to site plan approval for Villa de Maria Montessori School; no new traffic study required
Summary
The council approved a 12‑month extension of the 2020 site-plan approval for Villa de Maria Montessori School at 1280 Simmons Avenue and, after staff review, declined to require an updated traffic study.
Kirkwood city council approved a 12‑month extension to the site‑plan approval for Villa de Maria Montessori School, property known as 1280 Simmons Avenue, extending the approval issued in 2020.
City staff said the original traffic study was completed and approved in December 2020 and that, unless there are “significant changes to the circumstances for traffic,” the city would not require an updated study. Staff told the council they consulted public services and engineering and found no need for a new or supplemental traffic study at this time, adding that prior recommendations focused on internal operations such as drop‑off procedures.
A council member raised concerns about changes on Manchester Road and backups when drivers enter and leave the site. Staff responded that from a traffic‑volume perspective the school’s operation produces a nominal effect on Manchester Road, and they were not aware of changes to Manchester Road since 2020 that would affect the school’s frontage.
The council approved the resolution to extend the site‑plan approval by roll call; staff did not present amended site‑plan conditions or new mitigation measures at the meeting. The transcript records no public testimony on this item.
