Forest Park planning commission approves stream-buffer variance for warehouse at 2000 Anvil Block Road

The Forest Park Planning Commission on March 20 approved a variance permitting limited intrusion into stream buffers at 2000 Anvil Block Road to allow construction of a proposed 281,880-square-foot warehouse distribution facility, a city planning staff member said during the hearing.

The variance, identified in the agenda as Case AR2025-03, applies to a roughly 22.4-acre parcel (parcel 12204204004, Ward 3) owned by Blue Star Fort Gillum LLC in the Gillum District. The developer — Scannell Properties LLC, represented at the hearing by Jacob Holdemann of Canal Properties LLC — sought the variance to construct a driveway and extend a box culvert where the site crosses Stream 1, the staff member said.

Staff recommended approval subject to a condition that the applicant provide an updated site plan showing new lot lines after a pending lot-combination application. "Staff recommends approval of the stream buffer variance request, but we do want to add a condition," the city planning staff member told commissioners. The applicant responded that the site plan in the packet already reflects the proposed lot-line adjustment and said the new plat…