Florissant council approves several zoning and permit changes, rejects tavern permit at Dunn Road

The Florissant City Council on Monday, Oct. 27 approved multiple zoning and special-use changes, authorized funding for public safety vehicles and unanimously approved a federal grant application for a park trail, while voting 8-1 to deny a tavern permit for a proposed establishment on Dunn Road.

Councilman Paul Manganielli (Ward 2) opened the meeting and said the agenda included six public hearings and several second- and third-reading ordinances. Council members heard applicants and asked questions during the public-hearing period; Manganielli said council questions were answered before votes were taken.

Among the measures the council approved were an amendment to a Chick-fil-A special-use permit (Harrington Hospitality Group DBA Chick-fil-A at the Halls Ferry/Lindbergh area), an ordinance permitting a restaurant in a B5 Planned Commercial District at 3159 North Lindbergh, and a third-reading amendment permitting a restaurant at 2312 North Highway 67. The council also approved the transfer of a special-use permit that allows a nursing home at 250 South New Florissant Road, and adopted an ordinance authorizing changes to exterior building materials at the Jefferson and Lindbergh intersection tied to a convenience- and fueling-site conversion. Several of those measures were described by the council as having passed on their readings.

The council voted 8-1 to deny an application from Pretty Wasted LLC (doing business as Mark Pink Martini) to allow a tavern/cocktail…