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Commission approves Lot 1 site plan for Olia Village, including Schnucks anchor, with conditions
Summary
The commission recommended approval of the Lot 1 site development plan for Olia Village at 10300 Olive Boulevard, clearing a 60–67k sq ft Schnucks grocery anchor and associated retail, parking and landscaping subject to staff approval of final exterior materials and added conditions for safety lighting and buffer plantings.
The Creve Coeur Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of the Lot 1 site development plan for Olia Village (application 25-026), which would build two retail buildings, a parking garage and supporting surface parking at 10300 Olive Boulevard, including a Schnucks grocery anchor.
Developer representatives described the scheme for Lot 1 as the gateway to the Olia Village campus, with a roughly 60–67,000-square-foot grocery store and a secondary 38,000-square-foot retail building, a parking garage and surface parking. Architect Brian Paul presented elevations and a material palette emphasizing brick masonry, faux wood planks, metal accents and screening for loading docks. He said the design reduces the parking garage’s massing from earlier plans and includes parapet walls and screening to limit headlight and lighting impacts on adjacent single-family residences.
City planner Bethany Rohrer reviewed required attachments and standards from the previously approved site concept plan and Olia Village development standards (Attachment B/Ordinance 58-62). Rohrer said the submission meets site coverage and parking requirements for the larger Olia Village development (site coverage for Lot 1 equals about 3.3% of the overall development; 437 spaces are provided vs. 360 required across the campus). Staff recommended conditions including final staff approval of exterior materials and colors prior to permit issuance, additional evergreen plantings near the garage ramp for headlight screening, and approval of pedestrian paving materials.
Commissioners questioned delivery and truck maneuvers, construction phasing, existing 1960s water mains under the site, stormwater routing and safety lighting behind the grocery building. The applicant said truck turning studies were completed, stormwater is directed to off-site detention basins in common ground, and 11 EV-ready charging spaces are provided per ordinance. Commissioners added a condition requiring that any future safety and security lighting in the rear of the grocery building meet city code and be approved by staff.
A motion recommending approval, amended to update plan dates and add a safety-and-security-lighting condition, passed by voice vote. Staff said the item will be forwarded to City Council for final consideration; the developer expects phased construction with the grocery opening after other lots are developed.
Next steps: staff will forward the commission’s recommendation and the draft resolution to City Council; final exterior materials and pedestrian paving will be reviewed by staff at the permit stage.
