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Planning commission recommends converting portions of Olia Village streets to public; forwards items to council
Summary
The Creve Coeur Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of amendments to the Olia Village site concept and subdivision plat to convert selected private streets — including the project's Main Street — to public right-of-way after an anchor tenant raised long-term maintenance concerns. The recommendations move to the City Council for final action.
The Creve Coeur Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of amendments to the Olia Village site concept plan, the phase 1 site development plan and the final subdivision plat that would convert certain streets within the 10300 Olive Boulevard development from private to public.
Jason Jaggi, the city's director of community development, told commissioners the change was prompted in part by an anchor tenant's request and by staff review of long-term maintenance. Jaggi said the city would take responsibility only for the pavement itself, not sidewalks or decorative pavers: "We won't be maintaining any of that... So it's literally just the pavement that goes through there." He added staff expects public works to impose construction standards if decorative treatments are used.
Developer representative Matt Funk of Jack Matthews Development told the commission the anchor tenant favored public connections so it would not face the risk of the developer or association closing streets during events: "They wanted it to have to go through some public oversight if events happened," he said.
A commissioner moved and the commission seconded two recommendations: one to amend the site concept plan and phase 1 development plan to change specified street dedications to public, and a second to approve the final subdivision plat amendment conditioned on the applicant providing a digitized copy of the recorded plat and two printed copies as required in the draft ordinance. Voice votes were recorded in favor and the motions passed; staff said both items will appear on the City Council agenda for final consideration.
Commissioners asked about the additional cost to the city for maintenance and snow removal; Jaggi acknowledged there will be added expense but said the overall project revenue and development scale mitigate long-term fiscal impacts. Commissioners also discussed that some internal drives and parking-area connections would remain private and that rights-of-way adjacent to the planned bridge and neighboring campus (Bayer property) could remain private until future changes warrant conversion.
The commission's recommendations will be transmitted to the City Council, which must act on the ordinance and the subdivision plat amendment. The council packet and draft ordinance will document the conditions the commission discussed.
