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Creve Coeur holds first reading on Olia Village plan amendment; several streets proposed for public maintenance
Summary
City staff presented a first reading of bill 6169 to amend the Olia Village site concept and phase 1 site development plans; the change would convert several roadway pavements from private to public ownership so the city would maintain pavement (sidewalks and on-street parking would remain privately maintained).
Jason Jagie, the city’s director of community development, presented a first reading of bill 6169 on an amendment package for Olia Village, a mixed‑use development in Creve Coeur. Jagie said the package covers the site concept plan, a phase‑1 site development plan amendment and a final subdivision plat amendment and that the requested changes are “very narrowly focused” on parts of the streets plan.
Jagie told the council a developer tenant had raised concerns about private streets and asked that several street pavements be dedicated to the city. “At the time, staff really were not fond of being responsible for the Main Street district in terms of the pavement,” Jagie said, but staff has discussed the change with public works and does not object to accepting selected streets as public. He said sidewalks and the on‑street parking behind sidewalks would remain privately maintained by the property owners or association.
Council members asked for clarifications about which segments would remain private and whether the city would be responsible for snowplowing on streets accepted as public. Staff said the city would handle snowplowing for streets it accepts as public but would not plow private drives or private parking areas. Jagie said city inspectors and contracted engineering firms will verify that the public streets are built to city standards before acceptance.
Jagie and staff said the change should allow the developer to avoid private closures of streets that sometimes concern large tenants while still permitting community events that close public streets through the city’s existing permit process. Jagie said the council will take the item up for final consideration at a later meeting.
The council opened a public comment opportunity; no members of the public addressed the item at the first reading. The council did not take a final vote on the amendment at this meeting; staff will return with a final plan and survey information for acceptance.
