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Board tables Dollar General site plan after developers agree to reduce curb cuts; questions remain about truck access
Summary
Warrenton aldermen deferred readings and approval of the Dollar General site plan and related site‑plan bill after detailed questions about driveway placement, delivery truck sizes and MoDOT spacing; applicant said it will reduce two curb cuts to one and move the driveway about 200 feet from Hwy 47.
The Warrenton Board of Aldermen on June 18 tabled readings and final action on a proposed Dollar General site plan for a 7.3‑acre parcel on the east side of Hwy 47 at Isabella Drive after detailed questioning about traffic, curb cuts and delivery vehicle access.
Staff described the subdivision and site plan filings by DG Partners LLC and said the preliminary/final plat had been submitted to create two commercial lots (Lot 1: 2.13 acres for the proposed Dollar General; Lot 2: 5.16 acres left vacant). Planning staff told the board the preliminary plat met Chapter 405 standards and that Planning & Zoning had earlier approved the preliminary plat. The transcript also records that Planning & Zoning took a separate action on the site plan (a motion to deny was recorded at P&Z 8‑0 with two absent), a detail the board discussed during the meeting.
During the applicant’s presentation, counsel Elizabeth Lum of Amundson Davis summarized site changes made following staff review, saying the applicant "agreed to reduce from 2 curb cuts to 1 and to move that 1 approximately 200 feet from the edge of Highway 47" to provide stacking and space for delivery vehicles. Engineering consultant Tom Burke of Premier Design Group said he coordinated driveway spacing with MoDOT and cited the agency's spacing guidance: "their minimum requirement is, 330 to 440 feet, from intersections."
Board members pressed whether deliveries would arrive by semi‑tractor trailers or smaller box trucks and whether Isabella Drive was built for heavy delivery traffic. An alderman said many Dollar General stores receive semi deliveries and expressed concern that Isabella could be degraded; Burke said he believed deliveries would use smaller box trucks but offered to confirm the delivery vehicle sizes.
After discussion and at the applicant's request, the board moved to table readings of Bill Nos. 38‑24 and 39‑24 (the subdivision/site plan bills) until the next meeting; roll calls to table were recorded. Planning staff and the applicant indicated they would work together to confirm truck sizes, driveway details and any other technical refinements before returning to the board.
What remains: The board postponed formal action; the applicant is expected to provide clarified delivery‑vehicle specifications and any revised site‑plan materials when the matter returns to the agenda.
