Dardenne Prairie board sends proposed one‑year moratorium on multifamily rezoning to Planning and Zoning for public hearing

The Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen approved a resolution to send a proposed one‑year moratorium on acceptance and consideration of rezoning applications for multifamily dwellings, particularly apartments, to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing.

Reading from the city’s public statement, the mayor said the resolution would initiate a temporary pause "to allow the City to study and evaluate the broader impact of multifamily housing on local neighborhoods, schools, infrastructure, and overall community character." The reading identified June 11 as the date for the Planning and Zoning public hearing.

The public statement as read included the line, “The City of Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen has approved a resolution initiating a 1 year moratorium on the acceptance and consideration of rezoning applications for the development of multifamily dwellings and in particular apartments.” That wording prompted a brief discussion: staff and the mayor clarified that the board’s action was to approve sending the resolution to Planning and Zoning for a public hearing and review, not the immediate adoption of a moratorium without a public hearing.

City Administrator Kathy Pratt and the mayor said the review period will allow city leadership and the Planning and Zoning Commission to gather public input and to evaluate impacts such as traffic, school capacity and preservation of open space before any zoning changes take effect.

Next steps: Planning and Zoning will hold the public hearing on June 11, and the item will return to the board for further consideration following that hearing. The transcript records that the board approved the resolution to send the moratorium language to Planning and Zoning for the public hearing; specific vote details on that approval were not recorded in the excerpt provided.