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Planning commission approves hospice expansion, training center, Starbucks and other site plans
Summary
O'Fallon's Planning & Zoning Commission approved a cluster of site plans and CUP recommendations Feb. 6, including a hospice expansion at 2290 Technology Drive, the city-led law enforcement training center phase 2 on Highway 79 (with condition to return traffic study), a conditional use permit for the Dog House Bar & Grill and a Starbucks drive‑through with a modified northeast exit.
At its Feb. 6 meeting, the O'Fallon Planning & Zoning Commission approved several site plans and conditional use recommendations for projects across the city.
The commission approved an amended site plan for a hospice at 2290 Technology Drive. Cochran Engineering's Eric Kirchner said the phase‑2 building would grow to about 11,885 square feet and increase licensed beds from 11 to 14; the commission approved the plan subject to standard staff conditions including updated utility providers and retaining‑wall elevations.
The commission also approved the site plan for the O'Fallon regional law‑enforcement training center at 2400 Highway 79, a multi‑phase project that includes a 200‑yard, 20‑lane firing range, a roughly 28,000‑square‑foot classroom and simulation buildings, a one‑mile EVOC track and canine housing. City capital improvements manager Chris Clerks described ongoing coordination with MoDOT and said a traffic study remains in process; the commission approved the site plan with the explicit condition that the final traffic study and any resulting plan revisions be returned to the commission for review.
A conditional use permit to allow alcohol sales at the Dog House Bar & Grill, 300 Sandrine Street, was removed from the table, heard in public comment, and then approved after the applicant, Marshall Burton, addressed staff conditions and public concerns about trash enclosures and potential gaming terminals.
A site plan and CUP for a Starbucks at 609 South Main Street were recommended to council and approved by the commission with a site change: commissioners required the northeast exit on West Tara to be modified to exit‑only to reduce cut‑through and stacking concerns raised during public comment.
The commission reapproved a wireless monopole at 3605 Highway K after the developer adjusted the tower location 25 feet south because of survey and grading issues; staff said the new location met applicable setbacks and fall‑zone requirements.
Other business on the consent calendar included approval of stormwater and access easement agreements and the Dyer Road reconstruction phase 1 items.
Many of the approvals carried conditions requiring final engineering sign‑off, coordination with fire and utilities, and compliance with local site‑plan requirements. Several items — notably the Highway 79 training center and the Kwik Trip site plan — will return to the council or require additional staff review if final engineering or traffic studies produce revisions.
