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Council approves amended Defiance Ridge Vineyards conditional use permit despite neighbor objections
Summary
After a lengthy public comment period, the council approved Bill 5467 amending CUP 17‑14 for Defiance Ridge Vineyards to permit a new event center and reduced parking; neighbors had raised noise, traffic, and lighting concerns and asked for larger fences and setbacks.
The St. Charles County Council on March 30 voted to approve Bill 5467, an amendment to conditional use permit 17‑14 that allows Defiance Ridge Vineyards to construct a new 6,800‑square‑foot event center and a revised parking configuration.
Multiple nearby residents testified at the meeting, saying the expansion would bring louder music, additional alcohol‑related events, fireworks and hundreds more vehicles onto narrow, winding roads. "If you approve this expansion, moving the parking lot about 140 feet farther away from the northern edge is great, but I would ask this applicant to remain open to increasing the length of the…
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