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Florissant planning staff present proposed masonry-code changes; public asked to review text
Summary
Building Commissioner Debbie Erwin presented a two-year revision to the city's masonry (exterior-materials) code, describing new definitions, permitted masonry-like materials and special-exception criteria; the council closed the hearing after no council questions but a resident later raised a wording concern about paragraph 13.
Building Commissioner Debbie Erwin presented the proposed amendment to Florissant’s exterior-materials rules (the city's 'masonry code') at a public hearing on June 22, explaining that staff and the planning commission worked on the revisions for nearly two years.
Erwin described field research on parcel sizes and examples in neighboring jurisdictions and said the commission’s redline includes new definitions, allowances for container-derived cladding and a specific allowance for metal panel cladding in some contexts. She said the changes are intended to provide more flexibility for new and rehabilitated commercial construction while keeping design standards current.
The public hearing record shows no council questions during Erwin’s presentation and the hearing was closed. Later in the meeting, resident Lou Gerols (1355 Swallow Lane) spoke in support of approving the bill but noted a drafting problem in "section one, paragraph number 13, lines 44–48," which he said neither clearly permits nor prohibits listed activities; he recommended inserting the words "is prohibited" after the word "noise" in that paragraph to remove ambiguity. Council members said the drafting concern could be reviewed before final action.
The council later listed a related ordinance (Bill 10236) on the agenda to repeal and replace Article 4 limitations on exterior materials and to create a new code section (405.254). The transcript shows the bill on the agenda but does not record final adoption during this meeting; the council indicated they would consider any needed text clarifications prior to subsequent readings.
