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Council hears applicant for adult day care at 3419 N. Lindbergh; staff recommended approval but council tables ordinance
Summary
At a public hearing, city planning staff and applicants described a proposal to operate an adult day-care center for up to 20 participants at 3419 North Lindbergh Boulevard. The planning commission recommended approval with conditions, but the council tabled the ordinance tied to the permit for further consideration.
A public hearing at the Oct. 2 Bridgeton City Council meeting centered on an application to authorize an adult day-care center at 3419 North Lindbergh Boulevard.
Zach Greitens, the city’s planning and zoning officer, told the council the application (24-PZ-05) seeks a special-use permit for a 1,700-square-foot unit in a B-2 Community Business District and that the planning commission recommended approval by an 8–0 vote. Greitens said staff’s recommended conditions include maintaining off-street parking and landscaping, ensuring ADA access and obtaining a new commercial-occupancy permit and business license — including any required building permits and inspections — before resuming operations.
Petitioner Stephanie Jaskowitz and co-applicant Joseph Harris, sworn before the council, said they operate A Peaceful Place Adult Day Center at the address and were unaware a special-use permit was required. “We are state licensed, and we do also own a home health care company out of the city of Saint Louis,” Jaskowitz said. She and Harris said they are approved by the state to serve up to 20 participants and that they will comply with any city inspections and permit requirements.
Councilmember Joan Norris focused questions on safety and staffing. The applicants said the facility has secured entry and exit procedures, fire extinguishers at exits, an RN on staff and a director who is a certified nursing assistant; they said they currently employ three people and operate Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with shuttle pick-ups.
After the hearing and related discussion, the council considered Bill 64-59, the ordinance implementing application 24-PZ-05. A motion to table Bill 64-59 was made, seconded and carried; the ordinance was tabled without a final vote on approval.
Why it matters: The petitioners said they have been operating at the site and that formal city permission is needed to continue under the zoning rules for adult day-care uses. Tabling the ordinance leaves the application active but delays any city authorization and the petitioner’s ability to resume or formalize operations pending further council consideration or compliance with specified conditions.
The council did not receive any public testimony for or against the request during the hearing. The item remains tabled; no new hearing date was set at the Oct. 2 meeting.
