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Fenton planning panel approves Chipotle site with app-only drive‑through at Gravois Bluffs
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a 6,077-square-foot commercial building at 695 Gravois Bluffs Blvd., including a Chipotle with an app-only pickup window and eight stacking spaces; approval carried 8-0 with two members absent and included six conditions related to drive-through width, signage and required permits.
The City of Fenton Planning and Zoning Commission on June 2 approved a site plan for a new 6,077-square-foot commercial building at 695 Gravois Bluffs Boulevard that will include a Chipotle restaurant with a drive-through pickup window intended for online orders.
Community Development Director Amy Starck told the commission the subdivision plat that created the lot required onsite buffer areas at the time of development, and "the total greenspace after development will be 17% which satisfies the condition of the plat approval." She said access will be via an internal private driveway and that the final number of parking and accessible spaces will be set when tenants are identified, though the current plan shows 61 parking spaces.
Bill Appelbaum of GJ Grewe, representing the petitioner Gravois Bluffs East Lot 9B, LLC, described the drive-through as an app-focused pickup window rather than a conventional lane with an order board: "the drive-through facility will not be a typical drive-through as it will not have an order or menu board. The window will be for online app orders and is intended for a quick in and out pickup service," he said. Appelbaum noted the franchise's vehicle stacking requirement for this operation is four vehicles and the plan proposes eight queuing spaces, which exceeds the City's five-space code requirement. He also said the restaurant will provide seating for 40 patrons.
Chairperson Callan Yeoman read six conditions of approval aloud; the key requirements include limiting the approval to the 6,077-square-foot building as shown on the May 4, 2026 plans, showing a 12-foot width for the drive-through lane, installing an "exit only" sign at the left-turn exit and adding directional signage and pavement markings for safe circulation. The conditions also allow the Community Development Director to administratively approve minor changes required by other reviewing entities (for example, the Fenton Fire Protection District or MSD), and require separate Building, Land Disturbance and Sign Permits and compliance with all applicable City codes.
The commission approved the motion to grant CASE 2026-SPR-04 with those conditions in a roll call vote: Chairperson Callan Yeoman, Secretary Deborah Abbott, Commissioner Bill Voorhees, Commissioner Warren Wisbrock, Commissioner Linda Nelson, Commissioner John Bielicki, Alderman Ron Harrell and Mayor Joe Maurath voted Aye; Vice-Chairperson Kevin Sherrel and Commissioner Bill Glover were recorded as Absent. The recorded tally was 8 Ayes; 0 Nays; 2 Absent.
Next steps for the project include submittal of the required permits and any final site revisions requested by other reviewing agencies. The petitioner's agreement to the listed conditions was recorded in the meeting minutes, and the staff file for CASE 2026-SPR-04 is on file with Fenton's Community Development Department.
