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Council hears public hearing for used-car conditional-use permit near St. Peters
Summary
The council opened a public hearing on Bill 5,516, a conditional‑use permit to operate a used‑car sales lot at 4532 Central School Road; planning staff and the applicant described up to 35 vehicles and online‑focused sales, and a county public advocate urged a stronger Type‑3 landscape buffer. The council will vote in two weeks.
The St. Charles County Council opened a public hearing Monday on Bill 5,516, a request for a conditional‑use permit (CUP 26‑65) to operate a used‑car sales lot at 4532 Central School Road, near St. Peters. Robert Myers, planning and zoning division director for St. Charles County, told the council the proposal would use an existing office (a former house) as a two‑person office and place up to 35 vehicles on a small asphalt lot behind the building.
Myers said, “the proposal is to operate, used car sales with the house being the office for 2 employees,” and added the applicant planned most sales online, which would likely reduce on‑site traffic. He noted the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the request on July 15 and recommended approval by a 9–0 vote under “section 405510 b of the county code,” and county staff likewise recommended approval with conditions listed in the bill.
Applicant Danny Kliesner, sworn before speaking, said the lot has suitable frontage and that he did not expect the use to be intense. “Not much to add… I don't expect it to be a very intense use at all,” Kliesner said, describing the site plan and customer/employee parking.
Arnie C. Acdinoff, who identified himself as County Public Advocate, told the council he reviewed the packet and supported the CUP on the whole but urged a stronger vegetative screen. “I would like to up that ante and ask for a type 3 landscape buffer,” Acdinoff said, citing protection of neighboring property values and noting the Francis Howell school district operations nearby. The chair closed the hearing and said the council would vote on Bill 5,516 at the next meeting in two weeks.
The hearing record includes the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation and the written conditions in the bill; the council did not vote Monday and took no formal action beyond scheduling the vote.
