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Florissant City Council
Florissant OKs New Bank Branch; Hearings On New Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks Upgrades
By Carrol Arnett
The Florissant City Council had four public hearings scheduled at last week’s meeting. However, one of the petitioners requested a postponement and one requested that the hearing be tabled. The council also passed a bill that would rezone property at 100 Hwy 67 to allow for the construction of a bank branch for Regions Bank.
The first of the public hearings held was a request to rezone property at 81151 Lindbergh from one commercial district to another to allow for the construction of a new building for Dunkin Donuts. The petitioner requested a postponement.
In another public hearing, Boain Dental requested authorization to amend the special use permit to allow for a new ground sign at the business at 1001 Dunn Road. Dr. John C. Boain spoke to the council about the sign. He said that the current sign is missed by some patients, requiring them to turn around, which can be difficult in the area.
“I can see why your patients, if they were going there for the first time, would have trouble seeing the sign,” said Councilman Keith Schildroth. “I think this will be great and I appreciate you investing in our community and improving your property.”
Councilman Jeff Caputa asked if the sign would have writing on both sides and be visible to traffic going in both directions on Dunn Road. Boain said that it would be.
The council held a first reading on the bill that would authorize the sign.
Starbucks requested an amendment to the special use permit to allow for exterior alterations at the store at 1261 Graham Road. Richard Avery spoke for Starbucks.
“We’re looking to do a comprehensive update of the interior and exterior,” Avery said. “We’re looking to paint the brick a slightly different color than what it is now and add to the roofline of the building.” This will make it tall enough to screen the mechanical equipment on the roof.
The changes will make the building more uniform, Avery said. The colors have been chosen to complement the signage, he said. “The green of the Starbucks logo and the white will pop nicely against it,” he said.
Councilman Mark Schmidt noted that the council only
had black and white drawings of the changes and asked if the council could get color renderings of the changes. “It’s hard to see the changes in black and white,” he said, especially since the changes involve color.
Schildroth said he was happy with the improvements Starbucks was making to the location, and noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the changes.
Caputa asked what the process would be for the repainting of the brick. Avery said they would remove any loose paint, then prime and paint with a masonry paint. Sandblasting, he said, could damage the brick and allow water damage.
Councilman Gerard Henke noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission saw color samples and approved them, but he added that he would still like to see color drawings if possible.The council held the first reading on the bill that would authorize the changes.
In other matters, the council again heard from several citizens against the pit bull ban. They also had several communications against the pit bull ban. Several opponents of the ban have been attending meetings for the last several months to ask the council to look into overturning the ban.
