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BY CAROL ARNETT
A new museum and a renewed White Castle are coming to Florissant soon. The City Council held three public hearings at the last council meeting, including one about the museum and one about White Castle.

In the public hearing, City Building Commissioner John Morgan spoke to the council about amending the zoning code to allow for museums in non-urban zoning codes.

Morgan said the request stemmed from an inquiry from the St. Stanislaus museum to relocate. “We realized that a museum was not listed in the accepted uses,” Morgan said.

Robert Cox, from the St. Stanislaus Museum Society, spoke to the council about the museum. Several years ago, the museum left the former St. Stanislaus site when St. Louis University reclaimed several of the items in the museum. Since then, the collection has been housed at St. Ferdinand Shrine.

Cox said the museum has found a site at 3030 Charbonier Road. The 1880s’ farmhouse is between Park Bluff and Riverwood Estates. Cox said this site would allow the museum to display its collection, which has continued to grow since it moved to St. Ferdinand Shrine.

The council held a first reading on the bill approving the zoning change.

In the public hearing about White Castle, Michael Velloff, a representative for the restaurant, told the council that the White Castle at 840 North Highways 67 would be torn down and new building put in its place. The new restaurant will be about the same size as the old building, Velloff said, and seating capacity will b e about the same.

The new building will allow the restaurant to reconfigure the drive-through, Velloff said. The drive-through lane will wrap around the building. The building will face Lindbergh. The new restaurant will be open 24 hours, as is the current restaurant.

The project should take about four months to complete, Velloff said.

———-In other matters, the council:
•Held a public hearing regarding request by Penske Truck leasing for additional signage at the location at 2370-2372 North Highway 67. No one spoke in opposition to the hearing.

•Passed a bill that restricts delivery trucks between certain hours. Councilman John Moran said that the bill will help business owners who want to restrict delivery trucks. “Now they can say that it’s against city law to delivery at certain times.”

•Passed two bills that appropriate funds for the purchase of new point of sale software and training on the software for the golf course.

•Approved a request for a malt liquor and wine by the drink license for Bandana’s restaurant at 8234 North Lindbergh.

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