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Office Depot Plans New Location On North Lindbergh
BY CAROL ARNETT
The big round Commerce Bank building on Lindbergh has been torn down, but an Office Depot may soon rise in its place.
The distinctive round bank building, at 475 North Highway 67, north of Charbonier, was recently demolished. At the last Florissant City Council meeting, the council held a public hearing on a request by Center OD, LLC, to rezone the property from one commercial zoning to another commercial zoning for the purpose of putting an Office Depot at the site.
John Burkemper, representing Center OD, said that the proposed new building on the 1.68 acre site would be approximately 20,000 square feet. The store would have only right-in, right-out access because of the median on Lindbergh. No one spoke in opposition at the hearing.
In a second public hearing, The Florissant Fuel Mart at 12785 new Halls Ferry Road would like to replace the existing sign with a smaller one in the same location. Councilman Mark Schmidt, in whose ward the fuel mart is located, said that a special permit was required because the existing sign was grandfathered in when the area was annexed and is closer to the street than city code allows.
Schmidt recommended that the council approve the request, noting that the replacement sign would in fact, be smaller than the existing sign. No one spoke in opposition at the hearing.
In other matters, the council:
o Continued a bill approving the rezoning of property at 2315, 2355 and 2375 Charbonier for a housing development proposed at the site by Mark Rowles.
o Passed a bill designating Dmyterko and Wright as the preferred developers for the New Halls Ferry and Parker Road area.
o Passed a bill designating Sansone Group as the preferred developer for the Cross Keys Apartments redevelopment area.
o Approved a request by Jessica Thornbergh to keep one Capuchin monkey at her home on Mullanphy.
o Denied a request by Michael Audrain to keep chickens at his home on East Duchesne.
In other news, Mayor Robert Lowery presented his proposed budget to the council. He said his budget would not raise taxes and would provide raises for most employees, with police officers receiving more than others. The council will now review the proposed budget and make changes, if desired. They will then hold a public hearing on the budget before voting on a bill to accept the budget.
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