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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Sunset Hills residents speak out against postponed Sunset Reserve subdivision plan

Sunset Hills residents speak out against postponed Sunset Reserve subdivision plan

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 8, 2022

A proposal asking for a record plat and variance approval for the Sunset Reserves subdivision was postponed by the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen May 10, but that didn’t stop multiple residents from...

The new Comfort Suites development next to Helen Fitzgerald’s under construction, as seen July 17, 2020.

Helen’s and hotel want tax incentives vote

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter July 22, 2020

A final vote on a Sunset Hills bill that would grant tax incentives to Helen Fitzgerald’s and a new hotel on Lindbergh Boulevard in Sunset Hills was postponed to August at the developer’s request. The...

Letters to the editor

Sunset Hills’ new zoning code needs to take concerns into account

February 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor To the editor: Sunset Hills’ Board of Aldermen has directed Houseal Lavigne, the consultant that drafted the proposed new zoning code — known as the Unified Development Ordinance...

Sunset Hills zoning code back to drawing board after outcry

Sunset Hills zoning code back to drawing board after outcry

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 18, 2020

The new Sunset Hills zoning code is back on the drawing board after the Board of Aldermen rejected the proposal from Houseal Lavigne during a special meeting Nov. 12. The zoning code rewrite has been...

Zoning is a hot topic for ‘Sunset Hills Neighbors’

Zoning is a hot topic for ‘Sunset Hills Neighbors’

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 7, 2020

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com The widely debated issue of the Sunset Hills zoning code rewrite was at the forefront of most attendees’ minds at the first town hall...

Sunset Hills Neighbors to host town hall Wednesday

‘Sunset Hills Neighbors’ to host town hall Wednesday

November 29, 2019

Sunset Hills Ward 1 Alderman Dee Baebler and residents John Stephens, Cathy Friedmann and Gary Vincent will host a resident town hall Wednesday, Dec. 4 to discuss zoning, medical marijuana and more. The...

Aldermen get first look at new city zoning code

Aldermen get first look at new city zoning code

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 7, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen will get its first look at the city’s new zoning code and zoning map overhaul next week, after the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to consolidate the city’s...

A No Cluster Homes sign along Robyn Road in Sunset Hills last year.

Sunset Hills residents worry new zoning could add new cluster homes

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 13, 2019

Concerns about making it easier for cluster home developments to come to Sunset Hills have dominated public comments about the city’s new proposed zoning code. The Planning and Zoning Commission, which...

Letters to the editor

New Sunset Hills zoning code makes way for wave of cluster homes

August 7, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: The city of Sunset Hills is trying a trick play with its new zoning code. There are two major changes that will directly and adversely impact the residents. First,...

Letters to the editor

No cluster homes: Sunset Hills needs to keep standards for zoning

June 19, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: On April 8, Fischer & Frichtel withdrew its proposal for the property at Lincoln Drive and Robyn Road off South Lindbergh. It took nine months to get here. Now...

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