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Creve Coeur won court case after judge required city to allow development it did not want
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CREVE COEUR, Mo. – Creve Coeur just won a landmark Missouri Supreme Court case that may soon change the appearance of businesses on Olive Boulevard.
It involves an old strip mall on Olive near Graeser, where city leaders have put together a comprehensive plan for what they want the stretch to look like. They want it more walkable and intimate with boutiques, restaurants, and coffee shops, but a St. Louis County judge recently tried telling the city—they don’t have a say.
The developer struck a deal for a QuikTrip, even though there are two gas stations within sight. The city council rejected the QT unanimously, saying it was not part of their long-term, comprehensive plan. The developer sued, and in a decision that seemed to shock everyone, a St. Louis County judge ordered Creve Coeur to allow a third gas station at the location.
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“What’s the point of even having any type of rules in place for city planning, for zoning?” said Brett Berger, a resident.
Berger lives behind the development and says it wasn’t an issue of “not in my backyard” because the city wants to attract people to the area.
“We would love to have more people come to Creve Coeur for more destinations, whether they’re shopping or eating,” he said.
The developer sued Creve Coeur and won in St. Louis County court when a judge called the city’s denial “unlawful, unreasonable, arbitrary, capricious, and constituted an abuse of discretion.”
“The argument is that economics support another gas station,” Berger said. “But at what point is Creve Coeur allowed to say, ‘Hey, enough is enough.’”
The city fought back, taking the case all the way to Missouri’s Supreme Court and with the Municipal League’s support.
“It was in their right to deny that use in that area,” said Pat Kelly, executive director for the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis.
Kelly said the key is for cities to take the time to create a comprehensive plan.
“There are some cities that don’t. It can be too costly,” he said. “(The comprehensive plan is) the vision for the community that the residents have set forth.” He continued, “To the credit of Creve Coeur and their professional staff and their legal counsel, they did everything the right way and the courts proved that.”
Missouri’s Supreme Court, just this week, put the final stamp on allowing the city to reject the gas station. The developer and his attorney would not leave a comment but directed FOX 2 to their court filing, which questioned whether this opens the door for cities to make discriminatory decisions on other types of permits, like marriage licenses or occupancy permits.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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