Main Street Group Says They May Sue City for Zoning Change
St. Charles City Council approved a change to the zoning laws that would allow banquet centers in a portion of the Historic Commercial District on South Main Street. Some residents on Main Street say this is illegal spot zoning.
The St. Charles City Council on Tuesday approved a change to the city's zoning codes which will allow banquet centers as a conditional use in a portion of South Main Street in historic St. Charles. The change was drafted after Sheri Steffans, owner of Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center, approached the city about building a chapel in a 150-year-old building on South Main Street, and a banquet facility across the street. However, banquet centers were not an approved use for the Historic Commercial District under city zoning codes at the time. The city drafted a zoning change which would allow the banquet centers in a small portion of South Main Street between Boone's Lick Road and Ameristar Blvd. The City Council unanimously approved the …
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