Music on Main has become a St. Charles tradition for more than 30 years. The Historic Downtown Association sponsors the event and proceeds go to benefit the historic downtown neighborhood on Main Street St. Charles.
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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