New proposal would allow restaurants that serve alcohol to have live music if they obtain a conditional use permit.
Residents and restaurant owners urged compromise Thursday night as the St. Charles City Council discussed allowing South Main Street restaurants that serve alcohol to have live music. Councilwoman Mary Ann Ohms, Ward-1, introduced an amended bill Thursday that would allow those restaurants to have unamplified live music outside until 8 p.m. and inside until 9 p.m. Currently, no live music is allowed at restaurants that serve alcohol on South Main Street. This law impacts a handful of establishments including Old Millstream, Little Hills Winery and Magpie's. The council is expected to vote on the ordinance at the Oct. 16 council meeting. Ohms said she worked with residents create a plan that takes into consideration the concerns raised …
Current ordinance restricts restaurants that serve alcohol from having live music.
St. Charles City Council members on Tuesday mulled a change to the current law that bans restaurants that serve alcohol from having live music on South Main Street during a work session. Councilwoman Mary Ann Ohms brought the ordinance forward for discussion. She's seeking a compromise that might allow live music but limit it to unamplified music during certain hours and perhaps be allowed inside only. Council members were reluctant to say whether they'd support a change without seeing the specific rules outlined. But many shared their thoughts on the issue. Allow live music indoors only Several council members said they could not support a change that would permit live music outdoors at restaurants with alcohol. Councilman Dave …
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 …
Steve Barteau
10:31 pm on Friday, October 5, 2012
It's about time the City Council used their heads. more ›