Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen delay their vote on the conditional use permit and plan at owner’s request.
Keith Rhodes, co-owner of Mile 277 at the Holiday Inn Viking, sent a letter on Monday requesting the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen to postpone their decision in regards to the expansion of a sand volleyball court and concession building to the existing venue. Reasons for the request are unknown at this time. The Planning and Zoning Commission members denied Rhodes’ conditional use permit and plan in a meeting earlier in this month after hearing arguments by several Office Park tenants. Excessive drinking and noise, parking shortages, possible litter and diminished access to the office park were mentioned as concerns if an outdoor court is added to the current location. Nevertheless, members voted in favor of events being hosted at Mile …
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Sunset Hills' Planning and Zoning Commission denied the conditional use permit due to nearby office park opposition.
After reaching its one-year anniversary, Mile 277 at the Holiday Inn-Viking co-owner Keith Rhodes thought it was time for an expansion. Rhodes argued that there was a need for a first-class sand volleyball facility in the area. Plans for a venue were made, however at the March Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, not everyone agreed that an outdoor court was a good idea. Several tenants of the Sunset Hills Office Park spoke in opposition of the volleyball venue at the March meeting. Opposing arguments included noise level, excessive drinking, parking, possible litter and diminished access to the office park. At the March meeting, Rhodes asked for the vote to be postponed until he could have an informal informational meeting with his …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Nearby Sunset Hills Office Park representatives cite parking, noise as reasons to spike expansion plans.
Mile 277 is approaching its one-year anniversary, and co-owner Keith Rhodes plans to expand the facility in year two with a first-class sand volleyball facility. However, first he must reach a compromise with several tenants of the neighboring Sunset Hills Office Park. Rhodes, along with Civil Engineer Brandon Harp, conveyed the expansion plans to the Sunset Hills Planning and Zoning Commission recently. Nine members of the office park came to the meeting to speak in opposition, citing several concerns. “There is a shortage of courts in the St. Louis area,” Rhodes said. “I brought up the idea with the mayor and some aldermen and the response was positive, however within the last 48 hours, there have been a lot of concerns raised.” One of …
