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May 18, 2026 — Meeting Minutes

This document is the minutes of the City Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board meeting held May 18, 2026. It lists attendance and reports approval of the prior meeting’s minutes, records that no one spoke during Open Forum, and summarizes new-business agenda items including signage review at 950 Francis Place, a residential addition at 221 Brighton Way, and extensions/architectural review for a new single‑family project at 123 North Forsyth Boulevard. Recorded actions include motions to approve the May 4 minutes (unanimous), a motion on 950 Francis Place that did not carry, a continuance and later unanimous continuance action for 221 Brighton Way, and unanimous approval of a three‑month site plan extension with specific stormwater-related conditions and unanimous approval of the architectural review extension for 123 North Forsyth Boulevard; the meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m.
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City Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board Meeting 05/18/2026 - 5:30 PM City Hall Chambers – 10 N. Bemiston Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105 Applications and Plans available at www.claytonmo.gov/PendingApplications For further information contact Ryan Helle at 314-290-8450 or rhelle@claytonmo.gov

Minutes I. Roll Call

Present Steve Lichtenfeld, Chair Helen DiFate Jim Arsenault Blair Kweskin Jeff Morrisey Susan Buse, Council Representative

Absent Chris Brennan

Also in attendance Anna Krane, Director of Planning & Development Ryan Helle, Planner Stephanie Karr, City Attorney

II. Minutes – Regular meeting of 05/04/2026 Minutes were presented from the meeting on May 4th, 2026. Helen DiFate made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. Jim Arsenault seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

III. Open Forum No members of the audience elected to participate in the Open Forum.

IV. Business Matters

NEW BUSINESS 1. 950 Francis Place – Architectural Review Board – Signage (00:01:15) Consideration of a request by Chris DeHeer, Applicant, on behalf of Francis Place Group LLC, Owner, for review of a request for Sign Modification.

Ryan Helle provided a summary of the staff report with a recommendation to continue the application to allow for revisions. Mark Greenley was present on behalf of the application. The PC-ARB discussed the application with the project representative. Helen DiFate made a motion to approve as submitted. Jim Arsenault seconded the motion. The motion did not carry all votes opposed.

2. 221 Brighton Way – Architectural Review Board – Residential Addition (00:14:15) Consideration of a request by Zachary Roth, Applicant/Owner, for review of design and materials associated with a residential addition.

Jim Arsenault seconded the motion. The motion did not carry all votes opposed.

2. 221 Brighton Way – Architectural Review Board – Residential Addition (00:14:15) Consideration of a request by Zachary Roth, Applicant/Owner, for review of design and materials associated with a residential addition.

Ryan Helle provided a summary of the staff report with a recommendation to approve with the following conditions:

encroachment of 3 feet. Zachary Roth was present on behalf of the application. The PC-ARB discussed the application with the project representative. Helen DiFate made a motion to continue the application. Jim Arsenault seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

3. 123 North Forsyth Boulevard – Site Plan Review– New Single-Family (00:45:46) Consideration of a request by Toni Kaufer, Applicant/Owner, for extension of a previous Site Plan Review approval

4. 123 North Forsyth Boulevard – Architectural Review – New Single-Family (00:45:46) Consideration of a request by Toni Kaufer, Applicant/Owner, for extension of previous Architectural Review approval.

Items 3 and 4 were considered jointly. Ryan Helle provided a summary of the staff reports with the following recommendations. • To approve a three month extension of Site Plan Review with the following conditions:

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