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February 17, 2026 — Meeting Transcript

This is a transcript of the Clayton Planning Commission / Architectural Review Board meeting held February 17, 2026. It records roll call, approval of minutes from February 2, public open forum (no speakers), and a staff presentation and discussion of a site plan and architectural review for 6500 Forsyth (WashU South 40 campus) describing demolition and construction of a new dormitory with 600 beds, site area (~224,000 sq ft), density (86.8 beds/acre compared with a 94 beds/acre maximum), and impervious coverage changing from 46.1% to 46.5%. The excerpts also include commissioner comments on materials, campus open space and connections, zoning/implementation guidance, and a note that presentation materials will be posted on the Engage Clayton website.
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Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Planned Commission ARB for February 17th. If you have any electronic devices, please silence them at this time. And before we get started, we'd like to welcome Jeff Morrisey. He's the newest appointee to the Planned Steve Lichtenfeld. Here. Helen DeFayt. Here. Jim Arsenault. Here. Claire Cuspin. Here. Jeff Morrisey. Here. Susan Buse. Here. Okay, we have minutes from the previous meeting on February 2nd. Are there any corrections? Seeing none, do we have a motion? I move to approve as submitted. Second. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Okay. We'll move on. The first item, this is the open forum session. If anyone wants to speak on an item not on tonight's agenda, raise your hand. And if so, you should have filled out a card previously. I see no hands. No hands on mine either. Okay. Then we'll move on to a new business, and that's 6500 Forsyth, both site plan and architectural review. So we'll begin with the staff report. beginning with the site plan review. This project consists of about 224,000 square feet of the WashU South 40 campus and is governed by the South 40 Overlay District. You would see the demolition of several structures and the construction of a new dormitory with 600 beds, amenity space, and service spaces. The district requires a maximum density of 94 beds per acre and the proposal would measure 86.8 beds per acre meeting the requirement. Impervious coverage would increase from 46.1 to 46.5%.

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