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October 20, 2025 — Meeting Minutes
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MINUTES CITY PLAN COMMISSION/ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD October 20, 2025 CITY HALL CHAMBERS/ZOOM MEETING
The City Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board of the City of Clayton, Missouri, met on the above date at 5:30 p.m. at the CITY HALL CHAMBERS/via ZOOM meeting. Upon roll call, the following responded:
PRESENT Steve Lichtenfeld, Chair Helen DiFate Susan Buse, Aldermanic Representative Jim Arsenault Chris Brennan David Gipson, City Manager
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE Hobie Kropp, Planning Technician Ryan Helle, Planner Stephanie Karr, City Attorney
ABSENT Darren Van’t Hof
MINUTES Regular meeting of 10/06/2025
Minutes were presented from the meeting on October 6th. Helen DiFate made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. Susan Buse seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS 1. 500 South Hanley Road – Architectural Review – Commercial Addition & Exterior Alterations (00:00:50) Consideration of a request by Zoe Wang, Applicant/Architect, on behalf of Hanley Realty LLC, Owners, for review of design and materials associated with a commercial addition and exterior alterations.
Ryan Helle provided a summary of the staff report with a recommendation to select one of the options provided and approve as submitted. Gordon Spring, Owner, and Zoe Wang, Applicant/Architect, were present on behalf pf the applications. PC-ARB discussed the application with the project representatives. Helen DiFate made a motion to approve Option A with the condition that final materials be presented to staff for approval. Susan Buse seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS 1. 8015 Forsyth Boulevard – Architectural Review – Exterior Alteration (00:13:25) Consideration of a request by Dale Flanakin, Applicant, on behalf of Five Iron Golf, Tenant, for review of a proposed window covering.
The motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS 1. 8015 Forsyth Boulevard – Architectural Review – Exterior Alteration (00:13:25) Consideration of a request by Dale Flanakin, Applicant, on behalf of Five Iron Golf, Tenant, for review of a proposed window covering.
Ryan Helle provided a summary of the staff report with a recommendation to deny the application. Carleton Blood, Owner, and Dale Flanakin, Applicant, were present on behalf of the application. PC-ARB discussed the application with the project representatives. Helen DiFate made a motion to table the application a later date, and to allow for a temporary window covering for three months.
2. 8182 Maryland Avenue – Architectural Review – Signage (00:47:03) Consideration of a request by Kory Hannah, Applicant, on behalf of 8182 Maryland Associates, Owner, for review of design and materials of a proposed sign subdistrict.
Ryan Helle provided a summary of the staff report with a recommendation to approve with the following conditions:
not abut a private tenant space.