The Perryville board of aldermen presented further updates on first reading to its ordinance on the regulations of potential data centers during its August 18 meeting.
According to meeting notes from city administrator Brent Buerck, the newest version of the ordinance, which will once again not be the final version and will be subject to further amendments, includes several things requested during the public comment period on August 4. New restrictions added include, requiring a lighting plan, stormwater pollution and prevention plan, environmental impact assessment, a written letter of support from PCSD #32 School Board, sewage treatment, fire protection, and the requirement to be at least 500 feet from any residential structure, childcare, or work centers for developmentally disabled (in addition to being only located in the industrial park).
More public comments on the issue were made, and the board made note of them to add to future iterations of the ordinance.
The board, in partnership with the Economic Development Agency, hosted a public presentation on the ordinance at Robinson event center on August 25. Further coverage of this presentation will be in next week’s edition.
Elsewhere in the meeting, a new city employee, license and permit clerk Kaylee Emmendorfer, was introduced, and several consent and agenda items were passed.
A request from a citizen for a study regarding downtown stoplights was passed. According to Buereck’s notes, the citizen approached the board with concerns about downtown traffic light patterns, specifically the downtown use of “red light/green light” on Saturday mornings. According to Buerck’s notes, in the past, this light set up was necessary as business was conducted downtown on Saturday mornings, but many businesses no longer keep weekend hours. The request is to consider whether it would make sense to have the traffic signals operate on the Saturday schedule (i.e., blinking red) throughout the entire day. This will officially request the Police Department to conduct a traffic study and make a recommendation to the Board of Aldermen.
An invoice from Pollock landscaping was approved, regarding their project that replaced the tornado-damaged scoreboard structure at Veteran’s Memorial Field by constructing a new scoreboard adjacent to the current one. In accordance with the Board’s prior direction, the old scoreboard was donated and picked up by the Biehle Social Club.
A preliminary engineering report by Baer Engineering for the St. Marys Lake Lift Station project was approved. The proposed project will install a new lift station and associated infrastructure to support new residential and eventually perhaps commercial developments in the geographic area generally between T-Road and I-55.
A request from Perryville Advancement to utilize the Downtown Plaza for an ice rink was approved.
Five amendments to ordinances to the city municipal code were passed on second reading.
An amendment to Title 2, Chapter 2.08, Section 2.08.040 of the Perryville Municipal Code relative to Bond requirements passed.
An amendment to Title 2, Chapter 2.88, Section 2.88.755 of the Perryville Municipal Code relative to Military Leave passed, increasing paid military leave from 120 hours to 160 hours for government employees in accordance with Missouri House Bill 2593, Section 105.270.1. This new law will go into effect on August 28.
An amendment to Title 8, Section 8.16, Section 8.16.140 relative to Collection of limbs and related debris passed.
An amendment to Title 10, Chapter 10.20, Section 10.20.020 of the Perryville Municipal Code relative to Prohibited parking places enumerated passed. This prohibits vehicular parking in the front yards of homes throughout the city, while rear and side yards are acceptable.
An amendment to Title 18, Chapter 18.01 of the Perryville Municipal Code relative to the Regulation of Sign and Location passed. According to Buerck’s notes, this amendment corrects an oversight where sign faces were previously restricted to 100 square feet, which is much less than industry norms in commercial areas. The amendment will allow 330 square feet instead, but only up to 10% of the building’s front.
