The owners of a 160-year-old wine bar on Olive Boulevard need a two-thirds supermajority of the Chesterfield City Council to keep their business open past 4 p.m. They'll get that chance on Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m. at Chesterfield City Hall.

Bill No. 3591, which would let Old House at Hog Hollow at 14319 Olive Blvd. extend restaurant and retail hours to 7 p.m., appeared on the June 15 City Council agenda for its first reading. The second reading and final vote is scheduled for the July 20 meeting at 690 Chesterfield Parkway West.

The supermajority bar exists because the Planning Commission rejected the request 4-2 on March 23, and the Planning & Public Works Committee voted 3-1 on June 4 to recommend keeping existing restrictions. Under the city's Unified Development Code, overruling the Planning Commission requires a two-thirds vote of the full Council.

Ward I Councilmember A.J. Moll, the lone PPW dissenter, posted on X on June 5 that he supported "a compromise to allow the Old House in Hog Hollow to operate until 7pm."

Under ordinances dating to 1993, the restaurant must close at 4 p.m. and retail at 6 p.m., with all activity confined indoors on the 2-acre property. Owners Scott and Shelley Ririe say those hours are not financially sustainable. They are also requesting outdoor patio dining but have withdrawn any request for outdoor music.

General Manager Angie LaRosa White spoke at the June 1 Council meeting and invited councilmembers to visit the establishment. Residents Lynne Strasser of Whitebrook Drive and Warren Stemme of Springbriar Drive also spoke in support that evening.

Opposition has come primarily from residents of the Spyglass subdivision directly behind the property, who raised concerns about parking overflow, noise, and car headlights at the March 23 Planning Commission hearing. At that same hearing, Phil Strasser, an employee who lives on Whitebrook Drive, told commissioners that police had visited the property 10 to 12 times over the previous 10 months.

This isn't the Riries' first attempt. In 2022, they tried to rezone the property to Planned Commercial and failed 0-8 at both the Planning Commission and City Council. This time, they are asking only for the hour extension within the existing landmark framework.

Residents who want to weigh in can attend the July 20 City Council meeting at 7 p.m. or contact their ward councilmember before the vote.