ST. CHARLES COUNTY — A developer's hope to build 470 homes west of Lake Saint Louis hit a stumbling block on Wednesday as the county's zoning board was deadlocked on the plan to transform a farm into the county's newest subdivision.

Plans for the project, “ Trailside Farms ,” include 383 single-family homes and 87 townhomes spread across 200 acres of farmland south of Highway N in a rural but fast-growing region of St. Charles County.

Nearby residents complained on Wednesday that the development would bring largely dense housing that takes away from the area's rural nature. They worried about traffic congestion on Highway N, water pressure and how these new homes could potentially overcrowd nearby schools in the Wentzville School District.

"We're basically turning St. Charles County i

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