A request by Deutsches Haus organizers to build the much-anticipated private club on 1700 Moss Street will go before City Planning Commission officials Tuesday afternoon.

Deutsches Haus is asking for a conditional use to build a new structure in a two-family residential district bound by Moss Street, Esplanade Avenue and Parkview Place. The nonprofit German organization now owns the site, and is proposing a development that would replace an old building once located on South Galvez Street.

The old facility was appropriated for inclusion in the University Medical Center site, according to the preliminary city planning staff report submitted to the City Planning Commission.

The new building is a proposed 18,342-square foot, two-story structure that will face Moss Street. A large, multipurpose hall, kitchen facilities and classrooms would occupy the first floor, and members’ areas, restrooms and an outdoor balcony space would occupy the second.

The rest of the site would consist of a paved outdoor biergarten, a parking lot with 197 spaces, landscaped areas and a 3,500-square foot maintenance building on the Esplanade side of the lot, according to the preliminary report.

According to Deutsches Haus members, the facility would primarily be used to house membership meetings, social events and cultural gatherings. While most of the gatherings would be limited to members, the application notes that some events at the space, such as Oktoberfest celebrations, would be made open to the public.

City planning staff note that the club would qualify for conditional use because, like schools or churches, they “typically operate in a low-intensity manner that makes them appropriate for otherwise residential ares,” since they generally don’t produce large levels of noise, traffic or parking problems.

The preliminary report also states that the site is “well suited” for institutional use because of its location between City Park on one side and the Saint Louis Cemetery and Fair Grounds Race Course on the other. Those public properties create a “buffer” for most residents in the area, according to planning staff.

Despite the buffer, the CPC preliminary report notes that the Deutsches Haus operations would most impact immediately adjacent properties, which would “generate significant levels of activity, including outdoor activity, noise, traffic and demand for parking.”

Ultimately, the staff recommends approval of the conditional use. The City Planning Commission is slated to vote on the issue Tuesday at a meeting starting at 1:30 p.m.