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Community board recommends denial of downtown retail liquor store conditional use permit
Summary
The Community Development Board voted to recommend denial of WCUP 25‑05, a conditional use permit for a retail business proposing to sell hard liquor on Central Avenue, concluding the use is incompatible with neighborhood character and community standards.
The Whitefish Community Development Board voted to recommend denial of WCUP 25‑05, a conditional use permit for a retail shop that would sell hard liquor, after members said the proposed use is incompatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Board members debated whether the city could lawfully deny the permit given state authority over liquor licensing, and whether the building’s retail-only proposal matched the “cabaret” exception historically used to allow restaurants with limited alcohol service. “This is a retail shop with hard alcohol. And because we didn't specifically say bars and lounges also are exempt … the CUP on this doesn't work for me,” a board member said during deliberations. The…
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