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Planning board recommends approval for Social Kitchen & Bar outdoor enclosure pending variance or design change
Summary
The Birmingham Planning Board on Jan. 20 recommended that the City Commission approve a special land use permit and final site plan and design review for Social Kitchen & Bar at 225 East Maple, conditioned on either removing the proposed outdoor enclosure or obtaining a variance.
The Birmingham Planning Board on Jan. 20 recommended that the City Commission approve both a special land use permit and a final site plan and design review application for Social Kitchen & Bar, 225 East Maple, with conditions requiring either removal of the proposed enclosure or a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals and compliance with city department requests.
Planning staff presented the application as an amendment limited to outdoor dining. Nick Dupuy, planning department staff, said the application keeps the restaurant’s existing indoor seating, rooftop and façade unchanged and focuses solely on replacing an existing vinyl/isinglass enclosure with an aluminum pergola-style structure, polycarbonate roof…
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