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Planning commission approves expanded convenience store, alcohol sales and transparency waivers at 2411 Burton St. SE
Summary
The Grand Rapids City Planning Commission approved Eli Abdu’s request to rebuild a convenience store and continue package beer and wine sales at 2411 Burton Street SE, allowing reduced window transparency on two sides and other conditions tied to CPTED and operations.
The Grand Rapids City Planning Commission on Jan. 23 approved a special land use and site plan for Eli’s Breton Village (applicant Eli Abdu) to rebuild an existing convenience store and continue the sale of beer and wine for off‑site consumption at 2411 Burton Street Southeast.
The commission’s resolution approved alcohol sales in the new building, authorized reduced exterior transparency on the north and east elevations, and attached conditions requiring adherence to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) standards, a visible cash‑register window, and limits on the amount of alcohol display shown on the submitted floor plan.
Why it matters: The property sits at the northeast corner of Bridal Road and Burton Street in a commercial corridor the city’s 2024 community master plan designates a community activity center. The applicant is demolishing an existing roughly 900–920 square‑foot store and replacing it with a larger convenience store (applicant…
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