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Board approves driveway paving across vacated alley between 804 and 808 Chestnut
Summary
The zoning board approved a variance permitting owners of 804 and 808 Chestnut to pave across a vacated alley to create a wider shared approach, after the applicants supplied written permission and neighbors confirmed use of the two-track access.
The Big Rapids Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing property owners at 804 and 808 Chestnut to pave a driveway approach that spans a vacated alley between the two parcels.
The applicants asked the board to allow paving beyond the standard residential driveway width so the approach would provide a finished concrete surface from curb to curb. Planning staff explained the alley had been vacated years earlier; the strip remains used as a shared two‑track access and contains utilities, including a sewer line. Staff told the…
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