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East Lansing planning staff and applicant brief commission on LandShark special-use request to expand alcohol service
Summary
Applicant Joe David asked the Planning Commission to approve a special-use permit to increase the LandSharkfrom 212 to 270 occupants; staff said the item will return for formal action at the June 25 meeting after outstanding building, plumbing and fire-code conditions are addressed.
The Planning Commission opened a public hearing June 11 on a special-use permit application from Joe David to expand indoor bar and dining alcohol service at the LandShark, 101 E. Grand River Ave., seeking to raise the occupancy allowance from 212 to 270. Planning staff described discrepancies between prior administrative approvals and the special-use permitting process and said staff is vetting remaining building- and life-safety conditions before the commission will act.
The change matters because the property is zoned B-3, City Center Commercial, and expansions of alcohol service or of patron capacity require review through the special-use process. Lisa Reitner of the planning department said the business existed before the citysaid it had a…
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