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Board approves use variance for 163 Ann Street NE with conditions
Summary
The Grand Rapids City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a use variance for 163 Ann Street NE to allow a professional office and similarly low‑intensity commercial uses on the first floor, with the second floor remaining residential. Approval included conditions on signage and a requirement that the owner notify planning before a tenant change.
The Grand Rapids City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a use variance for 163 Ann Street Northeast on a motion finding the property’s long‑standing commercial storefront and corner orientation meet the variance standards.
Planning staff told the board the two‑story building sits in the Creston neighborhood within a compact‑neighborhood future land‑use area and that, under the requested use variance, the property would meet parking requirements. Staff said a professional office use requires five parking spaces and the apartment on the second floor…
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