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Planning commission rejects request to convert Richmond'area grocery to restaurant after neighbors oppose change
Summary
The commission voted 6-0 to disapprove a conditional use authorization to convert a neighborhood grocery at 201 Nineteenth Avenue to a restaurant, citing community opposition, potential loss of neighborhood-serving retail and unresolved tenant/landlord disputes.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to disapprove a conditional use authorization for a change of use from a grocery store to a restaurant at 201 Nineteenth Avenue. David Weisglass, Planning Department staff, said the department had received three letters of support and 34 letters of opposition plus petitions totaling hundreds of signatures; on balance staff recommended disapproval, finding the change of use "not compatible with the general plan, nor…
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