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Board upholds Planning Department letter of determination on Walgreens alcohol sales
Summary
The Board upheld the Planning Department's letter that classifies multiple Walgreens stores as 'other retail' and allows accessory alcohol sales under the planning code (up to 15% of gross floor area) in a 3–1 vote, with one commissioner recused; neighborhood groups had asked for conditional use hearings.
The Board of Appeals considered an appeal by Patricia Vahi and neighborhood groups challenging a Planning Department letter of determination (LOD) that classified 12 Walgreens locations as a retail use that may carry alcohol sales as an accessory grocery use up to 15% of the gross floor area.
Appellants urged the Board to require conditional‑use hearings for individual Walgreens locations, arguing the LOD treated diverse neighborhood contexts the same way…
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