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Des Moines zoning board denies variance for proposed liquor store at 3921 E. 14th
Summary
The Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a variance and conditional-use request for Golden Dragon Liquors at 3921 East 14th Street after finding the applicant had not met the legal hardship test; the vote was 6–1.
The City of Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment on a 6–1 vote denied a request to allow a 12,000-square-foot tenant bay at 3921 East 14th Street to operate as a liquor store despite objections that the site lies within the ordinance’s 500-foot separation from a licensed child-care facility.
Staff planner Frank Dun Young recommended denial, saying the applicant had not met the city’s high legal standard for a variance. "Staff believes that the appellant has…
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