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Council approves special land use and liquor license for downtown Berkeley theater
Summary
The council unanimously approved a special land use request and an on‑premise development liquor license for Berkeley Entertainment LLC to operate a live theater at 2960/2990 12 Mile Road, subject to conditions requiring coordination for events expected to exceed 550 people.
The Berkeley City Council voted unanimously Dec. 15 to approve a special land use request for Berkeley Entertainment LLC to operate a live entertainment theater at the former Rite Aid location in downtown Berkeley and to grant the company an on‑premise development liquor license under the Michigan Liquor Control Code.
Planning staff (Kristen Kaplansky) told council that the planning commission recommended approval after a public hearing and that an engineering memo by Spalding DeDecker concluded the area has sufficient parking to support routine events up to about 550 attendees. Kaplansky said larger events (the applicant described occasional events up to 800…
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