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Michigan City BZA approves use variance for Dunes Coffee at 117 Willard Ave with conditions
Summary
The Michigan City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a use variance Feb. 10 permitting a drive-through neighborhood coffee shop (Dunes Coffee) at 117 Willard Ave, subject to planning conditions requiring pedestrian access, ADA parking, a screening wall and six bicycle spaces.
The Michigan City Board of Zoning Appeals voted Feb. 10 to approve a use variance for Dunes Coffee, a proposed drive-through neighborhood coffee shop at 117 Willard Avenue, with conditions required by the planning department and the board.
The board’s decision allows a modest drive-through operation in an area zoned B-1 (neighborhood business), where restaurants are permitted but drive-through service is not. Planning staff told the board the proposal meets the five legal standards for a use variance under the city zoning ordinance if certain conditions are included.
Doctor Edwards, representing planning staff, told the board she found the project compatible with surrounding properties and consistent with the comprehensive plan but identified required conditions.…
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