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Commission legalizes fourth dwelling at 855 Butterworth, waives two parking spaces

Grand Rapids Planning Commission · September 25, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission approved a special land use to legalize an already‑occupied fourth dwelling unit at 855 Butterworth, granting a waiver of two required parking spaces and requiring the owner to bring the unit to current code via building permits.

The Planning Commission on Sept. 25 approved a request to establish a fourth dwelling unit at 855 Butterworth SW and granted a waiver of two required parking spaces.

Staff told the commission the 8,378‑square‑foot lot historically contained three certified units and that an additional ground‑floor unit had been created at some point without permits; the property…

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