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Board tables multi-variance proposal for 1900 Will Avenue NW, asks for revised plans

Board of Zoning Appeals, Grand Rapids City · November 20, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Appeals tabled a request for five dimensional variances at 1900 Will Avenue NW to allow revised site plans and further review, citing insufficient traffic/turning evidence, concerns about alley access, residential buffers and the need to minimize variance scope.

The Grand Rapids City Board of Zoning Appeals on an unspecified date tabled a multi-variance request for 1900 Will Avenue Northwest, asking the applicant to work with city planning and return with revised plans or a narrower request.

Staff presented five dimensional variances sought to facilitate construction of a contractor’s building: shifting the building line along Will Avenue (proposed 61 feet from curb rather than the required 23 feet), shifting the line along Edwin Street, permitting access other than from the alley, allowing parking in a…

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