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Kentwood Commission approves conditional rezoning for Venue 32 to allow pavilion
Summary
The Kentwood City Commission approved a conditional rezoning to expand Venue 32 by 0.7 acres to permit a pavilion and associated uses under conditions carried from a 2017 approval, including limits on restaurants, lodging and amplified outdoor sound.
The Kentwood City Commission voted to conditionally rezone roughly 0.7 acres at 3220 32nd Street from single-family residential (R1-B) to C4 office to allow a pavilion and related event uses, with the conditions that no restaurant or bar serving the general public operate on-site, no overnight lodging would be allowed, events would end by midnight and outdoor amplified sound would be prohibited.
Planning staff said the application seeks to extend an existing 2017 conditional rezoning to a smaller parcel on the same property, and that the planning commission had recommended approval under the same restrictions. The applicant, who identified the plan to construct a pavilion and expand some parking, told commissioners the site is designed to accommodate up to 200 people and that required parking currently exceeds minimums.
Commissioners asked how parking would be handled during larger events; the applicant said expansion is possible and that, at times, patrons park on grass but staff will seek quotes for excavation and formal parking improvements. Planning staff clarified that the conditions are voluntary restrictions tied to the rezoning and would govern future use of the parcel.
The hearing record showed no members of the public spoke in opposition during the public hearing. On a motion from Commissioner Tyson with support from Commissioner Moore, the commission closed the public hearing and approved the rezoning by roll-call vote.
The approval carries the stated conditions from the applicant’s 2017 action; the commission did not change those restrictions. The ordinance and case number were identified in the public materials as case 3-26. The next procedural step is standard ordinance processing per city rules.
