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Council approves two liquor-license waiver petitions for Capital Grille and an axe parlor (7–0)
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Summary
Livonia City Council unanimously approved waiver petitions that allow a Capital Grille location and an ax-throwing venue to obtain class C and SDM liquor licenses and waivers from spacing rules; council added a waiver for separation from a nearby church for the ax parlor.
The Livonia City Council unanimously approved two waiver petitions that clear regulatory hurdles for new restaurants and hospitality businesses to operate with alcohol sales.
Item 12 granted waiver-use approval for Capital Grille (petition 2026-02-02-06) at 17117 North Laurel Park Drive, including two resolutions to permit on-premises class C and packaged-sales SDM licenses and to waive spacing requirements; petitioner Patrick Howe said the license would be transferred from Allen Park and estimated roughly 150 jobs associated with the location.
Item 13 approved a waiver petition for an axe-throwing venue (petition 2026-02-02-09) at 15970 Middlebelt Road. Council approved the two required resolutions and added a third resolution waiving a 400-foot separation requirement from a church to allow the tenant’s planned opening. Council discussed and confirmed that a performance bond and parking-improvement stipulations were addressed in the resolution language.
All votes on the resolutions related to items 12 and 13 were recorded 7–0.
