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Applicant for 309 Marketplace LLC outlines plan for multi-vendor marketplace with limited alcohol service; first reading held
Summary
At a Nov. 3 public hearing, petitioner Seth Minter described 309 Marketplace LLC as a multi-vendor indoor market at 129 North Randolph with a designated, limited bar area for event-driven service; city held the required first reading of an ordinance to create a Class D liquor license and scheduled further review.
The City of Macomb held a public hearing on Nov. 3 over an ordinance to create a Class D liquor license for 309 Marketplace LLC at 129 North Randolph Street. The petitioner, introduced to the council as Seth Minter, described the business as an indoor marketplace with vendor stalls and a small, designated area for customers to have a drink while they shop.
Minter told the council the marketplace will occupy the former nostalgia building and that the owners planned a Nov. 8 grand opening. He said the marketplace currently has 28 vendors committed and that they are planning selective event-driven service from a wrapped bar area that seats about 10 stools. Typical hours said by the petitioner are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on most days, Sundays 12 to 5 p.m. during the holidays, with extended hours for special events; holiday-weekend hours could extend to 9 p.m. on certain nights.
City staff outlined the Class D license provisions during the hearing, saying it allows sales between 11 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until midnight Friday and Saturday, that an optional supplementary Class SS exists but had not been applied for, and that servers must have BASSET certification and no one under 18 may remain in the bar area.
The city attorney said background investigations of principals and the resident manager had been conducted and that no law-enforcement issues or written protests had been received. Council held the required first reading of the ordinance; the attorney said the item would return for further consideration at the Committee of the Whole and a future council meeting.
Next steps: the council will review the license application and related materials at upcoming Committee of the Whole and council meetings before a final decision.
