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Council approves special-use permit for small bar and video gaming at 717 North State Street with conditions
Summary
Belvidere aldermen approved a conditioned special-use permit allowing a small indoor entertainment area with video gaming at 717 N. State St.; council members raised concerns about a bar inside a gas-station property and limited the permit by footprint and site plan conditions.
The Belvidere City Council on May 4 approved Ordinance 761H granting a special-use permit for an indoor commercial entertainment area with video gaming at 717 North State Street. The permit was conditioned to confine the authorized activities to a specified portion of the building and to require compliance with other codes and ordinances.
Alderman Hoynes led concerns about the proposal’s public-safety…
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