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Board denies Cherry Hill Market’s request to add package liquor sales near Cherry Park
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals denied Cherry Hill Market’s request to expand a non‑conforming convenience store to include package liquor (SDD) at 721–723 Cherry St SE, citing likely substantial detriment to adjacent residential uses and Cherry Park and neighborhood opposition.
The Grand Rapids Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny Cherry Hill Market’s request to expand its non‑conforming convenience‑store use to include package liquor sales at 721–723 Cherry Street Southeast.
Planning staff walked the board through a decades‑long variance history for the property, noting that the site was rezoned from commercial to residential in 1948 and that alcohol (beer and wine) sales trace to a 1986 change. The applicant requested local approval to sell package liquor under a state SDD license; staff said the Michigan Liquor Control Commission had already issued an SDD license but local zoning approval was still required to sell in the neighborhood.
Attorney Michael Brown…
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