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Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Agenda (amended)

Approves Conditional Use for Apothecary Ale House at 227 Spruce Street, unanimous

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What happened

The Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals approved a conditional use permit for Apothecary Ale House at 227 Spruce Street (CON 26-026) to add a full liquor license, and granted three variances: VAR 26-024 (Kevin Farrell/Donna DeWitt, 451 Winsley Street) for enclosing an existing fro…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Morgantown, WV
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 20, 2026
Decisions
7 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Meeting Summary

The Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals approved a conditional use permit for Apothecary Ale House at 227 Spruce Street (CON 26-026) to add a full liquor license, and granted three variances: VAR 26-024 (Kevin Farrell/Donna DeWitt, 451 Winsley Street) for enclosing an existing fro…

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Key Decisions (7)

Approved

Conditional Use for Apothecary Ale House at 227 Spruce Street

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Tabled

Variance for Advantage Health at 699 Borough Street

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Variance for Kevin Farrell at 451 Winsley Street

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Development Activity (6)

Apothecary Ale House liquor expansion at 227 Spruce Street

Commercial

Advantage Health parking variance at 699 Borough Street

Commercial

Front porch enclosure at 451 Winsley Street

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

Downtown Morgantown storefronts are seeing successful revitalization, with operators like…

Housing Demand

Board members and the mayor repeatedly cited a lack of…

Sentiment

Officials and applicants expressed strong frustration with Morgantown's convoluted zoning…

Who Spoke (15)

Board MemberApplicant · 2Applicant's Rep · 2Public · 5

On the record: a board member, 2 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, and 5 members of the public.

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