TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, ICMA - CM, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Scott Shuford, Director, Planning and Code Enforcement Services
DATE: June 26, 2017
RE:
Title
Amendment to City Code Chapter 30 to define and classification of brewpub, microbrewery and related uses and use-specific standards as appropriate
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
? Safe and Secure Community - Be a safe and secure community.
? Diverse and Viable Economy - Have a strong, diverse and local viable economy.
? High Quality Built Environment - Be designed to include vibrant focal points, unique neighborhoods that are of high quality and effective infrastructure.
? Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate - Be a highly desirable place to live, work, and recreate with thriving neighborhoods, and high quality of life for all residents.
? Citizen Engagement and Partnerships - Develop and maintain strong community connections.
Executive Summary:
As part of creating stronger or new activity centers downtown, three recent studies (ULI TAP, Main Street, and Cultural Arts) all encouraged more craft-based bars or production facilities like brewpubs. The focused effort to develop effective standards for bars downtown began with a Council request last October to encourage new opportunities but manage the negative impacts. Planning and Code Enforcement, Police, and City Attorney staff members worked with stakeholder groups to clearly identify the issues and impacts. At the July 5th work session, staff summarized findings, including that live entertainment was one of the most important factors in managing negative impacts of bars and similar uses. Staff presented an approach to manage entertainment and recommendations for brewpubs and similar uses at the June 5th work session.
Following the Council work session, staff finalized an amendment for Planning Commission consideration on June 20. The ...
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