Title
Amending Legislative Code § 65.774 (c) pertaining to standards and conditions for malt liquor production in Traditional Neighborhood and Business districts.
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WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes an increasing trend towards small, local commercial breweries; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the zoning code's present standards may be unnecessarily burdensome to the evolving small-scale commercial brewing industry and the entrepreneurs who need zoning approvals from the City in order to establish small-scale commercial breweries; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to support the growth of small, local commercial breweries; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.357, Subd. 2(b), the Council desires to amend the zoning ordinance for the purpose of facilitating the growth of small, local commercial breweries, following the procedure for adopting ordinances under section 6.05 of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2013, the Council referred to the planning commission for study, report, and recommendation the proposed amendment to Leg. Code § 65.774 as set forth below pursuant to Minn. Stat. §340A.301, Subd. 6b; now therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN
Section 1
That Legislative Code Sec. 65.774, entitled "malt liquor production," is hereby amended to read as follows:
Standards and conditions in traditional neighborhood and business districts.
(a) In traditional neighborhood and B2 business districts, a conditional use permit is required for such uses with more than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of floor area to ensure size and design compatibility with the particular location.
(b) Fewer than five thousand (5,000) barrels of malt liquor shall be produced in a year.
(c) The malt liquor shall not be sold to customers for consumption on the site where
manufactured.
Section 2.
This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication.