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• A Zoning Code Amendment to allow microbreweries and micro distilleries as conditionally permitted uses in the B-4 District. • A City Code Amendment to add a taproom on-sale liquor license • A City Code Amendment to add a microbrewery off-sale liquor license • A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate your microbrewery and micro distillery at 1160 Red Fox Road. The zoning amendment is necessary for me to achieve my goal. My main goal is to do retail; a brewer or distiller cannot retail anything that is not produced on the premises. Retail in an industrial area doesn't work as well as in a retail area. This area represents my best chance of success. The tap room license restricts issuance to brewers and only allows the consumption of product produced on the premises. It is a very specific license which is why so many communities are "waiving" the food requirement. This is in the public interest because of the potential economic growth. The Brewers Association recently released strong mid-year numbers for America's small and independent craft brewers. Dollar sales were up 14 percent in the first half of 2012, while volume of craft brewed beer sold jumped 12 percent during that same time period. There has been more than 15 microbreweries start up in the Twin Cities in the last several years. The City of Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan states a goal of"Economic Development and Redevelopment— Promote the development, redevelopment, and maintenance of a viable, innovative, and diverse business environment serving Arden Hills and the metropolitan area." This proposed Brewstillery meets all of those criteria with the added benefit of being unique. There are no other brewstilleries in the state of Minnesota. Hours of operation of the tap room will coincide with the restrictions of any business with an off-sale license. With these restrictions is mind, Bent Brewstillery tap room hours will be as follows: 4pm - 10pm Thursday and Friday 3pm — 10pm Saturday The building has approximately 65 parking spaces associated with the 6 separate "bays". There are approximately 54 additional parking spaces between this building and the next. There is a memorandum of understanding for the shared use of these additional spaces. The tap room hours of operation only slightly overlap the nearby businesses' hours of operation, therefore, the available parking will be more than adequate for the expected daily visitations. Public capacity of the tap room will be 50-70, with an average hourly rate of 10 people at any give time. The impact on existing traffic is expected to be marginal to medium. The initial target customers will be commuters and shoppers that are already in the area to visit nearby businesses.