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k" REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 04/11/11 Item No.: 7.c City Manager Approval Item Description: Set a Public Hearing to Consider Amending City Code Chapter 302 to Allow for a Brewery and Off-Sale Retailing Liquor License 2 At t from he March 2 81 2011 City Council meeting, the Council received a formal request fr Pour Decisions 3 Brewing Company, LLC; a prospective business which desires to set up a small production brewery that 4, distributes products to retail locations. As proposed, the brewery would produce less than 3,500 barrels of 5 malt liquor per year in accordance with State Statute 340A.301 (See Attachment) which establishes a 6 separate regulatory category for smaller breweries. In an effort to build interest in their products they also "7 seek the ability to sell their finished product in a retail setting. 9 The owners have been in contact with the City's Planning Staff to ensure that they will meet all zoning 110 requirements. However, the presence of an off-sale retail component triggers the need for a local liquor 11 license under City Code Chapter 302 (See Attachment). 12 13 City Code allows for five types of liquor licenses including; on-sale, on-sale wine, club, special Sunday, 14, and off-sale. Currently there is not a specific category for breweries or brew pubs. As a result, the 15 proposed brewery would fall under the off-sale liquor license category. City Code further limits the 116 number of off-sale liquor licenses to a maximum often — all of which are currently in use. The applicant is 1 ��7 seeking a means to obtain a liquor license either through the creation of a new category for his business 11 111",,'11 type or by increasing the allowable off-sale licenses. 119 2o The City Council has considered requests to increase the allowable off-sale licenses in 2005 and 2008. In 2 i both cases the Council chose to leave the current self-imposed limit of 10 intact. 22 POLICY OBJECTIVE 23 Although there are some State-imposed restrictions with regard to off-sale locations, municipalities have 24, discretion in how many liquor licenses it issues. While the City has historically limited the number of off - 2°:: sale establishments, it does not place limits on other establishments that serve alcohol. 27 Unlike previous requests for additional licenses geared towards traditional-type liquor stores, this request is 2,,, associated with a type of business that currently is not in Roseville. This may or may not be a consideration 29 for the Council. 30 31 Page I of 4