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Minutes
Regular Meeting
October 13,2015
1. Call to order
Chair Rotty called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm
Members Present: Rotty,Franceschelli ,Bjorge,Rich,Kuyper
Members Absent: None
Also Present: Planning Manager Tony Wippler
2. Approval of Minutes
a) Motion by Rich second by Bjorge to approve the minutes of September 9,2015. Vote: 4-0-
1 (Kuyper Abstained),Motion Carried.
3. Chair Rotty opened the public hearings
a) Ordinance amending Title 3, Chapter 12, of the Farmington City Code concerning on-
sale liquor_ Planning Manager Wippler shared the proposed ordinance with the
commission. The ordinance adds the requirement that a license be submitted and approved
for a Cocktail Room,Brewpub,and a Taproom. Also,this ordinance corrects the outdated
citation of Minnesota Statutes 340 to the new Section 340A. This ordinance also allows for
potential issuance of a license for off-sale for a Cocktail Room,Brewpub and Taproom.
Motion by Franceschelli second by Kuyper to close the public hearing. APIF,Motion
Carried. Motion by Franceschelli second by Kuyper to recommend approval and forward to
the City Council for action.APIF,Motion Carried.
b) An ordinance amending Title 10,Chapter 2 of the Farmington City Code defining
brewery,small brewery, brewpub,cocktail room ,distillery,microdistillery, and
taproom—Planning Manager Wippler noted that the ordinance amends Title 10, Chapter 2
of the City Code adding the following zoning definitions:
• BREWERY: A facility that produces beer, ale or other beverages made from malt by
fermentation and containing not less than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume.
• BREWERY, SMALL: A brewery that produces not more than twenty thousand(20,000)barrels
of malt liquor in a calendar year as regulated by Minnesota Statutes,as may be amended.
• BREWPUB: A small brewery with a restaurant use operated on the same premises as the
brewery.
• COCKTAIL ROOM: An area for the on-sale consumption of distilled spirits on the premises of
or abutting a microdistillery and in common ownership to the producer,which may include sales
of beverages produced and packaged at the microdistillery for off-premises consumption as may
be allowed by Minnesota Statutes, as may be amended.
• DISTILLERY: A facility that produces ethyl alcohol,hydrated oxide ethyl, spirits of wine,
whiskey,rum,brandy, gin, or other distilled spirits,including all dilutions and mixtures thereof
for nonindustrial use.
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• MICRODISTILLERY: A distillery producing premium,distilled spirits in total quantity not to
exceed forty thousand (40,000)proof gallons in a calendar year as regulated by Minnesota
Statutes,as may be amended.
• TAPROOM: An area for the on-sale consumption of malt liquor produced by the brewer for
consumption on the premises of a brewery or on an abutting property in common ownership of
the brewer,which may include sales of malt liquor produced and packaged at the brewery for off
premises consumption as allowed by Minnesota Statutes, as may be amended.
Motion by Rich second by Bjorge to close the public hearing. APIF,Motion Carried.
Motion by Bjorge second by Franceschelli to recommend approval and forward to the City
Council for action. APIF,Motion Carried.
c) An ordinance amending various zoning districts concerning breweries,small breweries,
distilleries,microdistilleries,taprooms,and cocktail rooms-Planning Manager Wippler
noted the ordinance places breweries, small breweries,distilleries,and microdistilleries as
permitted uses within the B-2 (Downtown Business),B-3 (Heavy Business),IP (Industrial
Park),and I-1 (Industrial)zoning districts. Additionally,this ordinance lists cocktail rooms
and taprooms as conditional uses in the aforementioned zoning districts. It should be noted
that cocktail rooms and taprooms would only be allowed as an accessory to a microdistillery
(cocktail room) and brewery/small brewery(taproom). State Statute requires that cocktail
rooms and taprooms either be on the premises of the microdistillery or brewery/small
brewery or on an adjacent property owned by the distiller or brewer. Motion by
Franceschelli second by Bjorge to close the public hearing. APIF,Motion Carried.
Motion by Kuyper second by Franceschelli to recommend approval and forward to the City
Council for action. APIF,Motion Carried.
d) An ordinance amending various zoning districts concerning brewpubs--Planning
Manager Wippler indicated that the ordinance amends various zoning districts to address
brewpubs as an allowed use. The ordinance places brewpubs as a conditional use within the
B-1 (Highway Business),B-2(Downtown Business), SSC(Spruce Street Commercial),
Business/Commercial Flex, and the MUCR(Mixed Use Commercial/Residential).Motion
by Kuyper second by Rich to close the public hearing. APIF,Motion Carried. Motion by
Rich second by Franceschelli to recommend approval and forward to the City Council for
action. APIF,Motion Carried.
e) An ordinance amending Title 7,Chapter 2 of the City Code as it relates to offensive
business.—Planning Manager Wippler noted that the ordinance removes brewery and
distillery from the list of unlawful businesses. Motion by Kuyper second by Francheschelli
to close the public hearing. APIF,Motion Carried. Motion by Franceschelli second by
Kuyper to recommend approval and forward to the City Council for action, APIF,Motion
carried.
4. Adjourn -Motion by Kuyper second by Bjorge to adjourn at 7:34PM. APIF,Motion Carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Sue Miller
Administrative Assistant
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