Shelbyville Beer Board denies on‑premise beer permit for vendor at 124 Sunlight Road

The Shelbyville Beer Board on Tuesday voted to deny an application by Jamie Aguana for an on‑premise beer permit for a vendor space at 124 Sunlight Road after board members said required health and building approvals remained incomplete despite multiple extensions.

Board members said the permit packet lacked signoffs the board requires from the health department and building/codes, and that the use at the flea‑market style site raised unresolved site‑plan and vendor‑licensing questions. A motion to deny carried; board members said Aguana may reapply once outstanding approvals are complete.

The application, first filed in late May 2024 according to board staff, drew extended discussion about whether the vendor area at the flea market should be treated like a restaurant or a food stall. Board staff and planners told the board that the flea market was treated as a single site address and that individual tenant addresses and inspections were not automatic. Planning staff and the health department told the board they had not delivered the three signatures the board requires (health, building/codes, fire) for the current configuration.

Applicant Jamie Aguana, speaking through a translator, said utilities and electrical work had been completed and inspected and that the trailer originally used at the site had been moved. Aguana said, “we got the water, the sewer, the electrical, everything, and it's inspected,” and asked for clearer guidance on what additional paperwork was needed.

Board members and staff repeatedly told Aguana the outstanding item was a health permit and related signatures. Health‑department inspection and a food permit remained unresolved; the board noted previous extensions and said it would no longer continue the matter without complete documentation. One board member summarized the board’s position: “we've given you guys a lot of time,” and moved to deny the application without further contingencies; the motion carried.

Planning director (noted at the meeting) and the health inspector, Jeremy Williams, were referenced during the discussion as having inspected elements of the site but not having completed the paperwork the board requires. The board clarified that denial of the current application does not prevent a future application once the applicant secures the required permits and signatures.

The board recorded the denial without a roll‑call vote recorded in the minutes; staff told the applicant she could reapply after resolving the missing approvals.