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Newnan simplifies zoning categories for alcoholic beverage manufacturers; council adopts planning commission text amendment
Summary
The City of Newnan adopted a planning commission text amendment that classifies alcoholic beverage manufacturers by annual production volume rather than beverage type.
The Newnan City Council on June 17 adopted a planning commission recommendation to revise zoning language governing alcoholic beverage manufacturing. The amendment replaces the prior approach that separated manufacturers by beverage type and micro categories with a system that distinguishes classes by annual production volume.
Under the new text, a Class 1 manufacturer is defined as producing 15,000 barrels or less per year and Class 2 is defined as producing more than 15,000 barrels per year. City staff said the change simplifies zoning rules and aligns permitted locations by production capacity rather than beverage category. The planning commission recommended the text amendment after considering the changes; no members of the public spoke for or against the amendment during the council hearing. The council unanimously approved the planning commission recommendation and the ordinance amendment.
Why it matters: the change affects where distilleries, breweries and similar manufacturers can locate and may streamline permitting by establishing clear volume thresholds. The transcript did not include changes to specific parcel permissions or a list of parcels affected.
