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Planning Commission approves three on‑sale liquor conditional‑use permits for existing and new businesses
Summary
The Rapid City Planning Commission on March 6 approved three conditional‑use permits allowing on‑sale liquor at separate commercial properties — a restaurant, a hotel event space and a tap‑house within a mixed building — with staff stipulations for each site.
The Rapid City Planning Commission on March 6 approved three conditional‑use permits to allow on‑sale liquor uses in separate commercial properties, each with staff‑recommended stipulations.
What was approved: - Old School Sliders (2120 W. Main Street): Staff recommended and the commission approved an on‑sale beer permit for the restaurant operating in Suite 4. The restaurant is currently operating and proposed to serve draft and canned beer stored in a locked cooler and at a counter with taps behind it. Staff noted the nearest residential zoning is roughly 695 feet away and that no school, park, playground or religious assembly was located within 500 feet of the site; the commission approved with conditions recorded in the staff report.
- Clubhouse Hotel and Suites (Hope Court off Catron and Mount Rushmore): The commission approved an on‑sale permit limited to private events at the hotel (weddings, corporate functions and similar). Staff said beverages would be served by trained staff at portable bars for events, stored in locked areas when not in use, and monitored with security cameras covering exits and corridors. Staff noted one nearby single‑family residence on property zoned general agriculture at about 510 feet; commissioners found the private‑event limitation appropriate and approved with stipulations.
- Tap house and storage building at Elkvale/Homestead (case referenced as 24 02 4): Staff described a mixed building under construction with roughly 16,520 square feet; an on‑sale tap house of about 14,540 square feet is proposed within one suite (approximately 2,000 sq ft for the tap house) and the remainder of the building will be used for storage by Wood Builders. Because parking on the site is constrained, staff recommended approval that accounted for the combined uses rather than approval for a larger standalone on‑sale facility. The commission approved the conditional‑use permit with stipulations.
Why it matters: Each approval was evaluated for proximity to residential areas, schools, parks and places of worship, parking adequacy and compatibility with surrounding commercial uses. Staff presentations indicated the sites met the conditional‑use criteria or that stipulations and shared parking arrangements mitigated concerns.
Outcome and process: Each motion to approve carried and was recorded as "motion carries" in the transcript; specific vote tallies were not provided in the recorded discussion. The approvals include the standard staff stipulations listed in each staff report (for example, security and locked storage for alcohol, limits on types of alcoholic beverages, and parking conditions where applicable).
