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Sandy staff propose expanding brewpubs outside downtown, streamline licensing; public hearing set
Summary
City planners proposed land‑use and licensing changes to allow on-site brewpubs beyond the Cairns downtown area, align local code with Utah law and let a brewery and restaurant use a single combined application. Planning Commission recommended changes; council will consider ordinances in two weeks.
City planning and licensing staff presented proposed amendments to Sandy’s land-development and business-licensing codes that would allow brewpubs in a wider set of commercial zones, streamline state licensing logistics and align local definitions with Utah law.
Planning manager Melissa Anderson and business-licensing manager Leslie Casarell told the council on Sept. 16 that the goal is to allow a “brewpub” — defined as a restaurant that manufactures beer on-site for primarily on-site consumption — in any zone where restaurants that serve alcohol are already allowed, subject to state distancing rules. Anderson said the staff recommendation is that brewpubs be a permitted use where restaurants with alcohol licenses are permitted and a conditional use…
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