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Minnetrista council grants farm‑winery permit but bars on‑site public tastings for now
Summary
After hours of public comment, the Minnetrista City Council voted 3‑2 to approve a conditional use permit for a farm winery at 3330 Highland Road that allows production and off‑site sales but does not authorize scheduled public tasting hours; staff will return a formal resolution with written conditions at the next meeting.
The Minnetrista City Council voted 3‑2 on June 3 to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a farm winery at 3330 Highland Road while declining to permit the scheduled public tasting weekends the applicants had requested. Council said it will return a written resolution with conditions at the next meeting.
The applicants, Sarah and Barry (Terry) Treble, asked the city to allow on‑site tastings on four weekends a year (the last weekend in August and the first three weekends in September), with limited hours (12 p.m.–6 p.m.), reservations, two‑hour slots and a maximum of 25 people at a time. “All we are asking for is the 48 hours a year,” applicant Sarah Treble told the council, saying the operation is…
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