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Lakewood planning commission adopts staff-recommended rules for alcohol production and sales
Summary
At its Nov. 19 meeting the Lakewood Planning Commission voted to accept staff-recommended changes to where breweries, distilleries and bars may locate, citing low police calls for service tied to alcohol establishments and alignment with state licensing rules.
The Lakewood Planning Commission on Nov. 19 accepted staff-recommended updates to the city's land-use table and definitions governing alcohol production and sales, after a staff presentation showing few police calls for service tied to standing bars.
Planning and Public Works Director Jeff Remack told commissioners that in 2024 the city recorded 49,810 police calls for service and 62 were to alcohol establishments. "So when you look at the total number of calls, it is point 001% of all calls for service are related to bars," Remack said, and he added that 2025 year-to-date calls to the same locations total 49 and are trending lower.
Remack said staff reviewed state law, Liquor and Cannabis Board regulations and Washington Administrative Code (WAC) provisions and found no standard practice in other…
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