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Council directs staff to pursue code changes for brewpubs; staff recommends lower licensing fees and removing redundant bonds
Summary
After a staff presentation on aligning Sandy's land use and licensing rules with state law, the City Council unanimously directed staff to move brewpub code and licensing changes through the land-use process and to bring back formal ordinances following Planning Commission review.
Sandy City Council on Tuesday directed staff to advance proposed code changes aimed at streamlining permitting and lowering local fees for brewpubs, following an informational presentation from Community Development.
Melissa Anderson, the city's community development staff, reviewed land-use and licensing constraints that limit where establishments brewing beer on-site can operate. Anderson summarized state rules for alcohol licensing and showed maps indicating where proximity to protected public sites (schools, libraries, playgrounds, parks, churches) prevents on-site alcohol service. She recommended allowing brewpubs in the city's neighborhood activity centers and similar commercial zones where restaurants that serve alcohol already are permitted.
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