Council recommends approval of South Hill Bistro alcohol permit and local consent

The Midway City Council on April 12 recommended approval of a conditional use permit and granted local consent for an on-site restaurant alcohol license at South Hill (the proposed Montbloux bistro). Staff explained the license is a restaurant license (food-sales requirement applies) and that the state will make the final licensing decision after the city grants local consent.

Applicant representative Megan presented exterior renderings, the menu concept and staffing plans, noting the venue will focus on breakfast and lunch, with indoor seating increased above the originally submitted 32 seats and approximately 30 outdoor seats. Megan said the alcohol service would be limited (by-the-glass champagne, up to six bottled beers) and that an interior food-sales percentage requirement applies.

Council members asked technical questions about parking calculations for outdoor seating and whether an outside grease trap would be installed; a Midway Sanitation District representative (Wes) asked for grease-trap sizing calculations, which the applicant agreed to provide. The council noted a proposed condition barring visible alcohol-related signage from the exterior or interior when visible from Main Street.

No members of the public spoke during the public hearing. A motion to recommend approval with the staff-proposed findings and the no-visible-signage condition passed on a roll-call vote with all present council members voting in favor.