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Planning commission approves live-music permit for Fairfield Avenue brewery, bars outdoor amplified music
Summary
The City of Bridgeport Planning and Zoning Commission granted a special permit to 12 Brew Co (3389 Fairfield Ave.) to allow limited live entertainment, approving primarily indoor performances with conditions that restrict outdoor amplified music and set hours to end live music by 9 p.m.
The City of Bridgeport Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 29 approved a special permit allowing limited live entertainment at 12 Brew Co, a brewery and tap room at 3389 Fairfield Avenue, but placed conditions limiting outdoor amplified music and requiring that performances end by 9 p.m.
Brian Pietek, speaking for 12 Brew Co, told the commission the venue intends “small scale, acoustic or lightly amplified” performances that will “complement the tap room atmosphere, not a rock venue or concert.” He said the facility’s approved occupancy is 41 and that the business provides 19 dedicated parking spaces with on‑street overflow.
Zoning staff Paul Bush pointed the commission to the City of Bridgeport noise ordinance and asked the applicant to demonstrate how the special permit standards would be satisfied. Commissioners pressed on hours and whether outdoor entertainment would be allowed; Pietek said music would be primarily indoors (about 90%) and that outdoor use would be limited to the front patio with weather and approvals permitting.
Opposition to outdoor music was entered into the record: the commission read a letter from Richard A. H. and Teresa Rossi opposing any outside music at the establishment. Pietek said the business had also received letters of support, which were included in the meeting packets.
Commission members debated possible conditions, with several urging a prohibition on outdoor amplified music and an emphasis on indoor performances. A motion to approve the special permit with conditions carried on a voice vote; the motion included limitations to indoor performances, adherence to the city noise ordinance, and music hours consistent with the applicant’s proposal (live music to end by 9 p.m.).
The commission’s approval was procedural: staff and the applicant will document the permit conditions and the applicant must operate in compliance with the city’s zoning and noise rules. The public hearing on the item was closed at the Sept. 29 meeting.
