Planning commission clears brewery at 151 W. Angelo Ave with operational conditions

The South Salt Lake Planning Commission on July 9 unanimously approved a conditional use permit for an alcoholic beverage manufacturer (brewery) at 151 West Angelo Avenue in the city’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Core.

Senior planner Spencer Cawley told commissioners the 0.36-acre site contains an existing commercial warehouse of just under 4,000 square feet and the applicant proposes wholesale beer manufacturing for off-site sales and distribution only; there will be no retail tasting room, bar or patio as part of the proposal. Staff recommended approval with conditions addressing utility capacity, wastewater handling, building‑code compliance, parking and odor/noise controls.

Key conditions enumerated by staff include requiring the applicant to install a grease trap and any sanitary sewer improvements to the satisfaction of the Mount Olympus Improvement District before final building inspection and business license issuance; keeping mechanical brewing equipment and operations entirely interior to the structure; meeting international building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical codes; providing a minimum of five off‑street parking spaces (the applicant said it would have five employees); and prohibiting weekend deliveries while allowing occasional weekend access for security or administrative needs.

Cawley also flagged standard alcohol‑use code items: proximity requirements are met for this location and, because the code includes conditions intended to reduce neighborhood impacts, staff proposed possible security and lighting requirements (including a specified 1 candela power measured at 5 feet during business hours) if warranted. The city sent notice to the property, the Utah public notice site and mailed courtesy notices within 600 feet; staff reported a nearby resident was present at the meeting.

Commissioners asked about odor mitigation. Applicant Jeff Isbell said brewing will emit odors when doors are opened and that he was unsure how to fully mitigate them but that filtration or containment systems might be options. "Anytime you open it, it's just like opening an oven," Isbell said. "I think it smells good, like a bakery." Staff said conditions require byproducts to be contained inside the building or in fully enclosed dumpsters and that fire‑marshal inspections will be part of the permitting process.

Commissioner Southey moved to approve the permit based on the staff findings and conditions; a second was offered and the motion passed unanimously.

The approval allows the applicant to pursue final building permits and required improvement‑district sign-offs and business licensing, subject to the listed conditions and inspections.