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Brewer Taprooms are defined as, "Facility on the premises of, or adjacent to, a malt liquor beverage production facility / brewery intended for the on -sale and consumption of malt liquor produced by the brewer pursuant to Minnesota Statute section 340A.301, subdivision 6b. A brewer taproom may include a restaurant." The key difference between the two is that brewpubs are limited to 25% of the space being used for brewing operations while a brewer taproom has no restriction on the percentage of space used for brewing operations. If the P&Z wishes to change the ordinance to allow brewer taprooms in more districts, they should provide staff with the direction on which districts they would like to see them allowed. 4. Garage Area — The City Council would like the P&Z to provide direction on a possible amendment to the garage area standards. Garages are intended to provide space to store vehicles and other equipment. The intent is to provide enough space within the garage and other accessory structures to contain all equipment in addition to the vehicles. The current minimum standard is 20 feet wide with a total size of 440 square feet for two family and townhomes. The proposed zoning draft includes a change that would also adopt this standard for single family dwellings. A table of the minimum standards for the surrounding cities has been included which shows a variety of standards for minimum width, minimum size and minimum stall requirements. For reference, a standard parking space is 9 feet by 18 feet. There are a few options before the P&Z for garage area and staff is looking for a recommendation on the most desirable option. When considering an ordinance amendment, beyond the change already proposed by staff to establish a minimum garage size for single family homes, P&Z should consider what the purpose of a garage is and if there is a problem that is trying to be addressed. a. Recommend approval of the amendment proposed by staff to require single family homes to have a 440 sq. ft. garage a minimum 20 feet wide as that is the existing size standard for two family homes and townhomes. Keep the current minimum standards. b. Remove the minimum width standard and keep the current minimum size standard. c. Require the garage to be 21 x 23 feet or 483 square feet of internal floor area. The ordinance does not define how garage area is measured and staff is looking for P&Z to recommend a way to measure garage area from the following: d. Measure from the exterior of each wall for length and width. This option is typically the easiest to measure from a set of building plans as it is commonly dimensioned from the exterior edge of the structure. 3