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• Authorizes sale of malt liquor for consumption on the premises (or adjacent) to one brewery location owned by the brewer; • Only small brewers (brewing no more than 250,000 barrels of malt liquor annually) qualify for a brewer taproom license; • The brewery can, if it chooses, operate a restaurant at the brewery. • The brewer is limited to one taproom license; • Fee to be imposed by the city; • Authorizes the brewer to only sell /serve their brewed product; • If the brewer wishes to be open and serve on Sunday, a Sunday sales license would be required. 2. Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinances Lino Lakes City Ordinances currently address the following: a) A brewery (bottling establishment) only needs state licensing. Breweries do not need a City liquor license to manufacture beer. Cities regulate brewery locations through their Zoning Ordinances. Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance lists "Bottling establishments to include beverages such as soft drinks, milk, etc, but not including hazardous or toxic materials" in its Industrial zones. • The City would amend the Industrial Zone ordinance to clarify the definition of "bottling ". The City would incorporate all aspects of the operation to include a brewery where beer is also available on tap. b) "Liquor sales, on and off - sale" are a permitted use in Limited Business and General Business commercial zoning districts. The Neighborhood Business zoning ordinance allows "Liquor Sales: on -sale wine and malt liquor (beer) only, off -sale 3.2 percent malt liquor (beer) only." • The City will need to amend the ordinance to clarify that a "brewpub" which includes a restaurant is an allowable use in Commercial zones. Recommendation If the City Council wishes to add this type of city license to its liquor code and amend the zoning ordinances, staff should be directed to prepare an amendment to the city liquor code as well as determine the appropriate fee, and move that forward. Staff should be directed to prepare the zoning amendments, which could be brought to the Planning & Zoning Board in December. Attachments: 1. State Legislation amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.301 2 •