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<br />Item No: 7C <br />Meeting Date: August 8, 2016 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review : ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Jon Sevald, Planner <br />Item Title/Subject: Introduction, and First Reading of Ordinance 926, an <br />Ordinance amending Title 1100 of the Mounds View City <br />Code, Chapters 1102, 1113, 1114, and 1116 relating to <br />Micro-Breweries, National Breweries, Regional Breweries, <br />Brew Pubs, Distilled Spirits, Micro-Distilleries, and Taprooms <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />Since the 2011 “Surly Bill” was passed by the Legislature allowing micro-breweries to <br />sell alcohol on-site (versus selling through distributors), many micro-breweries with <br />taprooms have opened across Minnesota. Staff has received two or three inquiries if <br />one would be allowed in Mounds View. In order for a taproom to be located in the City, <br />the Municipal Code, Title 500 (Business License Regulations) and Title 1100 (Zoning <br />Code) must be amended. <br /> <br />Key Terms (simplified): <br />Brew Pub: A restaurant with an on-site brewery, licensed for on-sale <br />and/or off-sale (MN Stat §340A.24) <br />Micro-Brewery: A MN licensed manufacturer of up to 15,000 barrels <br />(62,000 gallons). <br />Micro-Distillery: A MN licensed manufacturer of up to 40,000 gallons (MN <br />Stat §340A.101 Subd 17a) <br />On-Sale: Retail sales of alcohol limited to on-site consumption. <br />Off-Sale: Retail sales of alcohol limited to off-site consumption. <br />Taproom / Cocktail Room: A brewery/distillery with an adjacent bar for on-sale <br />and/or off-sale of growlers/375ml bottles (MN Stat <br />§340A.26 / §340A.22) <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />The manufacturing and sale of alcohol is heavily regulated by the MN Dept. of Public <br />Safety, and through municipal licensing (Title 500). The State licenses the following: <br /> <br />Brewer-Off Sale (up to 500 barrels) <br />Brew Pub (up to 3,500 barrels) <br />Brew Pub Off-Sale <br />Farm Winery <br />Farm Winery Distiller <br />Liquor Manufacturer (over 40,000 proof <br />gallons) <br />Micro Brewer (up to 2,000 barrels) <br />Micro Distillery (20,000 – 40,000 proof gallons) <br />Micro Distillery Small (up to 20,000 proof <br />gallons) <br />Minnesota Brewer (over 3,500 barrels) <br />Small Minnesota Brewer (2,000 – 3,500 <br />barrels) <br />Taproom On Sale <br />Taproom On Sale Sunday <br />Wine Manufacturer