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Mounds View City Council August 8, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 3 1 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 2 926, an Ordinance Amending Title 1100 of the Mounds View City Code, Chapters 1102, 1113, 3 1114 and 1116 relating to Micro Breweries, National Breweries, Regional Breweries, Brewpubs, 4 Distilled Spirits, Microdistilleries, and Taprooms. 5 6 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 7 8 D. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 925, an Ordinance Amending 9 Title 500, Chapter 502 to add Micro Breweries, National Breweries, Regional 10 Breweries, Brewpubs, Distilled Spirits, Microdistilleries and Taprooms 11 Business Licensing to the Liquor Code. 12 13 Assistant City Administrator Crane requested the Council introduce an Ordinance amending Title 14 500 adding microbreweries, national breweries, regional breweries, brewpubs, distilled spirits, 15 micro distilleries and taprooms to the business licensing within the liquor code. She explained 16 she was continuing to research the tasting requirements for distilleries. She recommended two 17 separate liquor licenses be required for a single establishment with a brewery and distillery. 18 19 Discussion ensued regarding the property line setback requirements for liquor establishments 20 within the community. 21 22 Council Member Meehlhause discussed Page 9, Sub Item B and asked if the 200 feet 23 requirement should only be if a school was located in a business district. He recommended the 24 same requirement remain in place for churches. 25 26 Council Member Gunn noted there was a school operation in the business district in Mounds 27 View that was currently located adjacent to a restaurant that served liquor. City Administrator 28 Ericson reported the Council and staff could continue to hold a discussion on how setback 29 requirements were measured to ensure the proper setbacks were being met. 30 31 Mayor Flaherty recommended the setback language be changed back to entry way to entry way 32 and not read from property line to property line. 33 34 The Council was in favor of adjusting the setback requirements from Pinewood and Edgewood to 35 500 feet from door to door. 36 37 Council Member Gunn requested the Council turn to Page 16 of the Ordinance and questioned 38 why brewers or distillers were not allowed to own their own equipment. City Administrator 39 Ericson clarified that this portion of the Ordinance was referring to gambling equipment and not 40 brewing or distillery equipment. 41 42 Mayor Flaherty discussed the hours of sales allowed and asked if Sunday sales would be allowed. 43 City Administrator Ericson indicated the consensus of Council was to allow for the sale of 44 growlers on Sunday. 45