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Mounds View City Council August 22, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 9 Cocktail Rooms. 1 2 City Administrator Ericson requested the Council hold a public hearing and adopt an ordinance 3 amending Title 1100 of the City Code relating to microbreweries, microdistilleries, taprooms, 4 and cocktail rooms. He questioned if the Council wanted to allow a microbrewery and taproom 5 in the B-2 zoning district. He indicated this ordinance was previously discussed by the Council 6 at the August 8th and August 15th meetings. Staff discussed the proposed amendments in further 7 detail, noting there was a growing demand for microbreweries or microdistilleries in the metro 8 area. 9 10 Council Member Meehlhause supported the B-2 zoning district being included in the ordinance 11 noting that each request would require a Conditional Use Permit. 12 13 Council Member Mueller and Council Member Gunn were in agreement. 14 15 Mayor Flaherty requested further information on the CUP process. City Attorney Riggs advised 16 the Council on the discretionary control offered through the Conditional Use Permitting process. 17 18 Mayor Flaherty stated based on this information he did not support microbreweries, 19 microdistilleries, taprooms or cocktail rooms being located within the B-2 zoning district. 20 21 Council Member Meehlhause reconsidered his previous comment and recommended that B-2 be 22 removed from consideration. 23 24 Council Member Mueller believed that the free market would regulate where a brewpub or 25 microbrewery could locate. She still supported the use being allowed as a CUP in the B-2 zoning 26 district. 27 28 Council Member Gunn agreed with Council Member Mueller. 29 30 Mayor Flaherty discussed the recent liquor license request noting the Council may not have 31 wanted to approve this request, but had no reason not to approve the request. He did not want 32 the City Council face the same situation with a microbrewery or taproom. 33 34 City Administrator Ericson believed there were five to seven criteria within the CUP process 35 noting a proposed use could not adversely impact adjacent properties. It was his opinion there 36 were adequate regulations in place within Chapter 1125 to protect the City from allowing an 37 impactful use in a neighborhood business space. He reported the Council could always amend 38 the City Code at a later date if a situation were to arise. 39 40 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 9:13 p.m. 41 42 Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 9:13 p.m. 43 44 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Mueller. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 45