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Conditional Use Permit No. 2013-01 March 6, 2013 Page 2 Proiect Description The Good Beer Company is requesting approval of a Type 23 Alcoholic Beverage Control {ABC) license to allow a small beer manufacturer that produces less than 60,000 barrels per year. The applicant proposes to sell bulk quantities of beer that are manufactured onsite. The tap room occupies approximately one-third of the first floor area at 651 square feet, holding a maximum of 44 people. The Good Beer Company will occupy an existing tenant space in the lower floor of the Phillips Block Building. Physical improvements include the installation of brewery equipment in the rear of the suite, a storage area, and a seating area that holds approximately three tables within the tap roam. Rosenow Spevacek will maintain a small pilot office on the first floor, and will share a primary entry with the Good Beer Company. The Good Beer Company will operate as a micrabrewery and allow the tasting of specialty craft and experimental beers produced on the premises. The proposed hours of operation for the brewery are seven days per week from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Exhibits 3 and 4). Proiect Background Rosenow Spevacek Group, a redevelopment and urban planning consulting firm, has owned and occupied the building for about 10 years. The applicant, Brandon Fender, is an employee of the company who has had along-term interest in the micro-brew field. With the major changes in the redevelopment planning field, the business owners sought a way to provide additional revenue with a new use at the site. The applicant's interest in starting amicro-brewery led to the decision to establish one in the building. This will be Mr. Fender's first micro-brewery; however, he has been home brewing for many years and is a member of a local brewing club. General Plan and Zoning Consistency The General Plan land use designation far the site is District Center (DC). District Center land use districts provide highly visible and accessible commercial development along the City's arterial transportation corridors and provide important neighborhood facilities and services, The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The parcel is located within the Transit Zoning Cade (SD-84) zoning district in the Downtown (DT} sub-zone. The SD-84 zoning district allows for service and retail uses such as the micro-brewery.