31BB - CUP - 1824 E CARNEGIE AVE

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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -19 September 22, 2014 Page 2 Proiect Backaround Network Brewery is a locally -owned and operated micro - brewery that specializes in hand crafted beer. This business will be the first micro - brewery business for the applicant. The applicant is proposing a tasting area that will allow interaction between the customers and staff. A tasting counter will create an environment for customers to enjoy the various beers that are made on the premises, have growlers filled and purchase other merchandise. The tasting area /retail area will be used for staging equipment as needed and general tastings. The square footage for the tasting area is 75 square feet which is five percent of the total square footage allowed by code. General Plan and Zoning Consistency The General Plan land use designation for the site is Industrial (IND). Industrial land -use districts are vital to the Citys economic health. These areas provide employment opportunities for local residents and generate municipal revenues for continued economic development. Santa Ana has been a desirable location for local and regional businesses to the county. The City's goal is to maintain the strong industrial base by setting land use policies which preclude the intrusion of less intensive commercial or residential uses. Typical uses found in this district include light and heavy product manufacturing and assembly. The proposed project, a micro- brewery; is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The parcel is located within the Light Industrial (M1) zoning district The proposed use of the land is a micro- brewery, a light manufacturing use. Along with the primary manufacturing operation, administrative office, retail and tasting will be part of the business. The M1 zoning district allows for limited office and retail that is ancillary to the primary use, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning designation. Project Analysis There are currently three businesses with a Type 23 ABC license in the city: The Good Beer Brewery located at 207 West Fourth Street, Dean Brothers Brewing Company located at 1006 East Hathaway Street and Cismontane Brewing located at 1409 East Warner Avenue, Suites B and C. The Good Beer Brewery was issued CUP No. 2013 -01 and will be opening soon. The Dean Brothers Brewing Company was established in 2007 and is in operation in an industrial section of the city. Cismontane Brewing was approved in April of 2014 by CUP No. 2014 -04 and recently obtained its building permits to begin construction. A Type 23 ABC license allows a small beer manufacturer or micro- brewery (less than 60,000 barrels per year) with both on and off- premise consumption of alcohol. A micro - brewery is a small brewery operation that typically is dedicated solely to the production of specialty or experimental beers, although some may have a restaurant or pub in conjunction with their manufacturing plant. The proposed Network Brewery is a 1,500 square foot micro- brewery with no restaurant planned as part of the Type 23 ABC license.