Planning Department
February 28, 2019
Honorable Mayor and Councilors
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of Council
This application comes at the request of the Chamber of Commerce.
Subject: (REZN-01-19-0155) Request to amend the text of the Unified Development
Ordinance (UDO) in regards to Table 3.1.1. ? Microbreweries & Microdistilleries
and Chapter 13 Definitions to read as follows:
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE REVISIONS
(Explanation of Revisions)
1. Explanation of Revisions: Amend Table 3.1.1. by permitting Microbrewery and
Microdistillery in the following districts:
Use
Category HIST RE10 RE5 RE1 RT SFR1 SFR2 SFR3 SFR4 RMF1 RMF2 MHP UPT CRD NC RO CO GC SAC LMI HMI TECH NOTES
Microbrewery P P P P
Microdistillery P P P P
2. Explanation of Revisions: Add Microbrewery and Microdistillery definitions
to Chapter 13.
CHAPTER 13
N/A
CHAPTER 13
Microbrewery means an establishment in which not more than 10,000 barrels of
beer or malt beverages are manufactured or brewed on the licensed premises in a
calendar year and in which such manufactured or brewed beer or malt beverages
may be sold for consumption on the premises and consumption off premises,
subject to the limitations prescribed in O.C.G.A. ? 3-5-24.1. As used in this
definition, the term "barrel" shall be defined as set forth in O.C.G.A. ? 3-5-1.
Microdistillery means an establishment in which not more than 10,000 barrels of
distilled spirits are manufactured on the licensed premises in a calendar year
and in which such manufactured distilled spirits may be sold for consumption on
the premises and consumption off premises, subject to the limitations
prescribed in O.C.G.A. ? 3-5-24.2. As used in this definition, the term
"barrel" shall be defined as set forth in O.C.G.A. ? 3-4-1.
Recommendations:
The Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) considered this text amendment at their
meeting on February 20, 2019. By a vote of 8-0, the PAC recommended approval.
The Planning Department recommends approval.
Sincerely,
Rick Jones, AICP
Director, Planning Department
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