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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1617CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEWS COUNCIL BILL NO. 05 ORDINANCE NO. 1617 Series 2017 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF SMALL-SCALE ALCOHOL PRODUCTION FACILITIES WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality operating under a charter adopted pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and vested with the authority by that article and the Colorado Revised Statutes to adopt ordinances for the regulation of land use and protection of the public health, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, in exercise of that authority, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge has previously enacted Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws pertaining to zoning, land use, and development; and WHEREAS, the City is witnessing increasing interest from operators of small- scale alcohol producers to locate new facilities in the City of Wheat Ridge; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the possible benefits of allowing this use in the City relative to economic development; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this ordinance will provide much needed clarity in the zoning code regarding this use; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 26-123 (Definitions) of the Code is amended by the addition of the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical locations: EA TING ESTABLISHMENT. AN ESTABLISHMENT WHERE FOOD AND BEVERAGES ARE PREPARED AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ACCESSORY ALCOHOL PRODUCTION. MICROBREWERY. A FACILITY THAT PRODUCES NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) BARRELS PER YEAR OF FERMENTED MALT OR MALT LIQUOR BEVERAGES ON SITE. MICRODISTILLERY. A FACILITY THAT PRODUCES NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) GALLONS PER YEAR OF SPIRITUOUS BEVERAGES ON SITE. MICROWINERY. A FACILITY THAT PRODUCES NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000) GALLONS PER YEAR OF VINOUS BEVERAGES ON SITE. TAP ROOM. A USE ASSOCIATED WITH AND ON THE SAME PREMISES AS A MICROBREWERY, A MICRODISTILLERY, OR A MICROWINERY FACILITY WHICH SELLS AND SERVES ALCOHOL BEVERAGES FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE LICENSED PREMISES, SELLS ALCOHOL BEVERAGES IN SEALED CONTAINERS FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES, OR BOTH. Section 2. Section 26-204 of the Code, Table of Uses for Commercial and Industrial Districts, is amended by the addition of the following rows in their appropriate alphabetical location: Uses NC RC C-1 C-2 MICROBREWERY, MICRODISTILLERY, OR s s p p MICROWINERY; WITH A TAP ROOM MICROBREWERY, MICRODISTILLERY, OR MICROWINERY; WITHOUT A TAP ROOM Section 3. Section 26-1111.B. Permitted Uses, Commercial Services and Retail, in the mixed use zone districts, is amended by the addition of the following rows in their appropriate alphabetical location: 1-E p p Use Group MU-C MU-C MU-CTOD MU-N Interstate Commercial Services and Retail MICROBREWERY, MICRODISTILLERY, OR p p p MICROWINERY; WITH A TAP ROOM MICROBREWERY, MICRODISTILLERY, OR p MICROWINERY; WITHOUT A TAP ROOM Section 4. Severability, Conflicting Ordinances Re pealed. If any section, subsection or clause of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after final publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 5 to 0, this 27th day of March, 2017 and ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge, and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for April 10, 2017 at 7 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. p READ ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of_8_ to _0 , this lOth day of April , 2017. SIGNED by the Mayor on this __ ATTEST: First Publication: March:30, 2017 Second Publication: April 13, 2017 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: April 28, 2017 Published: Wheat Ridge Transcript and www.ci.wheatridge.co.us