The regulation of breweries in this chapter is to establish standards and procedures by which breweries can be conducted within the city without jeopardizing the health, safety and general welfare of residents and/or the surrounding neighborhood. This chapter establishes the city's minimum requirements for the establishment of a brewery in a commercial district. (Ord. 2014-08, 10-20-2014)

The planning commission may recommend and the council may impose such conditions on the granting of a brewery conditional use permit as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2014-08, 10-20-2014)

Breweries shall be allowed as a conditional use in the B-2, B-2A, B-3, B-4, and B-W zoning districts, subject to the following criteria:

   A.   The owner of the brewery qualifies for and receives a state of Minnesota brewer license and a malt liquor wholesale license (if wholesale of malt liquor is an intended activity) from the state of Minnesota, according to Minnesota statutes section 340A.301.

   B.   An accessory taproom for the on-sale of beer produced on the brewery site shall require a brewery taproom license from the city of Albertville, according to title 4, chapter 1, "Alcoholic Beverages", of the city code.

   C.   On site sale of beer in the form of growlers shall require a brewery/brewpub license for off-sale of malt liquor, according to title 4, chapter 1, "Alcoholic Beverages", of the city code.

   D.   The brewery must adhere to the following production limits:

      1.   A brewery with just a taproom license: Total production of malt liquor may not exceed twenty five thousand (25,000) barrels annually and distribution may not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) barrels annually.

      2.   A brewery with a license for off-sale of malt liquor: Total production may not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) barrels annually, and liquor sold off-sale may not exceed five hundred (500) barrels.

      3.   A brewpub: Total retail sales at on- or off-sale may not exceed three thousand five hundred (3,500) barrels per year, and liquor sold off-sale may not exceed five hundred (500) barrels.

      4.   The brewer shall annually submit production reports with the request to renew a brewer taproom or off-sale malt liquor license.

   E.   The brewery facility provides adequate space for off street loading and unloading of all trucks greater than twenty two feet (22') in length. In the absence of off street loading, the city may impose limits on deliveries or shipments using the public rights of way, including regulating the number of trucks per day and the hours that deliveries are permitted.

   F.   Loading docks shall be located and designed so they are screened from adjoining public streets or adjoining residential zoning.

   G.   No outdoor storage is permitted on the site, with the exception that waste handling (refuse and/or recycling) may occur in an enclosure that is fully screened from adjoining streets and residential zoning.

   H.   No odors from the business may be perceptible beyond the property line. (Ord. 2014-08, 10-20-2014)

AL849   Zoning Ordinance - Appendix A   App A-3000