Ordinance 1307 - Text Amendment - Lang Creek BreweryORDINANCE NO. 1307
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 27.15.020 AND 27.37 OF THE KALISPELL
ZONING ORDINANCE, (ORDINANCE NO. 1175), BY INCLUDING "MICRO BREWERIES
AND/OR BREW PUBS IN CONNECTION WITH A RESTAURANT OR TAVERN" AS A
PERMITTED USE IN THE B-3, COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT, DEFINING SAME,
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Lang Creek Brewery has submitted a written request to
amend Section 27.15.020 of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, by
requesting that micro breweries and/or brew pubs in connection with a
restaurant or tavern be allowed as a permitted use in the B-3,
Community Business District, and
WHEREAS, for purposes of this zoning ordinance, "micro -brewery",
"brew pub" and "mini -brewery" are defined as a brewery which produces
2000 barrels of beer or less a year for on -site consumption or
distribution, or a combination of both.
WHEREAS, the request was forwarded to the Kalispell City -County
Planning Board and Zoning Commission by the Flathead Regional
Development Office after having been evaluated under 27.15.020,
Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, FRDO evaluated the requested text amendment and
recommended, per Report #KZTA-99-2, that micro breweries and/or brew
pubs in connection with a restaurant or tavern be allowed as a
permitted use in the B-3, Community Business District, and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City -County Planning Board and Zoning
Commission recommended that the text of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance
be amended to establish that micro breweries and/or brew pubs in
connection with a restaurant or tavern be allowed as a permitted use in
the B-3, Community Business District, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the FRDO Report and the
transmittal from the Kalispell City -County Planning Board and Zoning
Commission and hereby adopts the findings made in Report #KZTA-99-2 as
the Findings of Fact applicable to this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance,
Ordinance No. 1175, is hereby amended as
follows:
Section 27.15.020: Permitted Uses.
...(40) micro breweries and/or brew pubs in connection with a
restaurant or tavern
Section 27.37: Definitions.
...(141) "Micro -brewery," "brew pub" and "mini -brewery" are
defined as a brewery which produces 2000 barrels of
beer or less a year for on -site consumption or
distribution, or a combination of both.
SECTION II. All parts and portions of Ordinance No. 1175 not
amended hereby remain unchanged.
SECTION III. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL THIS 19TH DAY OF APRIL, 1999.
W
Wm E. ohars
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Theresa White
Clerk of Council