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Amendments to Title 21 of the Land Development Code related to Brewpubs
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Presenter:
Melissa Anderson, Zoning Administrator
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Description/Background:
At the request of the City Council, the Community Development Department is proposing to amend Title 21, Land Development Code, Chapter 21-8, Permitted Land Uses in the Commercial, Office, Industrial, Mixed Use, Transit Corridor, and Research and Development Districts, Chapter 21-19, Special Development (SD) Districts, Section 21-23-16, Alcoholic Beverages; Distance Requirements, and Section 21-37-2, “A” Definitions. The proposed code amendments will allow a brewpub to be in a variety of zoning districts beyond just the downtown Cairns District, but only if it is on the same premises as a sit-down restaurant. Brewpubs would be limited to the zoning districts where restaurants are currently allowed to serve alcohol. Additional code amendments include changes for consistency within the City Code and aligning with Utah Code.
On April 29, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution #25-16C pertaining to brewpubs, which is understood to be a restaurant with a brewery that manufactures and sells beer and heavy beer for on-site consumption. The resolution directed city staff to consider streamlining the permitting process, lowering the regulatory and financial barriers to entry and to evaluate areas that brewpubs could be allowed to operate that are outside of the downtown Cairns District. To address these objectives, the Community Development Department conducted an evaluation, prepared a report with recommendations and presented those findings to the City Council at their regularly scheduled meeting on July 15, 2025. At that meeting the City Council expressed support for the recommendations, directed staff to prepare code amendments and proceed with the standard process for adoption. This proposal implements the Council’s direction with amendments to the Sandy Land Development Code (Title 21).
Specific amendments to the LDC are included as Exhibit “A” (red-lined version) and Exhibit “B” (clean version) to the staff report.
Please see the attached staff report and exhibits for the full details of this item.
On September 4, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and gave a positive recommendation to the City Council on the proposed code amendments.
Further action to be taken:
This item will be brought back to the City Council to vote on the proposal on September 30, 2025
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
Recommendation
No action is required at this time. This is an informational item only.