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Amendments to Title 15 Business Licensing, Chapter 2, Alcoholic Beverage Regulations Related to Brewpubs
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Presenter:
Lesley Casaril, Business License Administrator
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Description/Background:
At the request of the City Council, the Community Development Department is proposing to amend Title 15 Business Licensing, Chapter 2, Alcoholic Beverage Regulations.
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 by amending the Sandy Municipal Code for Alcoholic Beverage Licensing and Regulations. The proposed revisions address the following items:
1. "Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control" changed the division name to the "Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services" (DABS).
2. City terminology is changed to more closely align with state terminology. Specifically, DABS eliminated the term "Club" license and replaced it with various types of "Bar Establishment" licenses.
3. References to bonding requirements is removed.
4. The process for licensing brewpubs is streamlined so that only one application is required (vs. two) for a restaurant establishment that serves alcoholic beverages with a brewery manufacturing license.
5. The differences with approvals, denials and revocations of applications and licenses is clarified.
6. If there are conflicts between Utah Code and the Sandy Municipal Code relating to hours of sale and consumption, clarification is provided stating the more strict of the two shall prevail.
Please refer to the attachment for specific amendments to Title 15 of the Sandy Municipal Code.
Fiscal Impact:
To reduce financial barriers to entry, the cash bond requirements for an alcoholic beverage license are eliminated, and the alcoholic beverage license fee for a brewpub is reduced by requiring only one application fee per site.
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.