Suzy Ageton George Karakehian KC Becker Tim ... - City of Boulder

Thank you very much,
Eugenie and Kerr Holbrook
Dear Planning Board Members & Whomever Else This May Concern:
As you know, Avery Brewing Company is proposing to build a 40,000 sq. foot brewery, tap
house and 350 person restaurant on the land immediately opposite Boulder Country Day School
and across from the Twin Lakes Open Space.
May I initially respectfully state that as an interested tax payer, business owner in the area, and
parent of a child who will be severely impacted, I did not receive, but would have greatly
appreciated, reasonable notice of this proposal sufficient to allow me the opportunity to
investigate the potential impact this proposed use will certainly have on this community.
That being said, I would like now to raise certain concerns. Frankly, this situation seems to fall
squarely in violation of Colorado’s liquor laws that, for very real and obvious reasons, prohibits
granting an on-premise liquor license to any licensee whose building which sells alcohol
beverages is located within 500 feet of a school. The proposed structure, by whatever definition,
will sell alcohol AND is within 500 feet of the school’s property line.
Obviously as a parent at the school I must object strongly to this; primarily for the safety and
welfare of the children immediately across the street.
However, one cannot ignore the burgeoning traffic, the very real potential for drunk drivers, the
noise (they presumably do special events), the smell, 18 wheelers and delivery vans delivering
supplies to the brewery, the massive structures contemplated, the impact on the open space-- all
of these things will place a very real and significant burden on the neighborhood as a whole.
I am not opposed to the Gunbarrel area having a decent restaurant (goodness knows), and
certainly have nothing against Avery Brewing. But this amendment to the Code could have
unintended detrimental impact not only on the BCD community, but also future neighborhoods
and other similarly situated schools, churches, etc. Especially since notice and a reasonable
opportunity for the public to respond has, at this time, been denied. I would request at the very
least, the Planning Board undertake further, more detailed analysis of the impact this will have,
now and in the future.
Respectfully,
Roslyn J. Kitchen
Planning Board,
I am respectfully emailing today to voice my concern as it relates to a potential Land Use Code
amendment that would allow a tap room, tasting room and/or restaurant in the immediate vicinity
of Boulder County schools.
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