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7. Matt Cutter, 1501 Lee Hill #20 – Founder of Upslope Brewing. He explained how
they use food trucks to help provide food for their patrons and that this code change
will help reduce liability, so he supports the staff recommendation.
8. Jeff Brown, 4168 Amber Place – President of Boulder Beer. He agrees with the
need for the opportunity and option to provide food for patrons. He spoke of the
concern for the land use code changes that could change his neighborhood from
Industrial to Mixed Use with the new development at Pearl and 30 th .
9. Patrick Perrin, 660 Arapahoe – Council for Avery Brewery. He supports staff
recommendation for code change, does not support the 500 ft. restriction. The
restriction would prohibit the food from being 500 ft., not the tap room or brewing
elements. He noted that the 500 ft. rule applies for a city issued license and
discretionary whether to apply, eliminate or reduce the rule.
10. Katherine Wittenberg, 1790 Baseline Road –Parent of student at BCD. She
reemphasized that the children are across the street from a brewery and restaurant and
implored the board to keep the 500 ft. rule.
Board Discussion
The board addressed the following questions, as posed by staff:
1) Does the board support the proposed definitions for breweries, brewpubs, distilleries, tap
rooms, tasting rooms and wineries?
The board agreed unanimously.
2) Does the board support the proposed change to the use table?
The board agreed unanimously.
3) Does the board support the proposed use standards for restaurants, breweries, wineries and
distilleries?
W. Williford asked for item 3.5A to be amended with “1000 sq. or greater” per the potential
discrepancy in the proposed definitions and proposed ordinance. The City Attorney
responded that staff will review and amend that discrepancy, if needed.
T. Plass would like staff to consider whether there should be a maximum size, with
additional requirements, as larger restaurants will have larger impacts. A. Brockett agreed
and suggested a graded percentage as the square footages got larger. W. Williford would
support that suggestion.
4) Does the board support an additional use standard to require a 500 ft. restaurant set back
from schools?
A. Brockett understands where the parents of Boulder Country Day are coming from, but the
intersection of state liquor law and local authority does not lend itself well to the 500 ft.
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