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Mr. Iserson described the operations of the business and the brewing operations. The applicant stated that he would use an approximately 218 gallon brew kettle and four fermenting and four finishing/serving tanks. Brewing operations would occur from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and venting of steam would also occur during the same period of time, once or twice a week. Mr. Iserson described the applicant's proposed food service activities and schedule. There will be a maximum of six employees, seating for 100 customers, and use of the existing outside patio is anticipated. The applicant stated there will be no loud music, no pool tables, no video games. The applicant seeks to run a respectable downtown bar/brew pub. There are a few homes in the immediate area on Ray Street. Mr. Spiliotopoulos is asking that a fence be installed to shield his mother's residence from possible nuisances of the brew pub. Staff made an addition of a fence to be a condition of the use permit; however, Mr. Spiliotopoulos advised he does not desire the fence to continue along the eastern side of the driveway of the 357 Ray Street residence. Therefore, this part of the condition may be deleted. Regarding the odors coming from the brewing process, after staff's research with other communities, staff feels these odors are rather benign. Filters can be installed to more completely eliminate the odors, however, it is staff's position to not require the filters until it is determined that the odors are offensive to the neighbors. Staff received a letter from the neighboring building tenants expressing their concern about the potential nuisance of the odors. The Commission may want to require the installation of the filters at this time to accommodate these concerns. The downtown Central Commercial zoning does not require additional parking for a change in business use. There is an existing parking lot behind the building with 35 parking spaces. Staff feels the availability of on-street parking as well as the parking lot will provide sufficient parking for this use. Mr. Iserson also noted that the applicant is required to get the approval from the Alcohol Beverage Control to serve alcohol on the outdoor patio. If approval is withheld, Mr. Billings may only serve food on the deck. Mr. Iserson again noted that the second sentence of Condition 18 should be deleted. Based on the above discussion, staff recommends approval of Case UP-95-54, subject to the attached conditions of approval in Exhibit "B." Commissioner Barker inquired if the Air Quality Control Board would have jurisdiction over the venting odors of this operation. Mr. Iserson believes this operation is too small to be under the jurisdiction of the Air Quality Control Board. Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 October 11, 1995