ORDINANCE NO. BL2012-204

An ordinance amending Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations to add “Tasting Room” as an accessory use in the IWD, IR and IG zoning districts (Proposal No. 2012Z-013TX-001).

WHEREAS, the Metro Council adopted Substitute Ordinance BL2008-282 on September 19, 2008, allowing microbreweries as a permitted use in the IR and IG zoning districts and Ordinance BL2012-117 allowing microbreweries in the IWD zoning districts;

WHEREAS, the Metro Council adopted Ordinance BL2009-537 on November 17, 2009, allowing artisan distilleries as a permitted use in the IWD, IR and IG zoning districts;

WHEREAS, breweries and distilleries are a manufacturing use appropriate for the industrial zoning districts and the ability to sample the products on site is an integral component of the brewery and distillery business; and,

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to allow tasting rooms as an accessory use to breweries and distilleries in the industrial zoning districts.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. Section 17.04.060, Definitions, is hereby amended by adding the following definitions in alphabetical order:

“Tasting Room” means an area within a distillery, including an artisan distillery, or a brewery, including a microbrewery, which serves and sells products produced by the distillery or brewery in association with tours of the facility.

Section 2. Section 17.08.030, District Land Use Tables, is hereby amended by adding “Tasting Room” under “Industrial” in alphabetical order as an accessory use (A) in the IWD, IG and IR zoning districts.

Section 3. Section 17.16.300 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by adding the following new subsection B.:

B. Tasting Room
a. This use shall be located within the same building the as the distillery or brewery, or within the same building as the office of the distillery or brewery.
b. The floor area used for the public portion of the tasting room shall be accessible only from inside the building.
c. The tasting room shall be limited to a maximum of no more than 1,500 square feet gross floor area.
d. The hours and days of operation shall be limited to the hours and days of the distillery or brewery operating schedule.
e. Signage advertising the tasting room shall be no greater than sixteen square feet in size.
f. In a tasting room associated with a distillery, only liquor produced by the distillery may be served or sold.
g. In a tasting room associated with a brewery, only beer produced by the brewery may be served or sold, food may be served.
h. A minimum of five parking spaces shall be required.

Section 4. Be it further enacted, that this ordinance take effect immediately after its passage and such change be published in a newspaper of general circulation, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Phil Claiborne

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
ORDINANCE NO. BL2012-204

Madam President:

I move to amend Ordinance No. BL2012-204 by modifying it as follows:

1. By deleting the second “the” in section a.

2. By adding to the end of section c the following:

“or ten percent of the gross floor area of the distillery or brewery, whichever is greater.”

Sponsored by: Phil Claiborne

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	July 3, 2012
Passed First Reading:	July 3, 2012
Referred to:	Planning Commission Planning & Zoning Committee
Passed Second Reading:	August 7, 2012
Amended:	August 21, 2012
Passed Third Reading:	August 21, 2012
Approved:	August 22, 2012
By:
Effective:	August 27, 2012