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File #: 21-095    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Passed
File created: 2/9/2021 In control: Council
On agenda: 4/12/2021 Final action: 4/12/2021
Title: "Lounge Area" Liquor Licence Application - 836 Viewfield Road (Driftwood Brewing 303177)
Attachments: 1. Attachment No. 1: Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch - Driftwood Brewery Application, 2. Attachment No. 2: Site Plan, 3. Attachment No. 3: Site Photos (1), 4. Attachment No. 4: Site Photos (2), 5. Attachment No. 5: Floor Plan (1), 6. Attachment No. 6: Floor Plan (2), 7. Attachment No. 7: Floor Plan (3), 8. Attachment No. 8: Floor Plan (4), 9. Attachment No. 9: Public Notice, 10. Attachment No. 10: LCLB Guidelines, 11. Attachment No. 11: ADMIN-53 - Amendment to Existing Liquor License
REQUEST FOR DECISION

DATE: March 31st, 2021 Report No. ADM-21-005
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Rachel Dumas, Manager of Corporate Services
SUBJECT:

Title
"Lounge Area" Liquor Licence Application - 836 Viewfield Road (Driftwood Brewing 303177)
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RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
That the Township of Esquimalt does not wish to provide comments or recommendations to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch [LCLB] with regard to the application for a Lounge Area Liquor Licence Application received by Driftwood Brewery (303177), as outlined in Staff Report No. ADM-21-005.
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RELEVANT POLICY:

Council Policy No. ADMIN-53 - Amendment to Existing Liquor Licence
Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous) Bylaw, 2019, No. 2961
Local Government Act
Community Charter
Liquor Control and Licensing Act

STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:

This Request for Decision does not relate directly to any of Council's Strategic Priorities.

BACKGROUND:

Council approved DP000143 and DVP00106 authorizing the renovations to the fa?ade and new signage for the existing building and an increase to the permitted height for a building (or structure, the bucket loader and malt silos).

The Corporate Officer acknowledged receipt of a Lounge Area Liquor Licence Application on February 3rd, 2021, from Driftwood Brewery, from the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch [LCLB] for a proposed lounge endorsement with an occupancy load of 120 persons. The lounge can be an indoor area, with or without a patio attached to the interior lounge, or it may be a stand-alone patio located at the manufacturing site. This application is an amendment to an existing establishment - Driftwood Brewery (303177). A lounge may overlap in whole, or in part, a sampling area and/or on-site store. The proposed daily hours of operation vary with a range between 10:00 am to 9pm, seven days a week. A copy of the Application is attached [See Attachments No. 1-8].

The Province issued new Guidelines in 201...

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