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ARF- 4288

Consent Agenda Item 4. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	04/18/2017
Submitted By:	Marian Sheppard, Clerk of the Board
Department:	Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Information

Request/Subject

Order No. LL-14-05-RTR - Trident Winery's Series 19 Remote Tasting Room Application

Background Information

On July 1, 2014, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to recommend the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control's (DLLC) approval of a Series 13 Domestic Farm Winery license for Trident Winery, which was later approved by the DLLC. Ray Stephens, Jr. is the owner and applicant.

Mr. Stephens has a remote tasting room for Trident Winery that is located at 6261 Hardscrabble Mesa Road, Pine, Arizona. He has submitted an application to the DLLC to establish a remote tasting room at 6373 Ruin Hill Loop, Pine, Arizona, as he intends on closing the current location. When the initial remote tasting room application was submitted to Gila County, this liquor license series was fairly new so the DLLC had not established the local governing body's requirements. Since that time, there have been very few such applications submitted in the state. On February 9, 2015, the initial application was reviewed and approved by Robert Gould, former Gila County Community Development Division Director and currently the Gila County Planner, and forwarded to the DLLC for final approval. Mr. Gould's review was strictly with regard to ensuring that the remote tasting room fit in with the proper zoning of the area. The DLLC did not send that application to the Board of Supervisors.

On March 28, 2017, the Clerk of the Board received Mr. Stephens' application from the DLLC. Mr. Gould also received the application.

Evaluation

The DLLC requires that remote tasting rooms must be owned and operated by a licensee that concurrently owns on of these four Arizona liquor licenses: 1) Out-of-state Farm Winery-Series 2W; 2) Out-of-state Craft Distillery-Series 2D; 3) In-state Farm Winery Application Kit-Series 13; or 4) In-state Craft Distiller Application Kit-Series 18. Mr. Stephens is the licensee of an In-State Farm Winery for Trident Winery.

The application has been reviewed by Planning and Zoning Division and it has been verified that the proposed location of the remote tasting room is not within 300 feet of a church or school. On March 20, 2017, Robert Gould, Planner for the Gila County Community Development Division, verified that the proposed location of the remote tasting room is within the proper zoning. application. The application has also been reviewed by the Gila County Health Department to ensure there are no other permitting requirements needs from that department.

Conclusion

The application is ready to be presented to the Board of Supervisors for a decision. This is the only Arizona liquor license application which first is approved by the local government. (All other liquor license applications receive a recommendation from the local governing body for the DLLC's approval of disapproval.)

Recommendation

An internal review of the application has been concluded resulting in no concerns; therefore, staff recommends the Board of Supervisors' approval of the application.

Suggested Motion

Approval of Order No. LL-14-05-RTR, which is a Series 19-Application for a Remote Tasting Room submitted by Ray Stephens, Jr. for Trident Winery, whereby a remote tasting room will be established at 6373 Ruin Hill Loop, Pine, Arizona.

Attachments
Order No. LL-14-05-RTR
Trident Winery - CDD Approval
Trident Winery - H&EMD Approval
Trident Winery - Gila County Planner Approval
Trident Winery Application
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