Planning Commission Approval

On Monday, the Santa Ana Planning Commission approved CUP 2013-01, which enables the Good Beer Company to produce, sell and distribute beer from 309 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana.

This is a major milestone for Good Beer.  The next steps include:

• Building and Fire Department submittal for architectural review
• California ABC License application for Type 23 License
• TTB application
• Equipment identification and purchase
• Construction (once Building/Fire approval is satisfied)
• Brewing!

That's an oversimplification, of course, but it gives you an idea of how much more work needs to be done.

Zoning Administrator Approval

Yesterday morning, myself and a couple fellow craft beer enthusiasts attended the public hearing in front of the Santa Ana Zoning Administrator.  It was an administrative review and open to the public.  After some trouble understanding the technical functions of a brewery tap room, the Zoning Administrator approved the proposal with some changes and sent it to the Planning Commission as a public hearing item.  Thanks to Jason and Joshua for showing up in support!  Here are the details on the hearing:

The Good Beer Company will be discussed at a public hearing in front of the Santa Ana Planning Commission.  The Commission is set to meet on March 25 at 5:30 PM in the Santa Ana Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California.  The Planning Commission can approve, continue or deny the Conditional Use Permit application.  

I'm putting together a slideshow to give the Planning Commission members an idea of what the tap room will look like.  I'll be collecting photographs and short videos of tap rooms across Orange County.  Here is one of the preliminary renderings of the Good Beer tap room:

If you have good photos of local brewery tasting rooms, please submit them to brandon@thegoodbeerco.com