Proposal
The City has received a development application seeking approval for additions to the existing brewery (Azacca brewing co) operating at Lot 166 (No.181) Safety Bay Road, Shoalwater.
In October 2020, development approval was granted for the subject property to be used for the purposes of a ‘brewery’, operating under a producer’s liquor licence. The operations approved involved the brewing of beer on site which is packaged into kegs and then sold and/or delivered to local licensed premises. No sale or consumption to members of the public on site was proposed at this stage.
The subject development application seeks to open the existing brewery to the general public, with proposed additions including an outdoor beer garden, toilet facilities, a kitchen, and formalised car parking bays for staff and customers.
Details of the proposal are provided as follows:-
- The brewery proposes to accommodate up to 60 patrons and a maximum of five staff on-site at any one time. patrons will be able to consume house-brewed beers and alcohol that is not produced on site, but only if it is consumed ancillary to a meal or for the purposes of tasting;
- The proposed trading hours when the brewery will be open to the public are 11am - 10pm Monday to Sunday. The brewing operations will continue to occur from 7am - 11am Monday to Friday;
- Staff will park to the rear of the existing building on the property, accessing the site from McCarty road. Patrons will access the site via safety bay road with nine car parking bays proposed in front of the existing building. the application indicates an on-site car parking shortfall of six bays;
- Delivery vehicles will access the site outside of the proposed 11am - 10pm trading hours;
- It is proposed that live music (solo performance) will occur between 12pm - 7pm once a week in the outdoor seating area, on either a Friday or Saturday; and
- The property’s frontages to Safety Bay Road and McLarty Road is proposed to be enclosed by 1.8 m pine lap fencing.
Plans and information to support the application are available below.