Hello,
I am currently planning a brewery in Sunbury, OH (Northeast of Columbus, OH). I am looking at a 5-10 bbl system at 250-500 bbl/year to start. I have pushed my plans up another year while I work on clearing my personal debt (trying to start this with mostly my own cash), but I am also ready to jump on some property if the right opportunity arises. I am looking for a location in or near Sunbury to open the brewery. I have looked at some existing buildings to lease or buy but so far either the lease is too much for me right now or the property didn't work out. I am also looking into some land. A couple of days ago I found a 5 acre plot of land (currently a corn/soy bean field) for a great price that is a mile or two from the town square just outside of the main part of town. It has a 40x45 pole barn on a slab. There is electric, water, and sewage at the road and the land has been evaluated and approved for a single family home by a soil scientist with a standard septic and leaching system, water, and sewage at the road.
I am wondering about the feasibility in buying the land, subdividing into two 2.5 acre plots. Then, getting the plot with the pole barn rezoned commercial and converting the pole barn into my brewery and taproom. As for the other plot, I could either sell or build a future home, or something else.
Here are some questions I have:.
1. Does my idea sound feasible? Anyone have experience with this and have any tips, especially any other Central Ohio breweries that have done the same?
2. Can I hire someone to deal with the subdividing/rezoning? A lawyer, realtor, broker, or should I just navigate that myself?
3. What type of zoning does a brewery with taproom and food trucks need?
4. Anything about the zoning I need to know when it comes to the TTB or Ohio Liquor Control?
5. There is no natural gas. Any advice on propane or electric?
6. Anything I am not thinking of?
I am going to talk to the Sunbury zoning folks in the next week also, but I thought I would ask in case anyone has any experience in this area.
Thanks!
Ken Fitzpatrick
On The Fly Brewing Company LLC
I am currently planning a brewery in Sunbury, OH (Northeast of Columbus, OH). I am looking at a 5-10 bbl system at 250-500 bbl/year to start. I have pushed my plans up another year while I work on clearing my personal debt (trying to start this with mostly my own cash), but I am also ready to jump on some property if the right opportunity arises. I am looking for a location in or near Sunbury to open the brewery. I have looked at some existing buildings to lease or buy but so far either the lease is too much for me right now or the property didn't work out. I am also looking into some land. A couple of days ago I found a 5 acre plot of land (currently a corn/soy bean field) for a great price that is a mile or two from the town square just outside of the main part of town. It has a 40x45 pole barn on a slab. There is electric, water, and sewage at the road and the land has been evaluated and approved for a single family home by a soil scientist with a standard septic and leaching system, water, and sewage at the road.
I am wondering about the feasibility in buying the land, subdividing into two 2.5 acre plots. Then, getting the plot with the pole barn rezoned commercial and converting the pole barn into my brewery and taproom. As for the other plot, I could either sell or build a future home, or something else.
Here are some questions I have:.
1. Does my idea sound feasible? Anyone have experience with this and have any tips, especially any other Central Ohio breweries that have done the same?
2. Can I hire someone to deal with the subdividing/rezoning? A lawyer, realtor, broker, or should I just navigate that myself?
3. What type of zoning does a brewery with taproom and food trucks need?
4. Anything about the zoning I need to know when it comes to the TTB or Ohio Liquor Control?
5. There is no natural gas. Any advice on propane or electric?
6. Anything I am not thinking of?
I am going to talk to the Sunbury zoning folks in the next week also, but I thought I would ask in case anyone has any experience in this area.
Thanks!
Ken Fitzpatrick
On The Fly Brewing Company LLC
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