Following a public hearing, the City of Victoria Thursday granted a rezoning application for Merridale Cidery and Distillery to move forward with plans for a new location at Dockside Green.
In August, the Cobble Hill-based craft cidery announced plans for a Victoria expansion with a brewhouse and distillery in the Vic West neighbourhood.
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At the Sept. 20 council meeting, neighbouring residents expressed concern about noise mitigation given the cidery plans to offer service B次元官网网址� including on a rooftop patio B次元官网网址� until 11 p.m., drawing comparisons with Phillips Brewing on Government Street, known for their outdoor backyard concerts.
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The neighbourhoodB次元官网网址檚 philosophy of sustainable planning is what drew Merridale to purposely choose Dockside Green, he explained, as opposed to opening in Rock Bay, a more affordable location in a neighbourhood with other craft breweries.
Plans for the new location at 356 Harbour Rd. include a four-storey brewhouse and distillery with a full-service kitchen, taproom and retail space. Visitors will be able to tour the facility via a catwalk to be built around the perimeter, overlooking temperature controlled rooms that will house barrels to be used in the aging process.
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Coun. Chris Coleman said the cidery was foreseen back in the neighbourhood planning phase for Dockside Green, calling the project B次元官网网址渋mminently supportable.B次元官网网址�
Council voted unanimously for the rezoning, granting the project a development permit.
Merridale president Janet Docherty said she expects to open the doors in fall 2019.
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