Outdoor Seating May Be in the Near Future for Stillwater's Lift Bridge Brewery

It looks like Stillwater’s Lift Bridge Brewery may soon have outdoor seating.

The Stillwater City Council on Tuesday approved the first reading of an amendment that would allow the brewery to build a 30-seat outdoor patio along the southeast corner of the building.

The ordinance needs to be amended to allow a permit to be issued for outside sales in a business park zoning district.

The proposal passed 4-0, with Stillwater Mayor Ken Harycki absent. A second reading of the ordinance amendment will come back to council next month.

• Click here to watch archived video of Tuesday night’s discussion

The proposal calls for the 1,000 square-foot patio to be fenced in, and include additional off-street parking spaces.

There is no intention of running a kitchen out of the brewery, Mark Balay, speaking on behalf of Lift Bridge Brewery, told the council. Food will be catered for events, and on occasion, will be served by food truck vendors who operate on—and are responsible for—a separate permit.