Michael Naquin from 40 Arpent Brewing explained that one of the reasons he wasn't opening his brewery in Orleans Parish was because of all the issues he had opening the hair salon he and his wife opened.
Today some tweets from Courtyard Brewing have shown us just what kind of bullshit small business owners must go through to open up shop.
In particular, City Planning is disallowing us from hosting any live music, or having an outdoor courtyard area.
— Courtyard Brewery (@CourtyardBrew) March 7, 2014
What's very frustrating is city planning told us outdoor serving was a parking issue. Fixed parking issue, still no outdoor serving. Arrrgh!
— Courtyard Brewery (@CourtyardBrew) March 7, 2014
I reached out to the owners for more information so hopefully I can provide you with a little more detail. But if you wonder why New Orleans only has one brewery perhaps look no further than your own city government.
Cheers!
The Beer Buddha
2 comments:
Note to future business owners in NOLA - before you pick your location, GO TO CITY PLANNING. They will tell you what variances to plan for. This is not a CPC issue, CPC enforces hundreds of years of laws that overlap each other. The CZO (yet to be passed)is trying to clear up all of the laws (Disclaimer: the CZO has it's own issues but that's another comment).
I understand the frustration - trust me, but there are ways to work with the city and please don't be surprised that everything is frustrating in New Orleans. Because it always is. You ain't gonna get far by being angry about it. Welcome to New Orleans - you've gotta want it.
Signed,
Downtown Business Owner.
Yep. I never want to do business in the city if I don't have to. Too many layers of BS as the previous comment showed.
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