It is the intention of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated
Village of Northport to enact legislation to protect the public health,
safety, welfare and the environment by regulating the establishment
and operation of breweries that manufacture and produce craft beer.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure
to determine the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter in five days at 20° C., expressed in parts per
million (ppm) or milligrams per liter (mg/l).
BREWERY DISTILLERY
A business located in a building where the primary use is
for the manufacturing and production of craft beer and retail distribution
of the craft beer it produces and manufactures, and which is duly
licensed as a microbrewery with the New York State Liquor Authority,
which produces the minimum amount permitted by the New York State
Liquor Authority.
TASTING ROOM
A room that is attached to a brewery that allows patrons
to sample and consume beer that is produced by the brewery distillery.
No wine or any other alcoholic beverages other than what is produced
by the brewery distillery and/or is produced by another microbrewery
licensed in New York State is permitted to be sampled or sold in a
tasting room.
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS)
The dry weight of suspended particles, that are not dissolved
in a sample of water that can be trapped by a filter that is analyzed
using a filtration apparatus when using an approved laboratory procedure,
expressed in parts per million (ppm) or milligrams per liter (mg/l).