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A new brewery could make a home in Roanoke after the city's planning and zoning commission recommended approval of a site plan for the project at the April 6 meeting.
The overview
The brewery is tentatively named Pirate Panda Brewing, though that name is subject to change, Roanoke Economic Development Manager Siale Langi said.
It would be located at 200 S. Oak Street, across the street from Hard 8, Langi said.
The site plan consists of an 8,028-square-foot building, which includes a 4,328-square-foot brewery area, a 3,500-square-foot outdoor patio and a 200-square-foot kitchen, according to city documents.
The brewery will also have 18 off-street parking spaces and 11 on-street spaces, per city documents.
More details
The brewery plans come in the midst of Roanoke City Council discussing how best to update the development code for Oak Street, which hasn’t been updated since 2009.
The latest discussion, which was held March 3, rounded up ideas from the planning and zoning commission and City Council. Talks between city officials included opinions on topics like whether Oak Street should have more multifamily housing, Community Impact previously reported.
Catalyst Commercial representatives are helping council members form the new downtown code and plan to take the council and commission recommendations to create a strategic vision document and concept plan for Oak Street.
Looking ahead
Roanoke City Council will consider the brewery’s site plan at the next council meeting held April 14.
