Slate of Wine, Liquor License Requests Delayed Until September

Three separate applications for Braintree wine and liquor licenses ran into problems on Tuesday afternoon, delaying the prospects of a Massachusetts winery, a new package store and a restaurant proposed at Granite Plaza.

Turtle Creek Winery

This business, located in Lincoln, applied to the Board of License Commissioners for a Special Farmer Winery License to be used at the weekly .

It hit a snag when owner Kip Kumler told the board that he planned on alternating Saturdays with Coastal Vineyards of Dartmouth, which in July. That proposal does not fit with the town's regulations surrounding the license, chair Joe Powers said. Rather, each license is to be used every available Saturday during the season.

Powers said he was sorry that Turtle Creek was "caught in the middle" of a disagreement between the board and , which sponsors the event. He also noted that Braintree, unlike other towns where Kumler has experience selling at farmers markets, has set up strict parameters, including prohibiting wine tasting at the market's location.

"Braintree is notably different when it comes to the farmer wineries," Powers said.

Turtle Creek's application was continued until the board's Sept. 13 meeting.

Kana Beer & Wine

This proposed package store at 976 (or 978) Liberty St. ran into trouble for its address, namely that 978 is apparently the correct address of its potential home location, right by Stop & Shop, not 976.

But it also hit a snag concerning a number of issues Braintree's planning department put forward surrounding parking, traffic, deliveries and the lack of a certified site plan.

Attorney Arthur Pearlman told the board that most of those problems had been resolved, and presented them with information about deliveries, a site plan and other documents. However, board members still decided to wait to act until Sept. 13, when planning director Christine Stickney could weigh in.

Hansawati D. Patel, the potential manager of the store, has been doing business for 11 years at the convenience store at 978 Liberty St. and plans to make the package store family run as well, Pearlman said. The store hours would be 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m. through 6 p.m. on Sunday.

The board also asked that any residents against or in favor of the proposal appear at the next meeting, on Sept. 13, or that their testimony be submitted in a letter or as part of a petition. The property is zoned general business but closely abutts residential land.

The Brew House

This restaurant would take over a former exercise equipment store in the Granite Plaza at 703 Granite St. Its public hearing to receive an all-alcohol license, food license and entertainment permit was delayed until after its representatives appear before the Planning Board on Sept. 13.

In a letter to the license board, planning department staff brought up a number of issues surrounding changing the use of the building to a restaurant. Also an issue was a lack of details about how the restaurant owner would finance renovations and equipment, information required on an application by the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.