- February 24, 2025
Board recommends approval of new business on Granada
The City Commission will hear a request at a future meeting to amend city codes to allow a business where customers sip beer or wine while learning to paint. The city’s Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval to the commission at their Feb. 12 meeting.
Krista Goodrich, president of Masterpiece Mixers, wants to start a business where groups of friends create a painting with the help of an instructor. They would bring their own beer or wine.
“The concept is that it’s a night out for women,” said Goodrich. “It’s just something fun to do.” She said there are some men customers, but they tend to be women. She has 10 franchises, but she would operate the one in Ormond Beach. A resident of Georgia, she recently bought a house on the beachside here.
The city Planning Department structured the proposed change in the code so that the usage would only be allowed in the downtown area.
“This is where the city wants to have unique uses,” said Senior Planner Steve Spraker. "This is where we want people to come."
Goodrich said it would be similar to friends enjoying wine while playing cards.
Board member Lori Tolland said she thought it was a cool concept.
“It’s a lot of fun and would add to the downtown area,” she said.
The owner has a planned location at 154 W. Granada Blvd. and would be a tenant of the Highlander Corp., which is owned by Bill Jones who has renovated several properties in the city.
“We are thrilled,” said Dorian Burt, assistant to Jones.
Last year, a similar operation, called Painting with a Twist, came before city officials for discussion. However, the owner did not pursue the request and started the business on International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona Beach.
Steve Spraker, senior planner for the city, said Masterpiece Mixers paid the $3,100 fee to advertise the public hearings before the board and the commission, which is required for changes to the land development code.
The amendments that would allow the Masterpiece Mixers business are tentatively scheduled for a first reading by the City Commission on March 17.
In other action, the board recommended that the City Commission approve zoning changes along North U.S. 1 to help finalize the Interlocal Agreement with Volusia County. County zoning will be replaced with city zoning along the corridor.
Becky Weedo, senior planner, said they used city codes that were most similar to the county codes that were in place. She said there is a business that is now nonconforming to code, Annie Oakley’s Saloon. The area is zoned is for restaurants, and requires 51 percent food service.
At the board meeting, the owner of the Annie Oakley’s Saloon asked if she can continue her business, even though she was now nonconforming. She was advised that she can continue operating as before.
“That’s all I wanted to know,” she said. “If I’m in trouble let me know.”
After the meeting, Spraker said Annie Oakley’s Saloon can continue to operate as it is now, even with a change in ownership, provided that the business does not go vacant for six months. Also, if the building is ever destroyed by any means, it would have to conform to the new code when rebuilt. He said property owners can always seek to allow a use through a planned development process, which would require Planning Board and City Commission approval.
