
Fayetteeville – A plan to expand the existing building of Crisis Brewing southeast of the city center received the approval of the planning commission on Monday.
The commissioners voted 9-0 for the approval of the development plan for the expansion of the local brewery. They also voted 9-0 for approval for additional parking spaces on a property south of the building.
Plans show a two -story building that extends over the slope from the tip of the hill on the Nelson Hackett Boulevard and in the South College Avenue. The overall proposed size with the expansion is more than 16,000 square foot.
The characteristics include a covered roofing, a lounge outdoors, a restaurant and a dining area, a brewery, a pub and an office. Dedicated green rooms are displayed west of the building and the parking spaces so that customers have a look from the outdoor seating areas.
It is shown that the location has two parking spaces: one next to the building and one directly south. Both lots would be accessible from South College from South College. The plans show a total of 49 parking spaces with additional nine compact sites, an ADA room and rooms for motorcycles, scooters and bicycles. Another 13 parking spaces on the street would go in a slip lane in Nelson Hackett.
An existing duplex and a single -family house would have to be demolished to make room for the second parking lot. The parking lot, which is closest to the building, is to be paved while the lot would be a gravel property further south. The planning employee asked that the second property was gravel if it had to be developed.
Before demolition due to their historical nature, the employees asked for the consent of consent to take photos of the residential structures.
The local company Key Architecture has developed the project and Bates serves as an engineer.

The owners of Crisis Brewing recently informed the flyer that they are planning to keep the place open during the construction and could open the extended room at the end of 2026 or early to Mid 2027.
The plan called for six deviations to the code. The planning staff recommended the approval of all to one.
One of the deviations enables the construction of the slip track and parking spaces along Nelson Hackett. In addition, the existing sidewalk must be extended along the west side of South College Avenue to the south on the edge of the crisis property. In addition, a zebra crossing with flashing beacons would be installed on the South Street and in South College.
Other deviations have to do with the distance between doors on the building, access between land and landscape design.
The recommended variance planning staff would have made some parking spaces near College Avenue in an area as “build to” zone. The staff said the parking lot could be redesigned to follow code.
Four members of the public spoke to support the project. Rob and Marcy Harriell said that they recently retired to Fayetteeville and that Crisis Brewing conveyed a sense of community that they missed.
“There was so much progress in this city that was fantastic, but there was no place where you can really go back and hug what it was about in Fayetteeville,” said Rob Harriell. “It's such a pleasure now.”

The commissioners also expressed enthusiasm for the project. Commissioner Nick Castin said the plans were a big improvement, but have slight concerns about tearing down existing houses for the parking lot. However, he said he trusted that a company knows how much parking it takes, and a gravel property would enable future development.
Commissioner Andrew Brink asked normal about the conversion of the compact rooms. A representative of Bates said that the design team could probably move the rooms a little to absorb larger vehicles.