The Paso Robles City Council is considering a proposal by Firestone Walker to expand its brewing capacity by taking over the former Nu-Way Cleaners location at 1385 Vendels Circle.

The brewery would tear down an existing 19,000-square-foot building and replace it with a 6,300-square-foot structure and 12 fermentation storage tanks, connected to its current headquarters at 1400 Ramada Drive by an overhead pipe.

The City Council will need to allow a permanent right-of-way encroachment for the pipe, which will cross other properties, according to planning documents. The tanks would also exceed the zoning district’s 50-foot height limit, which the planning commission recommended the council approve.

Firestone recently celebrated its 20^th anniversary on the Central Coast with an expansion of its headquarters by nearly 10,000 square feet.

• Contact Marissa Nall at mnall@pacbiztimes.com.