(a) Hours of operation of the sidewalk cafe shall not be greater than those of the adjacent indoor restaurant or food service business from which it operates.
(b) All alcoholic beverages to be served at sidewalk cafes shall be prepared within the adjacent indoor restaurant or food service business, and alcoholic beverages shall only be served to patrons seated at tables. The drinking of alcoholic beverages by a member of the public while a patron at a sidewalk cafe within the confines of the sidewalk cafe area, shall not be construed as a violation of any ordinance controlling open containers in a public area. The operator of the sidewalk cafe shall take whatever steps are necessary to procure the appropriate license from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. If alcoholic beverages are served in the sidewalk cafe area, the operation shall comply with all laws and regulations concerning the serving of alcoholic beverages in the State of Michigan.
(c) The sidewalk cafe permit issued in accordance with this chapter shall be prominently displayed.
(d) The only signage permitted on the public space, including the public sidewalk and the sidewalk cafe area, is a menu board, whose height shall not exceed six feet and, which in no instance shall any face be larger than twelve square feet.
(e) Food or beverage shall not be served to a patron within the sidewalk cafe area unless that patron is seated at a table.
(f) Sidewalk cafes and the public property on which they are located shall be kept neat and clean at all times and free from any substance that may cause damage to the sidewalk or cause pedestrian injury.
(g) The City shall have the right to suspend the operation of a sidewalk cafe because of anticipated or actual problems or conflicts in the use of the public sidewalk. Such problems may arise from, but are not limited to, festivals and similar events, parades, or repairs to the street, sidewalk or utilities within the public right-of-way. To the extent possible, the cafe owner will be given prior written notice of any time period during which the operation of the sidewalk cafe may be suspended.
(Ord. 11-04. Passed 6-1-04; Ord. 07-05. Passed 4-12-05; Ord. 06-07. Passed 5-1-07.)