The City Collector is hereby authorized to issue permits for the limited use of public sidewalks for restaurant tables, subject to the following conditions and any rules to be promulgated by the office of the City Collector not inconsistent with these conditions.
(A) The use of sidewalks for restaurant tables shall only be permitted incidental to the operation of a restaurant on private, contiguous property.
(B) The application for the permit shall first be reviewed by the Director of Public Works and the President of the Board of Health, and no permit shall be issued unless a report is made by the Director that the proposed use will not unreasonably interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic, and unless a report is made by the President that all food operations are in accordance with applicable food service sanitation regulations.
(C) In no event shall the uses permitted by this section reduce the open portion of any sidewalk to less than five feet in width.
(D) No permit shall be issued pursuant to this section unless the applicant shall furnish to the City Collector evidence of public liability insurance, including the city as a party insured and insuring the city against any liability resulting from the uses permitted pursuant to this section. The coverage shall not be less than $1,000,000.
(E) Persons issued permits pursuant to this section shall maintain the sidewalk area in a clean and safe condition.
(F) The annual permit fee for any use pursuant to this section shall be as provided in § 801.13.
(G) The permit may be revoked at any time on 30 days’ notice and refund, pro rata, of any fee.
(Ord. 94-20, passed 5-10-1994)