(a) Permittees and their agents shall comply with all of the requirements of this chapter and any applicable state law, while engaged in business at permitted locations.
(b) The outdoor patio and/or parklet shall be placed only on the location set forth in the permit.
(c) An outdoor patio or a parklet located in the Central Business District shall not operate earlier than 6:00 a.m. nor later than 12:00 midnight. An outdoor patio or a parklet located in any district other than the Central Business District shall not operate earlier than 6:00 a.m. nor later than 11:00 p.m.
(d) Permittees and their agents shall obey any order of a police officer or other emergency personnel to remove their structures, tables, chairs and other associated equipment from the public right-of-way if necessary to avoid congestion or obstruction in an emergency.
(e) Permittees shall maintain all required health licenses, including, but not limited to, the license required by Section 241.22 of the Codified Ordinances.
(f) Permittees and their agents shall be responsible for maintaining all outdoor patio and parklet structures and associated equipment in good repair, free of corrosion and in a safe, sound and nonhazardous condition. Permittees and their agents shall remedy any maintenance violations within the time frame stated in a written notice by the Director.
(g) Permittees and their agents shall be responsible for keeping the general area around the permitted location free of litter and shall provide a suitable container for the placement of paper, wrappers, and other similar items used by customers and others within the permitted area. Permittees and their agents shall maintain at least six (6) feet of unobstructed walk as required by the Director of Capital Projects, which shall be free of snow at all times, as required by Section 507.13.
(h) Permittees shall not cook food in the outdoor patio or parklet.
(i) Except for outdoor patios located on a sidewalk that is adjacent to a permittee's business establishment, permittees shall install, after obtaining a permit from the City and at their expense, a sign in each permitted location which conforms with the City's design format and states the hours of operations, whether it is for public or customer use, and the permittee's business name. Such sign shall not include any other commercial messages, slogans, telephone numbers, or other forms of advertising. Permittees shall not place any other signs in the permitted location, except under a permit issued by the City of Cleveland.
(j) A business establishment that has been issued a permit for a parklet shall provide prior written notice to its respective CDC that the permittee will be installing, or will cause to be installed, a parklet at the permitted location.
(k) Permittees shall include the additional seating in outdoor patios and/or parklets in its capacity in determining restroom requirements under state and local law.
(l) No permit shall be transferable in any manner.
(m) A permit is valid only when used at the location designated in the permit.
(Ord. No. 704-2023. Passed 7-12-23, eff. 7-17-23)