These seasonal outdoor seating regulations are designed to allow cafes, restaurants, taverns and other food and beverage service establishments to place outdoor seating within public rights-of-way in certain locations and under certain circumstances defined within this section in order to:
(a) Provide additional space for cafes, restaurants and taverns to expand their operations;
(b) Promote planned and orderly outdoor seating in public spaces as a means of encouraging pedestrian activity and enhancing the pedestrian experience in the downtown. (Ord. 419 § 1, 2020)