Outdoor dining and table service, including but not limited to patios and sidewalk cafes, are subject to the following requirements:
(a) Accessory. The sales and service of food outdoors shall be incidental to a similar principal use indoors and adjacent to that principal use.
(b) Obstructions. Outdoor dining areas shall not obstruct the entrance to any building or sidewalk. If outdoor dining areas are located on a sidewalk in front of a building, a minimum five foot wide clear pedestrian travel way shall be maintained on the sidewalk or pathway.
(c) Other Food Service Providers. Temporary, manufactured or free standing food service providers are not considered outdoor dining uses.
(d) Safety. The outside table service shall be located in a manner which will not interfere with visibility, vehicular or pedestrian mobility or access to City or public utility facilities. The determination of whether the outside table service (or any part thereof) interferes shall be made by the Zoning Inspector at the time of application based on the characteristics of each proposed site.
(e) Barriers. The height of any barrier or installed landscaping shall not exceed 3.5 feet.
(f)
(Reserved)
(g) Disabled. Services must be readily accessible to and useable by individuals with disabilities. (Ord. 0-15-4. Passed 2-19-15; Ord. O-21-6. Passed 6-17-21.)