All applicants for outdoor café permits and/or outdoor seating on the public right-of-way permits must complete an application in a form approved by the city which must be submitted to the City's Administrative and Billing Office with an initial, non-refundable fee of $150 or a non-refundable renewal fee of $50 for those renewing a permit from the previous year where no substantial changes have been made to the site plan. Applicants applying for both permits simultaneously may pay one $150 fee. All applications shall include the following information:
(A) Name of the proprietor and the business establishment for which the outdoor café permit and/or the outdoor seating on the public right-of-way permit is sought.
(B) The address and phone number of the proprietor and the business establishment.
(C) A detailed site plan showing all existing objects on the property and on the public right-of-way adjacent to the business establishment including a depiction of on-street parking adjacent to the business establishment, and the proposed location of each chair and table. When music or other entertainment is provided outdoors on the private property of the petitioner requesting the permit, the site plan shall include the area and placement of said music or entertainment.
(D) Permit applications for outdoor seating on the public right-of-way must include Certificates of Insurance in the following amounts: 1) Commercial General Liability Insurance - $1,000,000, showing the city and its officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds, and containing a statement that said policies shall not be changed or canceled without 30 days' written notice to the City of Villa Grove; 2) Workers' Compensation statutory amount; and 3) if alcoholic beverages will be consumed or sold, dram shop insurance as required by the Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934, shall be required.
(E) Permit applications for outdoor seating on the public right-of-way must include a signed indemnification statement on the form provided by the city. An inspection of the property to document existing conditions of public improvements shall be performed by the city prior to issuance of an outdoor café permit and/or an outdoor seating on the public right-of-way seating permit. Applications should be filed at least two weeks prior to scheduled use to allow sufficient time for such inspection.
(Ord. 2020-MC07, passed 5-26-2020)