The following application procedures apply to outdoor dining. (No formal approval is required for convenience seating.)
Option 1 – all proposed temporary outdoor dining will be located on existing paved surfaces, and there will be no new structures that require a building permit (e.g. tents, if any, will not exceed 900 square feet). Please provide the following to the Planning Department:
- Temporary outdoor dining checklist (attached)
- Schematic site plan utilizing existing site layout (available upon request to the Planning Department) with proposed outdoor dining facilities including:
- Tents (less than 900 square feet)
- tables and seating
- fencing
- exits and entrances into temporary outdoor seating area
- restroom locations
- parking calculations
Option 2 – all proposed temporary outdoor dining will be located on existing paved surfaces and will include one or more structures that require a building permit (e.g. a tent covering 900 square feet or more). Please provide the following to the Department of Building Construction and Inspections:
- Temporary outdoor dining checklist (attached)
- Building permit application
- Schematic site plan with building permit showing the following (no additional fee):
- Tents (900 square feet or more)
- tables and seating
- fencing
- exits and entrances into temporary outdoor seating area
- restroom locations
- parking calculations
Option 3 – applies to restaurants where temporary outdoor dining will require construction of any new paved surfaces and will include one or more structures that require a building permit (e.g. a tent covering 900 square feet or more). The applicant must submit the following:
- Temporary outdoor dining checklist (attached)
- Building permit application to the Department of Building Inspections
- Administrative site plan with application to the Planning Department, showing the following:
- all proposed areas to be paved
- tents
- tables and seating
- fencing
- exits and entrances into temporary outdoor seating area
- restrooms
- parking calculations
- all utility and drainage easements
Temporary Outdoor Dining Checklist
Please include the following information with your application for temporary outdoor dining:
- 24-hour contact information
- Contact’s “printed” name
- Contact’s signature
- Date
- Phone number
- Site Plan detailing layout of proposed operations including, but not limited to:
- Location of tables
- Seating
- Tents
- Portable toilets
- Parking areas
- Fencing
- Exits and entrances into temporary area, etc.
- Property owner Information:
- Owner’s name
- Owner’s signature
- Owner’s Address (to include city, state, zip)
- Owner’s Phone
- Owner’s email
- Affidavit from property owner certifying, under penalty of law, that they are the owner of the restaurant and authorize temporary outdoor restaurant operations, which includes agreement to the following conditions:
- All temporary facilities shall be removed by: _________
- All facilities shall comply with ABC regulations
- All facilities shall comply with Health Department regulations