Application Process for Temporary Outdoor Dining

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
  • Email
• 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