April 1998
Sidewalk Cafes From Edmonton's Land Use Bylaw OUTDOOR DINING Sidewalk Cafes are located on public road right-of-way and are therefore managed by the. Transportation and Streets Department to ensure these uses do not affect public safety and circulation. The Planning and Development Department is also, involved because it approves Development Permits for Eating and Drinking Establishments (which includes uses ranging from a coffee house to a cocktail lounge).
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
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Your sidewalk cafe must abut thefront or side ground floor establishment. In.
A Sidewalk Cafe is an extension of an Eating and
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addition, you must leave enough room for -pedestrians pedestrians to to pass pass -- at at least least 2.0 2.0 meters meters of of unobstiucted sidewalk width in heavy
Drinking Establishment beyond the pf,,r: private property boundariesand onto public road right-of-way or
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pedestrian areas and 1.5 meters in light pedestrian areas. Unobstructed access to the
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connections, adjacent to residential uses or Where sight lines at intersections will be.property, obstructed.
sidewalk or extend beyond the permit area. Umbrellas must be made of non-combustible material. A retractable or permanent canopy fixed, to your building is permitted but will require a Building Permit (see page 2).
* Furniture.
Please contact the Transportation . and Streets Department at 496-3076 about the rules regarding seasonal use of Sidewalk Cafes.
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*Railiigs Your .Sidewalk Cafe should have an open appearance with a defined edge such as a railing, fence, row of plarits, or a suspended chain. Railings, fences, or chains must be no more than one metre in height and cannot be embedded into the sidewalk. Furniture such as tables, chairs, and umbrellas should be uniform in style and design and be easily removed for. emergency purposes. Furniture cannot be anchored into the
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NECESSARY APPROVALS To operate a Sidewalk Cafe, you must obtain a Development.-Permit from the Planning and Development Department and a Sidewalk Cafe License from the Transportation 'and Streets Department.
As shown in the flow-chart, it As shownin the flow-chart, it is is recommended.thatyou.first discuss your proposed Sidewalk. Cafe with the Transportation and Streets Department by 496-3076.
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