§ 16.27.080. Limitations on outdoor dining facilities.

All outdoor dining facilities shall be placed, installed, used or maintained as follows:

A.

All outdoor dining furnishings and equipment such as chairs, tables, fences, planters and such related furnishings and equipment shall not exceed 48 inches in height;

B.

Any umbrella used in conjunction with the aforementioned furnishings and equipment or any portable heater may exceed 48 inches in height if the umbrella or heater does not encroach upon the air space required in the five foot sidewalk clearance area referred to in Section 16.27.060;

C.

No items of furnishings or equipment, including but not limited to umbrellas, chairs, tables, fences, planters and related furnishings and equipment shall be attached to the sidewalk, sidewalk surface, nor shall any of those items cause damage to the sidewalk in any manner;

D.

Outdoor sidewalk dining shall only be allowed between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., unless otherwise authorized by separate permit;

E.

All sidewalk dining furnishings and equipment must be removed and the sidewalk kept clear of all obstructions between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless otherwise authorized by separate permit; and

F.

The maximum total number of tables, chairs or other items of furnishings or equipment allowed under any permit shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable laws. The decision of the director with regard to the total number of tables, chairs or other items of furnishings or equipment which may be permitted under the permit granted hereunder, shall be final.

(Ord. 96-0051 § 2 (part), 1996.)