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City details al fresco dining program: grants awarded, monthly fees, 150 legacy patios identified
Summary
Public works and parking staff described the city's permanent al fresco dining program, grant awards and permitting work. Staff reported $365,000 in grants to 20 businesses, a fee schedule for patios, and an inventory effort that found roughly 150 existing sidewalks/parkways citywide to be transitioned into the program.
City staff presented an update on the al fresco (outdoor dining) program adopted in 2022 to streamline and make permanent many of the temporary pandemic-era sidewalk and parking-space patios.
What staff reported: Stacy Kranitz, parking division manager and project manager for the al fresco program, said staff created pre-approved design templates (parking-space patios, street corners, parkway/parking combinations, and simple tables-and-chairs options) to speed permitting. The city launched a one-time grant program through the Office of Innovation and Economic Development that awarded up to $20,000 per site;…
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