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Council discusses formalizing Gay Street closure rules into outdoor-dining policy; businesses to sign indemnifications and submit plot maps
Summary
Council and staff proposed making Gay Street closure rules a formal addendum to the boroughs outdoor-dining policy, standardizing cafe permits and requiring plot maps, indemnification forms and compliance with ADA and fire safety standards.
Councilors and staff discussed formalizing rules for Gay Street closures and on-street dining as an addendum to the boroughs outdoor-dining policy and updating Chapter 98 (cafe permits) to reduce annual ad hoc approvals.
Staff proposed that all businesses participating in the Gay Street closure sign a copy of the rules, file updated indemnification forms with the borough and submit a plot map showing the layout of tables and barriers. "The rules are pretty similar to what we have laid out in the past ... I do think we need to be a little more strict…
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