Springfield board asks staff to draft changes allowing limited sidewalk displays, with ADA safeguards

May 30, 2025

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen directed staff to return with a proposed ordinance allowing limited sidewalk encroachments—café seating, A-frame signs, merchandise racks and planters—modeled on Murfreesboro, Nashville and Franklin rules and explicitly preserving ADA clearance.

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The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to have city staff draft a proposed amendment to the municipal code that would allow limited sidewalk encroachments such as café seating, A-frame sandwich signs, small merchandise displays and planters, while requiring full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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