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Columbia City council approves ordinance requiring permits, four-foot path for outdoor restaurant seating
Summary
The Columbia City Common Council approved Ordinance 2025-6 to require temporary outdoor seating permits, including a four-foot accessible walkway, a drawing to scale, and liability insurance; the permit process takes effect July 1 and applies to existing and new sidewalk seating.
Columbia City’s Common Council on June 24 approved Ordinance 2025-6, which requires restaurants to obtain a temporary outdoor seating permit and meet standards intended to preserve pedestrian access and safety.
The ordinance takes effect July 1 and applies to restaurants already placing tables and chairs outside as well as those planning to start. Mayor (unnamed) told the council that the measure “needs to, apply you have to have an application for temporary outdoor seating permit signed, and abide by all the requirements that we have here.”
Why it matters: The rule aims to balance new outdoor dining demand with pedestrian accessibility downtown. Council members and…
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