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Owner of Il Corolla agrees to remove sidewalk seating if ADA clearance cannot be met; roadway seating moving forward
Summary
Il Corolla's owner told the licensing committee she will remove sidewalk seating if the proposed layout cannot meet ADA and DOT clearances; the roadway component has conditional DOT approval and the owner plans a morning-hour modification with the SLA.
Il Corollas owner, Stephanie, presented an application to establish roadway and sidewalk dining at her Prince Street address and said the restaurant planned modest sidewalk seating (two tables, four chairs) and a roadway footprint (tables and up to 16 chairs).
Committee members and staff raised concerns that the property frontage and the proposed sidewalk layout left only a two-foot clearance beyond perimeter elements and would not meet the committees interpretation of ADA and DOT clearance standards (the standard clear path discussed in the meeting was generally cited as 10 feet for a regional corridor with a 5-foot clear path from a building entrance and 30-inch/36-inch wheelchair clearances discussed for sidewalk routes).
Stephanie told the committee she had conditional DOT approval for the roadway component and that she had been advised by a DOT agent on the sidewalk layout; she said she would withdraw the sidewalk seating if it did not meet community requirements. She also confirmed she is pursuing an SLA modification to open earlier in the morning for breakfast service (applicant said she intended 8 a.m. start though planned to launch at 9 a.m. initially).
Staff noted confusion about the property's legal address in city records (the transcript shows multiple references and a comment that the city's lot assignments list a different number), which the committee said should be clarified for emergency-response accuracy. Committee members asked the applicant to submit final insurance and permit documentation and to confirm whether the sidewalk seating would remain or be withdrawn; the applicant said she would remove the sidewalk seating if required and proceed with the roadway design that conforms to DOT limits.
The committee asked staff to confirm FDNY and DOT waiver requirements for any roadway barriers and to verify that the final roadway installation will meet clearance and delivery-access needs.
