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Committee approves neighborhood amendment requiring patio signage for dog-friendly restaurants
Summary
The Rules Committee approved a neighborhoods amendment that sets minimum sign size and requires posting at patio entrances to indicate when dogs are allowed; OGC advised using nonprescriptive language but the committee adopted specific verbiage.
The Jacksonville Rules Committee on Jan. 5 approved a neighborhoods amendment that requires clear signage when restaurants allow dogs on outdoor patios.
Miss Kerr explained the amendment will let the Planning and Development Department determine sign size, with a minimum of 8 by 10 inches, and require the department to provide copies of approved applications and permits to the state. The proposed wording discussed during the meeting would instruct signs to read "dogs allowed on patio" and be posted at all entrances to patio areas and the main building entrance.
Laura from the Office of General Counsel advised against overly prescriptive language, suggesting the amendment instead require a sign designating that dogs are allowed on the patio and that it be posted at all entrances. Council Member Salem pressed for explicit wording and a park-style graphic to be provided, and the committee adopted the Salem amendment into the neighborhoods amendment by voice vote. Committee members clarified that any patio approval still requires an affirmative permitting process so the default remains that dogs are not allowed unless a permit is granted.
The amendment passed by voice vote, and the committee approved the neighborhoods amendment as amended by roll call (7-0).
