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Cary board directs staff to tighten rules for outdoor dining in public right-of-way
Summary
At a March 16 Community of the Whole meeting, Cary trustees asked staff to draft ordinance language requiring maintenance standards and hard surfaces for outdoor dining in public right-of-way, clarifying trash responsibilities and noting façade grant eligibility for some improvements.
The Village of Cary’s Community of the Whole voted March 16 to direct staff to draft stricter code language for outdoor dining in public right-of-way, emphasizing maintenance, safety and clarifying who must provide and remove refuse containers.
Staff overview and recommendation Nick, a village staff member, opened the discussion with slides showing current outdoor dining sites in Cary, including Uncle Jerry’s, Conscious Cup and 750 Rustica, and turned the presentation to Director Simmons. Director Simmons told trustees the recommended changes would add language to strengthen maintenance and upkeep responsibilities, require outdoor dining areas on hard surfaces (asphalt, concrete, brick or permitted parklet decking) and retain…
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