17.90.030 Permit approvals.
A. The city planner or their designee is authorized to issue sidewalk use permits for the purpose of allowing the use of city sidewalk areas for the display and sales of merchandise and the service of food and beverage, including alcoholic beverages when authorized by applicable state liquor laws, as an extension of a permittee’s adjacent business fronting directly upon the sidewalk.
B. A permit application (and associated fee pursuant to the city fee schedule) shall be submitted and approved under such terms for the public safety and convenience as the city shall prescribe, including:
1. Description of the types of goods and/or services proposed;
2. Operating days and hours of the sidewalk use;
3. A site plan of the sidewalk area between the building and curb, describing the following:
a. Doorway and window locations of the building;
b. All permanent and temporary or movable sidewalk objects (e.g., city or private flower planters, street tree wells, umbrellas or awnings, street signs, bike racks, trash receptacles, street lights, A-frame signs, etc.);
c. Description of method by which all objects will be made windfirm;
d. Proposed seating area – number and location of all proposed tables and chairs;
e. Width of sidewalk in feet (from building to curb);
f. Distance in feet between sidewalk objects and barrier or seating area, including depiction of five-foot minimum unobstructed passage;
g. Distance in feet between each table, chair, barrier and the adjacent building and curb;
h. Locations of adjacent driveways, alleys, and/or curb ramps;
i. If required for alcohol service, the location of the required barrier;
4. Signed indemnification statement on the form provided for by the city; and
5. Certificate of liability insurance with limits and requirements as set forth in the sidewalk use permit.
C. The city planner or their designee have the authority to inspect the sidewalk use at any time and may immediately revoke a sidewalk use permit upon finding a violation of this chapter.
D. Sidewalk use permittees shall be authorized to use the sidewalk under the terms of a valid permit between six a.m. and ten p.m. seven days a week.