A bylaw to be voted on next week by the transportation committee would make it easier for restaurants to establish patios.
During the worst days of the COVID-19 lockdown, the city loosened its patio rules to allow for outdoor dining and to give a needed boost to struggling restaurants. That change, adopted in 2020, was so successful that the city now wants to make it permanent.
The bylaw, which will be voted on next week by the transportation committee, would make it easier for restaurants to establish patios and make for a common 2 a.m. closing time throughout the city. It will also streamline the process of reviewing businesses’ applications for patios and for approval of tents and awnings. The proposed bylaw would also eliminate the cap on the number of seats and tables for each patio.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
“It adds a little competition, but it spruces up the whole Market. The easement for patios is really nothing new. Putting patios on the street or in parking places has been going on for years all over the world. Ottawa is really kind of slow to the game, to tell you the truth.” The proposed bylaw would also expand the type of entertainment allowed on patios to include things like theatre, dance, DJs, magic acts and karaoke. City noise bylaws would remain in effect, however, prohibiting music after 11 p.m. whether it’s live, on loudspeakers or just emitting from inside the restaurant.POSTMEDIAThe authority delegated from city council to staff to approve street closures will be extended to another three years under the proposal.
A similar lockdown-driven allowance to permit stores to sell goods on the sidewalk won’t be made permanent as there wasn’t enough interest from shop owners, the city said.
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