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An Ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to clarify requirements for sidewalk cafés and sidewalk sales displays.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1
Section 106.01 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 106.01 Obstructions
(a) Encumbrances or obstructions prohibited.
1. Purpose: The primary purpose of a public sidewalk or other right of way is to provide safe access to the public to travel from place to place. It is the intent of this ordinance to maintain that primary purpose at all times.
2. No person shall encumber or obstruct any sidewalk, lane, alley, public ground, public landing, wharf or pier, or other public place by placing thereon or therein any building materials, carriages, carts, wagons, sleighs, boxes, lumber, firewood, posts, awnings, signs, or any other materials or substance whatever. No person shall operate a sidewalk café without a license and a right of way obstruction permit issued by City of Saint Paul.
3. A minimum width of forty-eight (48) inches of clear, unobstructed pedestrian through walk zone, exclusive of the curb, shall be maintained on the public sidewalk at all times.
(b) Sidewalk cafe exemptions. Any food establishment which operates a restaurant and that is licensed under Chapter 331A of the Legislative Code, may, with notice to the license inspector, apply to the department of safety and inspections for a sidewalk café license and a right-of-way obstruction permit to expand the operation of that restaurant onto a part, and only that part, of the public sidewalk or public landing, wharf or pier which immediately adjoins directly in front of the property under the control of the licensed premises (hereafter referred to as sidewalk café). The following restrictions shall apply; provided, however, that the license inspector city inspection staff may without adverse hearing procedures impose addition...
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