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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ARTICLE IX OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (1986), AS AMENDED,
TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE USE OF PUBLIC
SIDEWALKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING SIDEWALK CAFES
WITHIN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; DEFINING TERMS; PROVIDING
PERMITS; PROVIDING PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING LOCATIONS FOR
VENDING; PROVIDING FOR HOURS OF OPERATION; PROHIBITING
PERMANENT ATTACHMENT OF FACILITIES TO THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK;
REQUIRING INSURANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC WALKWAYS; PRO-
VIDING FOR PERMIT SUSPENSION; REQUIRING BOND; PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE REQUIREP~YENTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE
CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; PRO-
VIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it has become known to the City of Fort Worth that the
public is interested in having available for patronage restaurants
with outside seating capacity; and
WHEREAS, a State statute has provided the necessary authority
and framework for the implementation and enactment of an ordinance
providing for use of public sidewalks for the purpose of permitting
sidewalk cafes to locate thereon; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth and its citizens have been
engaged in efforts to revitalize the downtown area and to promote
tourism in Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, sidewalk cafes would contribute to the local economy
by enhancing the downtown areas for citizens and tourist patronage;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
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SECTION 1.
That Article IX "Sidewalk Cafes" of Chapter 20 of the Code of
the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby adopted and
that Sections 20-352 through 20-363 are hereby codified and shall
read and be as follows:
SEC. 20-352. DEFINITIONS:
Abutting Property - shall mean restaurant property contig-
uous to a public street right-of-way on which a sidewalk
cafe will be operated under the terms of this ordinance.
Director - shall mean the Director of the Department of
Development of the City of Fort Worth or his/her designee.
Owner - shall include any owner of fee simple title, part
owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partner-
ship, joint tenant, or tenant by the entirety of the whole
of the land contiguous to the right-of-way on which a
sidewalk cafe is to be operated under the authority of
this ordinance.
Pedestrian Walkway - shall mean that portion of a sidewalk
which is free of any obstruction, fixture, or appurtenance
and is used for pedestrian travel.
Person - shall mean an individual, a group of individuals,
an association, a club, a society, a firm, a partnership
or a corporation.
Public Necessity - any lawful need or use of property by a
governmental body including needs created by a change in
circumstances affecting pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Public Street - means the entire width between the
boundary lines of every way which is held by the city in
fee or by easement or dedication when any part thereof is
open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular
travel; provided the term "public street" shall not
include any designated state or federal highway or road or
any designated county road.
Restaurant - shall mean a food service establishment where
food is served in individual portions for consumption on
the premises. This term shall not include an establishment
which operates exclusively as a caterer, a commissary, a
food processing establishment, a mobile food unit, a
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retail food store or a temporary food service establish-
ment.
Ro= adway - means that portion of a public street which is
improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular
travel, exclusive of the curb, berm, or shoulder. In the
event that a public street includes two (2) or more sepa-
rate roadways, "roadway" means each such roadway sepa-
rately.
Sidewalk - shall mean that portion of the public street
which is between the curblines, or the lateral lines of a
roadway, and the adjacent property lines and which is
improved and designed for or is ordinarily used for pedes-
trian travel.
Sidewalk Cafe - shall mean an outdoor dining area located
on a sidewalk and containing removable tables, chairs,
planters, related appurtenances, which is not located on
or does not encroach upon the public walkway as estab-
lished by the director under the provisions of this ordi-
nance.. It shall not be enclosed by fixed walls and shall
be open to the air, except that it may have a canopy.
SEC. 20-353. REQUIREMENTS:
All sidewalk cafes operating within the corporate city limits
of the City of Fort Worth shall comply with the requirements of this
ordinance except as otherwise provided herein or in the City Code.
The regulatory authority may impose additional requirements to pro-
tect against health hazards related to sidewalk cafe operation and
may modify requirements for physical facilities when health, safety
or welfare concerns may arise.
SEC. 20-354. PERMITS:
a) It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, vend., operate,
maintain or serve any item from a sidewalk cafe without a valid
permit.
1) Application for a sidewalk cafe permit shall be made in
writing to the Director of Development.
2) Permits for sidewalk cafes shall only be available under
the terms of this ordinance. The Encroachment Committee
shall have no authority to grant permits for sidewalk
cafes for any reason except as prescribed and approved
hereunder by the Director of Development or the City
Council .
3) All sidewalk cafes and attendant facilities shall be
inspected by the health department and the department of
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development prior to the issuance of a sidewalk cafe per-
mit.
4) Sidewalk cafes shall be permitted only when such are abut-
ting and contiguous to a restaurant in which food prepara-
tion, sanitation and related services for the sidewalk
cafe shall be performed.
5) Acceptance of a sidewalk cafe permit is an express acknow-
ledgment and consent to the terms and restrictions set by
this ordinance and the regulatory authority. The grant and
usage of such permit is a privilege not a right, subject
to reasonable restrictions as set out herein or as may be
promulgated by the regulatory authority.
6) As an express condition of the acceptance of a permit
hereunder, recipient agrees to police for trash and
debris an area extending fifteen (15) feet in each direc-
tion from the outermost portion or boundary of the side-
walk cafe.
b. Insurance and Indemnification
1) No permit shall be issued to an applicant unless verifica-
tion of insurance is be confirmed by the Risk Management
Department. The applicant shall have filed in the City
Secretary's office a certificate of insurance documenting
that the applicant has secured the required insurance and
agrees to keep such in force during the term of the permit
a policy providing comprehensive general liability insur-
ance in the minimum amount of $500,000 combined single
limit (CSL) per occurrence for all coverages required; and
the policy shall have a minimum annual aggregate of cover-
age to the $1,000,000 limits. Such policy shall provide
that it cannot be canceled or amended without at least
thirty (30) days' notice in writing to the Director of
Development. In addition to bodily injury and property
damage coverage, such insurance policy shall include
personal injury liability coverage and product liability
coverage. Liquor liability insurance in the minimum amount
of $500,000 is required if the applicant offers alcoholic
beverages for sale. A Garage Policy is required if the
applicant provides or offers parking facilities and/or
valet service; such policy shall include Garage Liability
coverage in the minimum amount of $500,000„combined single
limit (CSL) and Garagekeepers Legal Liability coverage
according to the total value of vehicles comprising the
average overall exposure to loss by perils covered by a
combination of K-1, K-2 and K-3 on a Texas policy.
2 ) As an express condition of the acceptance of such permit,
the permit holder thereby agrees to indemnify and save
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harmless the City, its officers, agents, servants and
employees from and against any and all claims or suits for
property damage or any loss and/or bodily or personal
injury, including death, to any and all persons, of what-
soever kind or character, whether real or asserted, aris-
ing out of or in connection with, directly or indirectly,
a sidewalk cafe, its officers, agents, employees or
servants; and Permittee does hereby covenant and agree to
assume all liability and responsibility of the City, its
officers, agents, servants and employees, for such claims
or suits or causes of action, whether or not such respon-
sibility is caused by the negligence of the City, its
officers, agents, employees, contractors or subcontrac-
tors.
3) As a further condition, permit holder by acceptance of the
permit expressly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless and
defend the City, its officers, agents, servants and em-
ployees from and against any and all claims or suits for
personal injury, including death, of whatsoever kind or
character, whether real or asserted, arising out of or in
connection with the consumption of food products sold on
any public property herein described.
4) These conditions of indemnification shall be covenants
which shall run with the title of the abutting land where-
in such sidewalk cafe lies, or is located.
c. Any sidewalk cafe which rests in whole or in part upon any
public sidewalk, public park, public property, private prop-
erty, or public or private right-of-way shall comply with the
following standards:
1) No sidewalk cafe shall
any sidewalk or public
leave less than eight
passage for pedestrian
structed passage way of
those sidewalks which
where there has been a
traffic engineers that
pedestrian usage period
be significantly imped
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such location may be u~
encroach in whole or in part upon
walk way in such a manner so as to
(8) feet of clear and unobstructed
use. Except that a clear and unob-
six (6) feet may be permissible on
are less than ten (10) feet wide
showing, by trained and registered
a traffic study measuring the peak
s, that pedestrian traffic will not
ed or inconvenienced and the City
ity Manager are in agreement that
ed for sidewalk cafe purposes.
2) No sidewalk cafe may be enclosed by fixed walls except
that sidewalk cafe boundaries may be delineated by the use
of temporary barriers such as balustrades, cordons or
railings. Any such temporary barrier must be easily re-
moved and three (3) feet or less in height above the
sidewalk. Under no circumstances shall temporary barriers
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as authorized hereunder be allowed in the public walkway
as established by the City Traffic Engineer. Nor shall a
temporary barrier be affixed to the sidewalk or to any
permanent structure, except that it may be attached by
removable clips or devices approved in advance by the
public works engineer. With the approval of the public
works engineer, a permittee may drill holes in the
sidewalk to secure such clips or devices to the sidewalk.
Said clips or devices shall enable a temporary barrier to
be easily attached, detached and rennoved without the
temporary barrier, clips, or devices causing damage to the
sidewalk.
3) All sidewalk cafes shall be open to the air.
4) Canopies may be permitted in accordance with specifica-
tions, as delineated by the Building Code, which relate to
height, placement, interference with pedestrian passage
and traffic sight easements..
5) Sidewalk cafes shall in no way obstruct the ingress to or
egress from any other building or business.
6) All sidewalk cafes and their Fattendant facilities or
improvements shall comply with clearances required for
structures in relation to utility lines as provided in the
City of Fort Worth Building Code.
7) No portion of a sidewalk cafe or its facilities, appur-
tenances, planters, shrubs, tables, chairs or other
materials shall be permitted in the public walkway.
8) Side walk cafes shall provide and maintain adequate light-
ing in and around the public walkway so as to prevent
inability of sidewalk users to observe and avoid obstruc-
tions. Additionally all lighting shall be in compliance
with the following requirements:
a) Lighting shall not be located or affixed in a manner
which shall interfere with or obscure the vision of
vehicular traffic.
b) Lighting shall be shaded so as to illuminate no
further than the outer boundaries of the property
upon which the sidewalk cafe is located and in a
manner such that it is not obtrusive to adjacent
property owners.
c) Such illumination shall be no brighter than the
illumination yielded by an ornamental street light.
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d) The design or color of the lighting shall not be done
in a manner which could be mistaken for a traffic
signal. No red, green or amber lights shall be used.
9) Sidewalk cafes shall not obstruct access to hydrants,
street lights, telephones, mail boxes, transit stops or
any other public service facility on the sidewalk or
street. ,
10) Sidewalk cafe signs shall be in accordance with the City
Sign Code.
11) Neither food nor beverages shall be served to a patron at
a sidewalk cafe unless that patron is seated at a table.
12) No sidewalk cafe appurtenance shall be placed, erected or
constructed within two feet of a curbline.
13) No sidewalk cafe shall use disposable or paper plates or
napkins. Glasses, drinking receptacles and eating utensils
used shall also be made of non-disposable materials. Place
settings shall only be situated on tables after patrons
are seated.
d) Sidewalk cafe permits are a privilege, not a right, subject to
demand s to remove any and all facilities, without liability,
upon notice by the Director that, public necessity requires an
immediate revocation of the permit and termination of the
operation or any lawful need for the site or access thereto by
the city, or any utility company arises.
1) Written notice shall be provided as promptly as possible.
2) The notice shall provide the reason or reasons for removal
and or revocation.
SEC. 20-355. PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
Application for a sidewalk cafe shall contain the following:
a) Name and street address of the applicant.
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b) Name and street address of the owner of the sidewalk cafe,
of -the owner of the underlying feehold and/or abutting
property owner if not the same person and:
c)
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f)
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1) A description of the owner, if other than a natural
person, including its legal status (corporation,
partnership, etc.) and a general description of the
type(s) of business operated on the abutting prop-
erty.
2) Written authority in the form of a power of attorney
from the owner to submit the application if the
applicant is not the owner of the abutting property.
The name and street address of the registered agent for
the service of process, if the applicant represents a
corporation; or the names and street addresses of the
officers or partners, if the applicant represents an
association, partnership or other entity.
The name and street address of the operator, manager or
other person responsible for the operation of the sidewalk
cafe.
The name under which the sidewalk cafe will be operated.
The street address and the city food establishment license
number of the sidewalk cafe.
One or both of the following:
1) A copy of a title policy covering the abutting prop-
erty and verification by the owner that there has
been no change in ownership since the issuance of
that policy; or
2. A certified copy or copies of the most recent deed or
deeds conveying all or a portion of the abutting
property so that ownership of all of the abutting
property is accounted for, and verification by the
owner or owners that there has been no change in
ownership since the date or dates of that deed or
d eeds .
A site plan of legible proportions prepared by a regis-
tered public surveyor or professional engineer showing:
1) The entirety of the abutting property of the owner;
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2) All contiguous and/or adjacent properties;
3) All existing sidewalk features including but not
limited to utility poles, sign poles, fire hydrants,
permanent litter receptacles, telephone booths, news
vending racks, and mailboxes;
4) Streets for a distance of at least twenty-five (25)
feet on either side of the abutting property; and
5) Traffic studies prepared by professional traffic
engineers of pedestrian usage during peak hours for
areas where public walkways would be reduced to six
(6) feet.
i) Detailed drawings of legible proportions showing the
d esign, dimension and proposed location of all temporary
structures (i.e., canopies, umbrellas, planters, landscap-
ing, tables, chairs, all exterior lighting, electrical
outlets, etc.), the proposed public walkway and the side
and front elevations of the proposed sidewalk cafe. De-
tailed drawings at a scale of one-half (1/2) inch equals
one (1) foot showing the front facade of the abutting
property and at least ten (10) feet of the first story
facade of adjacent buildings.
j ) The seating capacity of the proposed sidewalk cafe and the
seating capacity of the restaurant which will be associ-
ated with the sidewalk cafe.
k) A copy or copies of the certificate or certificates of
insurance required to be provided.
1) Written documentation showing that adequate public water
and sewer utilities are available to serve the sidewalk
cafe.
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SEC. 20-356. LOCATIONS:;
A. It shall be permissible for sidewalk cafes to operate within
the following designated areas:
1) Within the boundaries of the Downtown Special Improvement
District delineated as follows:
Jones Street on the East; Lancaster Avenue on
the South; Texas Street, Macon, Fourth Street,
Burnett Street, Belknap Street and Taylor Street
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on the West; the Trinity River and East 100 and
East 200 blocks of Bluff Street on the North; so
long as an eight foot wide unobstructed pedes-
trian walkway is preserved for the use of the
public.
2) In other areas throughout the City where the pedestrian
walkway is provided in compliance with the terms and
specifications of this ordinance.
B. Sidewalk cafe's shall only be located adjacent to abutting and
contiguous restaurants in which food preparation, sanitation,
and related services will be performed.
C. It shall be permissable for sidewalk cafes to use specified and
approved sections of the public right-of-way upon the written
consent (as evidenced by the issuance of a valid permit) of the
Director.
D. Any sidewalk cafe which rests in whole or in part upon any por-
tion of the .public right-of-way shall be situated in accordance
with these provisions:
1) No sidewalk cafe shall be permitted to rest upon, in or
over any public sidewalk or parkway, when such location
endangers the safety of persons or property, or when such
site or location is used for utility purposes, public
transportation purposes or other governmental use, or when `
such sidewalk cafe unreasonably interferes with or impedes
the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic including any
leg ally parked or stopped vehicle, the ingress into or
egress from any residence or place of business (except the
restaurant to which said is adjacent) or the use of poles,
posts, traffic signs or signals, hydrants, mail boxes, or
other objects are permitted at or near said location.
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2 ) No fixture or portion of a sidewalk cafe shall be perma-
nently affixed to or upon any public property.
3) No sidewalk cafe shall be situated:
i) within three (3) feet of any marked crosswalk;
ii) within twelve (12) feet of a curb return of any un-
marked crosswalk;
iii) within five (5) feet of any fire hydrant, fire call
box, police call box or other emergency facility;
iv) within five (5) feet of any driveway;
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v) within three (3) feet ahead or fifteen (15) feet to
the rear of any sign marking a designated bus stop;
vi) within three (3) feet of the outer end of any bus
stop bench;
vii) at any location whereby the clear space for the pas-
sageway of pedestrians is reduced to less than eight
(8) feet;
viii) in a manner which restricts sight easements of vehic-
ular traffic. `
ix) in a manner which obstructs traffic control devices
or traffic signs.
4) No food serving or food service equipment may be used by a
restaurant to hold, store, heat, warm, cool, chill or
otherwise keep food to be served outside of the restaurant
for use in or by a sidewalk cafe. `
SEC. 20-357. HOURS OF OPERATION:
A sidewalk cafe may operate only during the normal and regularly
' operated hours of the restaurant to which it is adjacent.
SEC. 20-358. PERMIT FEES:
Application for a sidewalk cafe permit shall be made in writing to
the Director who shall issue a permit upon compliance with the terms
and conditions of this ordinance. The permit fee shall be $150 and
such permit shall be valid for one year from date of issuance.
SEC. 20-359. PERMIT RENEWAL:
A sidewalk cafe permit may be renewed annually, upon review of the
renewal application and complaint history, if any, which shall be
provided by the health department and development department. Each
said department shall provide to the Director copies of any inspec-
tion results, complaints filed and citations issued concerning the
sidewalk cafe under consideration. Renewal application shall be made
60 days prior to the expiration of a permit. If no renewal applica-
tion is made prior to this expiration, all tables, chairs and other
appurtenances associated with the facility shall be removed prior to
or upon the. expiration date thereof.
a) A permittee who allows its permit to expire without re-
newal who wishes to continue operation of a sidewalk cafe
must submit an application for said as if there had been
no previous permit.
b) The renewal fee for a permit shall be $150.00.
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SEC. 20-360. PERMIT SUSPENSION:
Failure to observe any of the conditions set out herein is grounds
for a one year suspension of a permit. Prior to such suspension the
director shall give ten (10) days' written notice to the permittee
of his violation of or his failure to observe a general condition as
set out above. If the permittee requests a hearing prior to the
expiration of that ten-day notice period, the director shall hold a
hearing to determine if the permit shall be suspended. The permittee
may present evidence in his own behalf if he so desires. The deci-
sion in regard to suspension may be appealed to the City Manager. If
the permittee fails to request such a hearing, the suspension shall
become effective upon the expiration of the ten-day notice period.
If operations under a permit granted under this section are sus-
pended, all tables, chairs and other appurtenances used as a part of
the sidewalk cafe shall be immediately removed from the sidewalk.
SEC. 20-361. BOND REQUIREMENT:
No sidewalk cafe permit shall be issued until an applicant has pro-
vided a cash bond or surety bond, with permittee as the principal
and a corporate bonding company licensed to do business in the State
of Texas as a surety, in an amount determined by the director to be
sufficient to cover the costs of removal of the facilities or
improvements by the City or any public utility under any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance. Should permittee fail to timely remove
its facilities upon request or demand, said permitee shall reimburse
the City or any public utility in the event that the City or public
utility removes the facilities pursuant to this ordinance.
SEC. 20-362. NOTICE:
All notices required or permitted under this ordinance shall be in
writing and shall be deemed delivered three (3) days after deposit
in a United States Postal Service post office or receptacle with
proper postage affixed and addressed to the permittee at the street
address provided by the permittee in the application for a sidewalk
cafe permit.
SEC. 20-363. APPEAL:
Any person or entity aggrieved by a finding, determination, notice
or action taken under the provisions of the ordinance may file an
appeal in writing with the City Manager. An appeal must be filed
within five (5) days after receipt of notice of any protested deci-
sion or action by filing with the office of the City Manager a
letter of appeal briefly stating therein the basis for such appeal.
A hearing shall be held on a date no more than fifteen (15) days
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after receipt of the letter of appeal unless extended by mutual
agreement of the parties. Appellant shall be given at least five (5)
days notice of the time and place of the hearing. The City Manager
shall give the appellant, and any other affected party, a reasonable
opportunity to be heard, in order to show cause why the determina-
tion of the Director should not be upheld. In all such cases the
burden of proof shall be upon the appellant to show that there was
no substantial evidence to support the action taken by the regula-
tory authority. The City Manager shall make his determination and
shall notify the appellant in writing of his determination. The
decision of the City Manager shall be final.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordi-
nances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as
amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in
which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of
this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu-
tional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of
this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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SECTION 4.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits,
neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of
any of the provisions of this ordinance pertaining to fire safety,
zoning, or public health and sanitation, including dumping of
ref use, shall be f fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ( $1 , 000 )
for each offense and shall be fined not more than Two Hundred
Dollars ($200) for all other violations. Each day that a violation
is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5.
All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are
expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and of any other ordi-
nances, which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this
ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending liti-
gation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not,
under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance
but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 6.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed
to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the Caption and
Sections 4, 7 and 8 in the minutes of the City Council and by filing
the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City.
SECTION 7.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby
directed to publish the Caption and Sections 4, 7 and 8 of this
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ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of
Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Art. 1176b-1, Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication as required by
law, and it is so ordained.
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6/02/87 SIDEWALK CAFE ORDINANCE I or
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Sidewalk Cafe
Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
Currently, City Code prohibits sidewalk cafes, furthermore, any private use of
the public right-of-way requires City Council approval and is usually limited t o
a short period of time for a specific event.
Recently a state statute provided the necessary authority and framework for an
ordinance which would allow the use of public sidewalks for sidewalk cafes.
The proposed ordinance would permit sidewalk cafes when such are abutting and
contiguous t o a restaurant and an eight (8) foot wide unobstructed pedestrian
walkway is preserved for the use of the public.
The annual permit fee would be $150.00. Applications for permits would be
reviewed by the Department of Development. Any history of citizen complaints
would be taken into consideration bef ore a permit is renewed.
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APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
JUN 4 1987
Ciip Secretary of the
City of Fort Worth, Texae
SUBMITTED FOR II-I
CITY MANAGER'S
DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL.
PROCESSED BY
OFFICE BY ^ APPROVED
ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
DEPARTMENT HEAD Wade Adki nS CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION " Adopted Ordinance No
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