Fiscal Note
There may be a modest increase in General Fund revenues derived from additional licensing fees.
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Creating Section 9.13(6)(j)2.e.iii. of the Madison General Ordinances to create an exception to the requirement that sidewalk cafes on the Mall/Concourse be located against the curb for restaurants and bars on the north side of the 500, 600 and 700 blocks of University Avenue.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amendment adds another exception to the rule that all sidewalk cafes within the State Street Mall /Capitol Concourse Vending Area must be located against the curb. This amendment would allow restaurants and bars on the north side of the 500, 600 and 700 blocks of University Avenue to have a 5-foot sidewalk cafe against the building. Any cafes within these blocks must be against the building and not on the curbside. ***********************************************************************************
The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Subsubparagraph iii. entitled "500, 600 and 700 Blocks of University Avenue (North Side)" of Subparagraph e. entitled "Alternative Sidewalk Café Placement" of Paragraph 2. entitled "Miscellaneous Restrictions on Sidewalk Cafes" of Subdivision (j) entitled "Miscellaneous Restrictions on Merchant Vendors and Sidewalk Cafes" of Subsection (6) entitled "Regulations and Procedures for Vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse" of Section 9.13 entitled "License for Selling on Public Streets" of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
"iii. 500, 600 and 700 Blocks of University Avenue (North Side).
Due to the unique design of the roadway, bus lanes and pedestrian ways on University Avenue, particularly the wide sidewalks, absence of permanent street amenities, and proximity to the bus lane, sidewalk cafes located on the North side of the street within the 500, 600 and 700 blocks of University Avenue shall be placed next to the building. Sidewalk cafes shall be no wider than the side property lines of corresponding restaurant's street frontage, shall extend no more than five (5) feet from the building face, shall be enclosed on all sides, (except the building face may serve as one side of the enclosure), and shall otherwise comply with all applicable requirements of this ordinance and the Regulations Governing Vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse."