City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2013 10 22

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SUBJECT: 2014 DOWNTOWN PATIO PROGRAM DISCUSSION DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2013 PAGE 2 OF 4 contributes to the positive image of Louisville and the allure of downtown to both citizens and visitors. Participating restaurants benefit from added outdoor seating to accommodate the demand for outdoor dining during the summer season. With the City now in charge of the patio program, rules should be set outlining placement, availability, duration, and financing to create fairness among downtown food establishments and throughout the entire city. Each of the rule categories is discussed in greater detail below. Placement The patios should be placed in areas that are safe for patrons using the patios and for travelers on the roadway. The patios should also be placed in locations that are contiguous with the food establishments working the patios. Accordingly, all patios must be placed: • Within an existing on- street full parking stall. • Adjacent to the leased or owned location of the business (i.e. on the street frontage) or be covered by an agreement with the adjacent tenant and landlord. • In front of the establishment's primary street frontage (i.e. patios may not be placed on more than one street). Special situations that do not fit the above requirement will be reviewed on a case -by- case basis. Availability Requests for patios must be made to the Economic Development Department by December 1 of the year prior to the patio season with the attached application form. Food establishments that participated in the previous year's season are eligible to use the same linear footage of patio. Each address in the core downtown area is able to request the maximum amount of patio allowed for the property identified in the attached map and table. Duration The Public Works staff will install the patios the first Tuesday of May. The patios will be removed the last Tuesday in October. Financing The City will charge a fee to use patios for the 2014 season. This fee is intended to defray the costs associated with; 1) Set up /take down — Public Works (PW) estimates $1,500 in labor costs to set up and another $1,500 to take down the patios. 2) Maintenance — PW estimates it will cost $2,000 per year to maintain the wood, repair /replace parts, paint, and other maintenance on the existing patios. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 7