Section 24-312. PHYSICAL CRITERIA FOR SIDEWALK CAFES

 

312.1No portion of a sidewalk café, including, but not limited to, doors, windows, walls, or any other objects designed as part of a sidewalk café or placed within a sidewalk café, shall swing or project beyond the designated exterior perimeter of the sidewalk café; Provided, that this provision shall not apply to fire exit doors which are used exclusively as emergency fire exit doors.

 

312.2All furnishings of the sidewalk café including, but not limited to, tables, chairs, and decorative accessories, shall be readily moveable.

 

312.3The fixtures of a sidewalk café shall not be bolted or permanently affixed to public space, except that screw sockets may be permitted as a form of anchoring when approved by the Public Space Committee.

 

312.4Any object to be affixed or attached to a wall or ceiling of a sidewalk shall be shown on the plan and approved by the Public Space Committee.

 

312.5The floor of a sidewalk café shall be at the same elevation as the existing surface space, except as provided in § 312.6.

 

312.6In order for the floor of the sidewalk café to be at level grade, the floor of the sidewalk café may be constructed so as not to exceed eighteen inches (18 in.) above the sidewalk where the sidewalk café meets with the adjoining clear sidewalk space.

 

authority

Reorganization Plan No.2 of 1975, effective July 25, 1975 (21 DCR 3198 (May 12, 1975)), approved by Resolution 1-102 (22 DCR 961 (August 13, 1975)); § 6(c) of the Enclosed Sidewalk Cafe Act of 1982, effective September 17, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-148; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-1001 et seq. (1995 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 30 DCR 4346, 4358 (August 26, 1983).