COMPARISON CITIES – OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAMS ATTACHMENT 3 City COVID -19 RESPONSE POST COVID-19
Newport
Beach
Repealed emergency orders and
ordinances relating to outdoor dining on
June 2021 and allowed temporary uses
till end of summer of 2021. Provisions
extended till end of December 2021.
February 2022 Newport Beach City
Council directed city staff to make
current policies work for outdoor dining
for Balboa Village Area, allow usage of
public right of way for dining along
Newport Pier through May.
Rely on existing pre-pandemic provisions
– City of Newport Beach City Council L-
21/Muni-code Chapter 13.18 Use Of
Public Sidewalk for Outdoor Dining
Pasadena Existing Pre-COVID provision –
“Sidewalk Dining on Public Walkways”
Ordinance; permits temporary or non-
permanent basis outdoor dining on
sidewalks
Emergency Ordinance waived outdoor
dining permit fees through June 2022;
allowed outdoor dining in the public right
of way including sidewalk, alley as well
as portion of barricaded streets.
Post-COVID updated dining permit fees
and amend City’s Sidewalk Dining on
Public Walkways Ordinance for inclusion
of on-street dining, specific standards for
lighting, design standards for parklets,
additional standards for alcohol; Fees for
on-street/public right of way (fees is per
square foot per year and varies depending
on District location); adopted On-Street
Dining Design Guidelines, December 2021
Huntington
Beach
June 2020 – The City of Huntington
Beach developed the Temporary
Emergency Use Permit, encroachment
permit process to allow for outdoor
dining within public right-of way and
property; no fees associated; temporary
closure of second and third blocks of
Main Street to vehicular traffic.
Permits expired on December 2021, with
the exception of second block of Main
Street. All other business were
encouraged to apply for a permanent
outdoor dining permit.
Rely on existing – Pre-COVID provisions –
Outdoor Dining with alcohol sales
permitted with a Conditional Use Permit –
approved by Zoning Administrator; outdoor
without alcohol sales >400 SF permitted
without a CUP. If over 400 SF with no
alcohol sales, Neighborhood Notification is
required
Fullerton Pre- COVID established dining
establishment may extend outdoor
dining through issuance of an
Encroachment Agreement; and new
outdoor dining establishments required
amendment to existing entitlements.
Temporary Outdoor Dining Permits -
relaxed regulations for outdoor dining.
Temporary Outdoor Dining program
expired in June 2022.
Standard Outdoor Dining
Guidelines/Application Process for Public
Right of Way (include sidewalks, alleys
(not used for emergency of vehicle travel,
parking lots and plazas, adopted June
2022
Walk on Wilshire (parklet pilot program),
adopted August 2022
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