Mayor Marianne Alto wants Victoria council to reconsider allowing eatery patios on city boulevards because a new bylaw will force two Victoria pubs to shut down their patios by the end of May.
Victoria city council will debate next week the merits of redefining where eateries can build patios, after two neighbourhood pubs were told to close their patios on city boulevards by the end of May.
Fifth Street Bar and Grill in the Quadra-Hillside neighbourhood and Beagle Pub in Cook Street Village were told to close their patios as a result of a new patio bylaw adopted in March that precludes use of softscape boulevards for patios. That program, which was extended twice before expiring at the end of March, was designed to help with economic recovery as the pandemic started to wane and restrictions were relaxed.
With business getting back to normal, the city adopted the Patio Regulation Bylaw in March, with an eye to maintaining some of the vibrant patios and street life realized during the pandemic by allowing diverse patio options for businesses while protecting the integrity of public space and city assets.
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