City of Rochester issued the following on Nov. 9
Flower City Winter Sidewalks Program Helps Restaurants Offer Heated Outdoor Dining in Cold Weather
Mayor Lovely A. Warren today announced the launch of Flower City Winter Sidewalks, a City program to help city eateries offer heated, outdoor dining options in cold weather to facilitate economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
"Rochester's eclectic and culturally diverse dining scene is the backbone of retail activity along our commercial corridors, business districts and Downtown," said Mayor Warren. "Even a few additional good days a month can be the difference between staying open and closing, so our team in City Hall stands ready to help them navigate these challenging times. We're proud to do all we can to help small businesses survive this crisis and continue our efforts to create more jobs, safer and more vibrant neighborhoods and better educational opportunities."
The Flower City Winter Sidewalks program is the next phase of the Flower City Sidewalks Program launched last summer, which helped restaurants and business expand outdoors to offset capacity restrictions required under New York State's pandemic-safety requirements.
The winter program continues to offer opportunities to serve customers on streets, sidewalks and parking lots, and adds additional guidance on the use of temporary structures, including tents, igloos, greenhouses and custom frames. The program expedites the application process and waives the permit fees to install structures on city rights-of-way and private property. Guidance will be offered on the best types of structures to use in different spaces and what heating elements will be allowed.
The City is also in the early stages of adding a community support component to the program to help small businesses offset the cost of temporary structures. Anyone interested in becoming sponsor or learning more can contact Planning Manager Dorraine Kirkmire at dorraine.kirkmire@cityofrochester.gov.
To find out more about Flower City Winter Sidewalks, visit www.jumpstartingroc.com/flower-city-winter-sidewalks
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