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Roadside Offee Shop in San Jose
USINFO | 2013-05-23 10:53
San Jose City Council recently "roadside coffee shop" (curb cafes, also known as parklets) to discuss the motion, allowing some restaurants for outdoor dining places in the store out of the way, to expand the business.
The motion of the city council said, the plan is a reference to the San Francisco City there are many roadside dining places, the convenience of customers can sit outside the dining and the.
The bill will launch a year-long trial, and authorized the 5 restaurants as a pilot: installation platform on the roadside, broaden the sidewalk area, in order to place the dining table, chairs, the bicycle parking and plants.
City councilman Ricardo (Sam Liccardo) said, long-term since, people and businesses have hope the government can find a better way, the San Jose ideal weather conditions, allows the restaurant, coffee shop, business, providing an outdoor dining place for customers to enjoy the sunshine. He thinks, this plan can be implemented through a pilot slowly, eventually reach a healthy and viable solution.
If the green light to the City Council for this solution, a storefront businesses can apply for "roadside coffee shop" license, and in accordance with the scheme developed within the specific provisions and requirements, including widening pavement, delete the parking meter, began to implement and pilot implementation of the plan.
According to the requirements, a storefront businesses to diners opened on the side of the road, the road vehicle speed must be restricted to within 25 miles; elongation of not more than 6 feet; except in special circumstances, can not occupy more than two parking spaces. The application fee is 600 yuan, plus the business owners to provide 1000000 yuan of liability insurance; if need to provide alcohol beverage service, must apply for individual rights and approved.
San Jose present "roadside coffee shop" plan, and the city of San Francisco has implemented the basic similarity. From the beginning of 2010, the city of San Francisco area along the sidewalk, has opened 42 "roadside coffee", they are mainly distributed in the Mission, Haight-Ashbury, Beihai (North Beach) and other regions.
The motion of the city council said, the plan is a reference to the San Francisco City there are many roadside dining places, the convenience of customers can sit outside the dining and the.
The bill will launch a year-long trial, and authorized the 5 restaurants as a pilot: installation platform on the roadside, broaden the sidewalk area, in order to place the dining table, chairs, the bicycle parking and plants.
City councilman Ricardo (Sam Liccardo) said, long-term since, people and businesses have hope the government can find a better way, the San Jose ideal weather conditions, allows the restaurant, coffee shop, business, providing an outdoor dining place for customers to enjoy the sunshine. He thinks, this plan can be implemented through a pilot slowly, eventually reach a healthy and viable solution.
If the green light to the City Council for this solution, a storefront businesses can apply for "roadside coffee shop" license, and in accordance with the scheme developed within the specific provisions and requirements, including widening pavement, delete the parking meter, began to implement and pilot implementation of the plan.
According to the requirements, a storefront businesses to diners opened on the side of the road, the road vehicle speed must be restricted to within 25 miles; elongation of not more than 6 feet; except in special circumstances, can not occupy more than two parking spaces. The application fee is 600 yuan, plus the business owners to provide 1000000 yuan of liability insurance; if need to provide alcohol beverage service, must apply for individual rights and approved.
San Jose present "roadside coffee shop" plan, and the city of San Francisco has implemented the basic similarity. From the beginning of 2010, the city of San Francisco area along the sidewalk, has opened 42 "roadside coffee", they are mainly distributed in the Mission, Haight-Ashbury, Beihai (North Beach) and other regions.
