Board of Aldermen 5-21-2020 Page 8
Alderwoman Kelly
So for example if | am at San Francisco Kitchen and there’s no space, | happened to be there recently,
there’s no space between me and the street because there’s a flower box. | don’t get to expand my patio
or | can expand it out onto the street.
Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development
You’d be able to expand it out into the street under this proposed Ordinance.
Alderwoman Kelly
Ok, ok.
Attorney Bolton
This is Steve Bolton; | think | can help out with this.
President Wilshire
Ok.
Attorney Bolton
The five-foot requirement has been in affect since we have had dining on the sidewalks. So | think what
you can expect on the sidewalks is what you’ve seen for many years. Out in the street, you will see more
tables. But the tables, may be fewer of them, may be spaced further apart and be in the same places on
the sidewalk that they have been before. The pedestrian pathway will be in the same place that you’ve
been seeing it for years.
Alderwoman Kelly
That was my question, thank you Steve.
President Wilshire
Thank you, anyone else, discussion.
Alderman Lopez
| have a question.
President Wilshire
Alderman Lopez.
Alderman Lopez
| just have a question for Director Cummings. Given that the footprint for all of these restaurants isn’t
identical, some places may not have the same access to the sidewalks and that type of thing. Are we also
working on potentially letting restaurants like SFK that don’t have front accessibility figure out some
opportunity if they have back property access?
