ORDINANCE NO. 210282
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Amending Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 64-168, Sidewalk caf? permit, and Section 64-171, Street caf? permit, and enacting in lieu thereof the same sections of like number and subject matter to provide consistency with other Code provisions in Chapters 10 and 64 and by repealing Section 64-172, Temporary permits for sidewalk caf?s, parklets and street caf?s.
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WHEREAS, in response to the declaration of a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on May 21, 2020, the City Council passed Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200376, As Amended, which enacted two new sections in Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places," and Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Alcoholic Beverages," that authorized the issuance of temporary sidewalk caf?, parklet and street caf? permits and the expansion of premises retail sales-by-drink licenses to allow certain existing public parking spaces to be used for temporary dining purposes through December 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, in response to an extension of the state of emergency, on October 22, 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 200892 which extended the temporary program until April 19, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the measures passed during the state of emergency become permanent changes; NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by repealing 64-168, Sidewalk caf? permit, and enacting in lieu thereof one new section of like number and subject, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-168. Sidewalk caf? permit.
(a) Permit authorized. Unless otherwise authorized under the Code of Ordinances, no person shall place tables or chairs or any other device for the sale or consumption of food or beverage upon any public sidewalk or footway without first obtaining an annual sidewalk caf? permit. ...
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