91-822 - Requirements for furnishings

LAST AMENDED
6/21/2016

The following provisions shall apply to all furnishings, including tables, chairs, shade umbrellas and heating lamps, permitted by
Section 91-82 (Amenities Within Public Access Areas) and Section 91-821 (Certification for outdoor cafes within arcades).

(a)    Size, location and other requirements

        (1)    Requirements for all furnishings

                All furnishings shall be moveable. Permanent fixtures may be installed in the ground of a #publicly accessible
                open area# or #arcade# for the purposes of supporting shade umbrellas or heating lamps provided that such
                fixtures are flush-to-grade.

                No furnishings shall be permitted within five feet of any #building# entrance, nor shall they be permitted within
                any required circulation paths.

        (2)    Additional requirements for outdoor cafes located within #arcades#

                Where an outdoor cafe is provided pursuant to Section 91-821, a minimum of four tables and 16 chairs shall be
                provided and made available to the public without restriction, which may be located within an #arcade# or
                within a #publicly accessible open area# and shall be outside of the permitted cafe boundary.

                Outdoor cafes shall be located at the same elevation as the adjoining sidewalk area or #publicly accessible open
                area#, except that they may be located no more than six inches below or on a platform no more than six inches
                above such adjoining sidewalk area or #publicly accessible open area#. The border of the outdoor cafe shall be
                permanently marked in accordance with the applicable standards for open air cafes set forth in paragraph (b) of
                Section 37-73.

                Fences, planters, walls, fabric dividers or other barriers that separate outdoor cafe areas from other portions of
                the #arcade#, adjacent sidewalks or #publicly accessible open areas# shall be prohibited. No kitchen equipment
                shall be installed within an outdoor cafe.

                Litter receptacles shall be provided in accordance with the standards for #public plazas# set forth in Section 37-
                744.

        (3)    Circulation requirements for outdoor cafes located within #arcades#

                For #arcades# with a depth of 10 feet or less, as measured from the column face furthest from the #street line# or
                #publicly accessible open area# to the #building# wall fronting on such #street line# or #publicly accessible open
                area#, an unobstructed path not less than three feet wide shall be provided. For #arcades# with a depth greater
                than 10 feet, as measured from the column face furthest from the #street line# or #publicly accessible open area#
                to the #building# wall fronting on such #street line# or #publicly accessible open area#, such unobstructed
                pedestrian way shall be increased to at least six feet. For #through block arcades#, an unobstructed pedestrian
                way, except for approved doorways, of at least eight feet shall be provided connecting each #street# on which the
                #through block arcade# fronts.

(b)    Operation

        (1)    Requirements for all tables and chairs

                Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this Section, tables, chairs, shade umbrellas and heating
                lamps may be stored or secured within an #arcade# between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., but may not
                be stored or secured within a #publicly accessible open area#.

        (2)    Additional requirements for outdoor cafes located within #arcades#

                Publicly accessible tables and chairs that are required by paragraph (a)(2) of this Section may not be removed or
                secured while the cafe is in active use.

                All furnishings within the boundary of an outdoor cafe, including tables, chairs, shade umbrellas, bussing
                stations and heating lamps, shall be completely removed from the #arcade# when the outdoor cafe is not in
                active use, except that tables and chairs may remain in such #arcade# if they are unsecured and may be used by
                the public without restriction.