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Timestamp: 2017-03-22 22:10:28
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255', '§ 255']

Village of Spencerport, NY Sidewalk Cafes
§ 255-1
§ 255-2
§ 255-3
§ 255-4
§ 255-5
Indemnification agreement required.
§ 255-6
Maintenance agreement required.
§ 255-7
§ 255-8
§ 255-9
Rules, regulations and specifications.
§ 255-10
§ 255-11
Enforcement; notice of violation; failure to comply; revocation of license.
§ 255-12
§ 255-13
of Spencerport 7-13-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005 (Ch. 110, Art. III,
of the 1988 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 255: Sidewalk Cafes
This article shall be known as the "Sidewalk Cafe Law."
The building whose principal facade fronts on the sidewalk
where the sidewalk cafe is or is proposed to be located.
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or
That portion of the facade of a building which fronts on
An establishment actually located within the adjacent building,
the primary activity of which is the preparation and serving of food
for consumption by the public on its premises, whether free or for
cost, and shall include, by way of example, a restaurant, hotel, coffee
shop, tearoom, dining room, cafeteria, luncheonette, soda fountain,
sandwich shop and the like.
The paved surface provided for the exclusive use of pedestrians
and situated between and extending from any building to the curb of
any street (excluding therefrom any unpaved area).
A "restaurant" (as defined herein) serving food to be consumed
by the public at tables located within that more or less rectangular
portion of the sidewalk which lies within the area bounded by the
public street, the principal facade of the adjacent building and the
imaginary perpendicular lines running from the outer edge of such
principal facade to the public street.
A. The applicant shall file an application describing the layout plan
and file the application in the Village Clerk's office. The layout
plan is to include:
(1) A description of the proposed design, dimensions, and location of
the sidewalk cafe and all temporary structures, equipment and apparatus
to be used in connection with its operation, including tables, chairs,
planters, awnings, lighting and electrical outlets (if any).
(2) A statement of seating capacity of the proposed sidewalk cafe and
of the existing restaurant actually operated by the applicant in the
(3) A diagram demonstrating that pedestrian traffic along the sidewalk upon which the sidewalk cafe is proposed to be located will in no way be impeded and that the provisions of § 255-9 shall be satisfied.
(4) A description of the proposed location of the sidewalk cafe showing
the actual dimensions of the area to be utilized and the building,
street and sidewalk upon which it fronts and on which it is to be
located, including the area of frontage and distance from the facade
B. The layout plan shall be referred to the Building Inspector, who shall thereupon recommend approval, disapproval or modification of the layout plan. The Building Inspector may consult with the Superintendent of Public Works, the Planning Board Chairperson or other Village employees and consultants for their review and recommendations. The Building Inspector may demand additional proofs of compliance with § 255-9, including but not limited to an instrument survey of the layout plan area.
C. Upon approval by the Building Inspector and the determination of
the Village Board that the application complies with the provisions
of this article, the Village Clerk shall issue the license.[1]
A. No sidewalk cafe license shall be issued unless the licensee shall
have first filed with the Village Clerk a certificate of insurance,
issued by a company duly authorized to transact business under the
laws of the State of New York, providing for the payment of not less
than $1,000,000 to satisfy all claims for damage by reason of bodily
injuries to or the death of any person as a direct or indirect result
of the operation of the sidewalk cafe or for injury to any person
occurring on the premises occupied by such cafe, and further providing
for the payment of not less than $10,000 to satisfy all claims for
property damage occurring as a direct or indirect result of the operation
of such cafe.
B. The insurance policy shall provide that the insurance company shall
notify the Village of Spencerport 10 days prior to cancellation or
substantial change in coverage.
No sidewalk cafe license shall be issued unless the licensee
shall have first executed and filed with the Village Clerk an indemnification
agreement pursuant to which the licensee, in further consideration
of the issuance of the license, shall agree to forever defend, protect,
indemnify and save harmless the Village of Spencerport, its officers,
agents and employees from and against any and all claims, causes of
action, injuries, losses, damages, expenses, fees and costs arising
out of or which may arise out of the licensee's operation of
such sidewalk cafe.
have first executed and filed with the Village Clerk a maintenance
agreement pursuant to which the licensee shall agree, at the option
of the Village, to either repair at its sole cost and expense any
damage caused to the sidewalk by the operation of the cafe or to reimburse
the Village in full for all costs and expenses incurred by it in making
any such repairs.
B. In addition, a refundable deposit, in an amount to be determined
by resolution of the Board of Trustees, shall be retained by the Village
until expiration of the permit as security for the faithful performance
by the licensee of all the terms, agreements, covenants and conditions
of the permit on the licensee's part to be done or performed.
Upon the failure or default by the licensee of any of the terms, agreements
and conditions of the permit on its part to be done or performed,
said deposit may be used by the Village by reason of such failure
or default on the part of the licensee and without prior notice thereof
to the licensee, and said licensee shall have no claim against the
Village for loss of anticipated profits or for any losses by reason
thereof. Any balance left after the expense of such failure or default,
as determined and certified by the Village Clerk, which has been paid
and deducted from the amount of the deposit shall be refunded to the
licensee. Any excess cost above the deposit shall be charged to the
The annual fee for a sidewalk cafe license shall be established
by the Board of Trustees from time to time by resolution.
All sidewalk cafe licenses shall be issued for the six-month
period commencing April 1 and ending October 31 of the particular
year. Licenses may be renewed annually by the filing of an application
A sidewalk cafe authorized and operating pursuant to this article
shall comply with all of the following rules and regulations and such
others as may be adopted from time to time by resolution of the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Spencerport:
A. The cafe shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the
layout plan as finally approved.
B. No furniture, apparatus, decoration or appurtenance used in connection
with the operation of the sidewalk cafe shall be located in such a
way as to impede the safe and speedy ingress and egress to or from
C. No furniture, apparatus, decoration or appurtenance used in connection
way that less than four feet of paved sidewalk remains for the exclusive
use of pedestrians (the "required pedestrian passageway"), nor shall
any such furniture, apparatus, decoration or appurtenance project
or protrude into, on or above the required pedestrian passageway.
D. Service in the sidewalk cafe shall be provided by persons engaged
or employed for that purpose and shall be furnished to seated patrons
E. The sidewalk area utilized for the cafe shall be kept clean and free
of litter. Covered trash receptacles shall be provided as required
and approved from time to time by the Village.
F. Noise shall be kept at such a level as to comply in all respects
with the provisions of the Code of the Village of Spencerport.
G. The sidewalk cafe shall be permitted to operate only from 7:00 a.m.
until 11:00 p.m. during the months of April to October, inclusive.
H. From November 1 to March 31, the operator shall have all furniture,
apparatus, decoration and appurtenances and any other items used in
connection with the operation of such sidewalk cafe removed from the
sidewalk. All such materials shall be stored in a safe and secure
I. The operator shall comply with all the requirements of all applicable
sanitary and health codes.[1]
J. The sidewalk cafe shall be actually operated and maintained by the
same person who operates and maintains the related restaurant of which
the cafe is a part and an extension.
K. The operator shall comply with all other laws of the Village of Spencerport.
The sale of alcoholic beverages is not permitted in any cafe
or sidewalk cafe located on a public sidewalk.
A. The Building Inspector shall enforce the provisions of this article.
B. Upon a determination by the Building Inspector that a licensee has
violated one or more of such provisions, such officer or employee
shall give written notice to the licensee to correct such violation
within 24 hours of the receipt of such notice by the licensee. In
the event that the licensee fails or refuses to correct such violation
within such period, the licensee's sidewalk cafe license shall
thereupon and automatically be revoked.
C. Upon the revocation of such license, the licensee, upon written request,
shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Spencerport within 14 days of the date of its request.
Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions
of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 or 15
days' imprisonment, or both. Each violation of a section or subsection
of this article, and each day that a violation continued, shall constitute
Any provisions of Chapter 280, Streets and Sidewalks, of the Code of the Village of Spencerport which may conflict with the provisions of this article shall not apply in the operation of a sidewalk cafe.