'It's changed this area': 5th Street Grill launches petition to keep boulevard patio
A popular pub in Victoria’s Hillside-Quadra neighbourhood has been operating differently over the past few years by expanding outdoors, all thanks to the city’s5th Street Bar and Grill’s outdoor patio is found along a boulevard — the space between a road and a sidewalk. The popular eatery opened the space amid the COVID-19 pandemic and so far, staff say it’s been a hit.“When you come by here in the summer, we’ve got the umbrellas up and everyone’s having a great time.
“It’s not part of parks, which is what all the other ones are included on. This is called a boulevard, and it’s not underneath the same bylaw. They’d have to create another bylaw, I believe.”last week and in just days, it’s already been signed more than 3,000 times. But in a statement to CHEK News, the City of Victoria says the city’s patio bylaw never permitted boulevard patios — it was only a temporary fix to help support businesses amid social distancing protocols.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.“The updated Patio bylaw that came to Council a few weeks back now also did not allow for boulevard patios,” read the statement issued Monday.
“It’s up to council to find some resolution as we move forward. I don’t know what the answer is, but I’m open to the discussion.”
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