Executive director of the Downtown Victoria Business Association says he wants to see a fee structure that is fair and reasonable, and design guidelines and processes that accommodate the needs of businesses.
Downtown businesses are hoping the City of Victoria will take a common-sense approach to a planned new patio bylaw that could be in place before spring.
The bylaw is expected to address the types and locations of patios, and fees and processes, and also outline mandatory, recommended and prohibited elements. City staff told the Times Colonist any new patio bylaw program would allow for some level of creativity and flexibility. Solomon Siegel, co-owner of Pagliacci’s restaurant, said he’s hoping the new council will recognize that everyone loves the patios and wants them to stay. “I think whomever [at the city] solidifies this will be a hero,” Siegel said. “This is not controversial and there is no downside — we just have to come together to make rules that make sense.”
The city undertook a comprehensive review of the remaining patios that were established under the pandemic’s Build Back Victoria program. He said during the early days of the pandemic, occupancy restrictions necessitated outdoor options, and patios helped many small and medium-sized restaurants to survive.
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