As the expiry of Victoria's patio program nears, council voted to direct staff to look into the implications of expanding allowable patios.
5th Street Bar and Grill were informed its patio would have to be removed as Victoria's bylaw does not allow patios on boulevards.
The relaxed patio program began as a temporary program enacted to help Victoria restaurants, bars and pubs struggling through lockdowns and restrictions that severely impacted their businesses. Mayor Marianne Alto brought the motion forward to see if it would be feasible to allow for more patios. “Staff moved incredibly quickly to allow patios to address one economic vibrancy, but also the capacity for the public to still congregate without being in an enclosed environment, and what we did over three years was create a patio culture that perhaps was unexpected,” Coleman said.
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