Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council approve for public exhibition:

(i)         the draft Outdoor Dining Policy shown at Attachment A to the subject report;

(ii)        the draft Outdoor Dining Guidelines shown at Attachment B to the subject report; and

(iii)      the draft Display of Goods on the Footway Local Approvals Policy shown at Attachment C to the subject report;

(B)      Council approve the draft Display of Goods on the Footway Local Approvals Policy shown at Attachment C for submission to the Office of Local Government with a request for the consent of the Departmental Chief Executive for the adoption of the Policy in accordance with section 162 of the Local Government Act 1993;

(C)      authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to amend the Outdoor Dining Guidelines to remove Appendix 1 'Road area reallocated to outdoor dining' at such time as applications for on-street outdoor dining are no longer accepted;

(D)      the Chief Executive Officer be requested to write to Liquor and Gaming NSW to request that barriers not be included in the license conditions of premises in alcohol free zones on George Street and Martin Place; and

(E)      authority continue to be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to, by notice on the City's website, approve the use of roads, footways and public open spaces for outdoor dining, extension of foyer space, performance space and other permitted uses under Part 12 of the Liquor Act 2007 in accordance with the requirements of that Act, with the delegation to apply until 11 December 2023.

Carried unanimously.

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