Do you own or operate a bar, restaurant, café, grocery store or ice cream shop and want to install an adjoining terrace?

Before doing so:

1. Check the applicable standards set out by the borough in which you operate your business. Standards can vary, based on whether the terrace is built on private property owned by the establishment or on public property (sidewalk or road).
2. Get a permit that authorizes “café-terrace” use.
3. If the terrace is built on private property, please check if you need an exterior renovation permit.
4. If it is built on public property, please get a seasonal public property occupancy permit.

If your terrace overlaps both public and private property, you will need an authorization and two permits.