As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
A facility established primarily for the preparation and
service of food and drink on its premises, which shall include restaurants,
bakeries, ice cream parlors, taverns, delicatessens, and similar establishments.
LIMITED SIDEWALK CAFE
The utilization of sidewalk space beyond the building line
to accommodate the serving of food and drink to patrons of a food
service establishment, immediately fronting on that sidewalk space,
which space is unenclosed and does not have walls, but has a partition
to separate it from the pedestrian area of the sidewalk.
PARTITION
A three-sided, nonpermanent, movable barrier designed to
separate the limited sidewalk cafe from the public portion of the
sidewalk.
SIDEWALK
That portion of the public easement that lies between the
building line and the curb.
No limited sidewalk cafe may operate within the Borough unless
and until the owner or operator has fully complied with and continues
to comply with all of the criteria set forth in this chapter.
No limited sidewalk cafe shall be permitted to project into
a sidewalk or public easement more than half the width of said sidewalk
or eight feet, whichever is less, but in no case shall it extend so
far as to leave less than six feet for pedestrian traffic; except
in areas where the sidewalk is 20 feet or more from the lot line to
the curb, then a limited sidewalk cafe may be permitted to project
into a sidewalk or public easement a maximum of 10 feet.
Limited sidewalk cafes shall only be permitted in front of an
operating food service establishment that has previously acquired
all of the required licenses and/or permits needed to operate within
the Borough. In those situations where an operating food service establishment
is located on a corner, both the front and side street area of the
food service establishment may be utilized.
Operation of open sidewalk cafes shall be permitted from April
1 through November 30, inclusive. The hours of operation shall be
from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays, and
8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, except that no
alcoholic beverages may be served before 12:00 p.m. on any day.
The applicant shall file with the Borough Clerk a certificate
of liability insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000, naming the
Mayor and Council of the Borough of Northvale as coinsureds, which
policy shall be kept in full force during the operation of the open
sidewalk cafe.