Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,
the definition provisions contained in this section shall govern the
construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in
this chapter:
BUFFER
The area between the curbline and the pedestrian access route,
which may contain obstacles such as ADA access ramps, benches, bike
racks, brick, crosswalks, fire hydrants, grass, news racks, parking
meters, pavers, planter boxes, stone, streetlights, street signs,
street trees, transformers, tree wells, utility poles, etc.
LIQUOR LICENSE
A license issued by the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control
Commissioner to an owner or lessee of a restaurant for the purchase,
sale and dispensing of alcoholic beverages pursuant to Title 4, Delaware
Code, § 511 et seq.
OUTDOOR DINING AREA DEPTH
The maximum dimension perpendicular to the building facade
on which a permitted outdoor dining area can be located on a portion
of a City sidewalk or property.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity
which either owns, manages, directs or controls activities authorized
by this chapter.
PUBLIC SPACE
City-owned sidewalks or property excluding the Boardwalk.
SEPARATION BARRIER
A physical, freestanding obstruction designed to define a
dining area and constrain entry and exit to the dining area. Separation
barriers must comply with 270-19B(6), be self-supporting without the
use of attachments to the sidewalk or other structures, and must be
substantive enough to withstand strong winds or other pressures.
SERVICE AISLE
Open space without obstruction between a table or seating
area and the separation barrier or between a table or seating area
and the front facade of a building that is at least three feet in
depth and used for accessing and servicing tables.
SIDEWALK
An impervious surface parallel to a street between a curbline
and a property line intended for use by pedestrians.
SIDEWALK DEPTH
The measurement from the outer edge of the pedestrian access
route (PAR) closest to the street, to the face of the building, excluding
any buffer area. Sidewalk depths are established by the City Building
and Licensing Department and will vary from location to location.
SUBSTANTIALLY MODIFY
Modification to a restaurant or dinner theater's delineation
of and square footage of all areas of use including but not limited
to permanent seated dining, bar, restrooms, food storage and food
preparation. Additionally, this includes modification to the restaurant
or dinner theater's seating capacity, number and sizes of bar areas,
and extension of the restaurant or dinner theater into other parts
of the structure not shown on the approved floor plan. Rearrangement
of tables or seating does not constitute a substantial modification.