08 Nov Outdoor Dining Updates

On October 28th,2021 Donny Smith, Executive Director of Mayfair Business Improvement District, attended a press  conference hosted by the PR&LA to address outdoor seating in Philadelphia.

HB 425 has passed in Harrisburg and will allow restaurants and caterers to extend premises within one-thousand feet of the main licensed building until December 31, 2024. The bill is headed to the House for concurrence and is expected to pass.

HB 425 highlights:

• Allows a licensee that goes out of business to sell their liquor and wine to another licensee
• Streamlines outdoor seating provisions
• Eliminates the $500 fee for off-premise catering permits, allows an unlimited number of permits, and eliminates the 5-hour cap for events

The bill can be found HERE and includes additional details regarding the safekeeping of liquor licenses for those who are impacted by this issue.

If would like to be apart of the movement you can sign the Save Outdoor Dining petition. It is important to note that you don’t have to live in Philadelphia to sign the petition.