Patio Planning with the City of Prince Rupert's Paul Venditelli

If they can adhere to civic regulations, Prince Rupert restaurants may
be able to take advantage of a fee waiver to set up patios this summer

It seems with the loosening of COVID related measures in British Columbia for the restaurant and pub industry, that the City of Prince Rupert is hoping to see some public patios set up this summer.

That appears to be the vibe from a note in the most recent Tourism Prince Rupert notes from the COVID update files, with a notice that the city is now accepting applications for patio set  ups for  restaurants in Prince Rupert.

As we noted yesterday, as part of the ReStart BC plan, some re-openings will begin to take place starting in the middle of May, with restaurants and pubs among those commercial ventures which may soon be able to welcome guests beyond the current take out situation.

In order to spur on some interest towards the patio program, the city is said to be waiving the usual fee of $350 dollars that City Hall normally charges.

From Tourism Prince Rupert COVID 19 Update for May 7

While there has been no official announcement from the range of information delivery services offered by the City of Prince Rupert, the patio program was announced as part of a recent Chamber Call.

The announcement coming as part of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce led event, where Paul Venditelli, the City's Manager of Transportation and Economic Development outlined the background to the 2020 program.

Anyone interested in exploring the topic further asked to contact Mr. Venditelli at paul.vendittelli@princerupert.ca

You can explore the civic parameters related towards Sidewalk patios below:

Application for Sidewalk Patio Permit (Large Patio)
Application for Sidewalk Patio Permit (Small Patio)

There is no background info from the above related to any additional COVID related requirements that the city's patio plan may require, something which you can perhaps bring up in your correspondence with Mr. Venditelli

Some past notes on the city's work on commercial sector issues can be explored here, while a wider overview of past council themes can be found here.

For more notes on the city's commercial sector see our archive page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.