The City of Los Angeles is looking to make its COVID-era outdoor dining program permanent, but some restaurant owners say restrictions in a new proposal would hurt them rather than help them.
wants to codify some of those rules and make the program permanent, but some restaurateurs say it will make things more difficult for them., the patio space was bustling at Casa Vega. The restaurant spent thousands of dollars to turn parking spaces into an inviting, secure space. But under the new proposal, the patio Christy Vega's built on the restaurant's private property would need to shrink significantly.
"What we're focused on based on our jurisdiction is how can we loosen parking restrictions, how do we get rid of various limitations in terms of how much percentage of your restaurant can be used for outdoor dining," Keshishian said. "Maybe some restaurants want to offer it on the second floor versus [on the] ground floor."
"To have this [setup] I would need one for the patio, I would need one to serve alcohol, and I would need one if I wanted to expand past five spaces. That's three CUP permits. $150,000," Vega said.
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