sed: _________________________________________________

Exact length and width of public right-of way to be used: ____________________________________________

Street Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
2.

Proposed seating capacity of Sidewalk Café: _______________________________________________________
3.

Hours of Operation of Sidewalk Café or Merchandise Display
(Be specific and exact.)

Sunday:
______________ until _______________;
______________ until _______________
Monday:
______________ until _______________;
______________ until _______________
Tuesday:
______________ until _______________;
______________ until _______________
Wednesday: ______________ until _______________;
______________ until _______________
Thursday:
______________ until _______________;
______________ until _______________
Friday:
______________ until _______________;
______________ until _______________
Saturday:
______________ until _______________;
______________ until _______________

INFORMATION REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION
Certificate of Insurance for the Business


Measured and scaled drawing of proposed Sidewalk Café or Merchandise Display


Two photographs of the sidewalk area


Photographs or specifications of all proposed sidewalk elements


Notarized Affidavit
(see following page)

Applicants Signature _______________________________________________ Date ________________________
Printed Name _____________________________________________________


403 Butler Avenue, P.O. Box 2749, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
(912) 786-4573 FAX (912) 786-9539
www.cityoftybee.org
ROUTING
APPROVE OR DENY
BY
DATE
FEE
City Manager



Accessory Use Fee $75.00
Zoning Administrator




Fire Chief




Fire Marshal



An application may require
one month or more to process.
Police Chief



FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Date ________________
New ________________
Renewal _____________
License # ____________

Received ______________ by _________________

AFFIDAVIT



I, ___________________________________, acting in the capacity of ____________________________________,

on behalf of the establishment known as ___________________________________________________ located at

____________________________________________, Tybee Island, Georgia, attest to the following:


o

That I have reviewed this application and all entries are correct and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

o

That there are no omissions of fact or items located on the sidewalk where the Sidewalk Café or Merchandise
Display is proposed that would prohibit the Zoning Administrator from issuing a Sidewalk Café or Merchandise
Display Permit.

o

That no violation(s) of Georgia Law, Federal Law, Local Ordinance, or any Rule or Regulation of the State
Revenue Commissioner, or any Rule or Regulation of the City or County have been adjudicated against my
business within the last 12 months preceding the date of the application, or,

o

That the following violation(s) of Georgia Law, Federal Law, Local Ordinance, or any Rule or Regulation of the
State Revenue Commissioner, or any Rule or Regulation of the City or County have been adjudicated against my
business within the last 12 months preceding the date of the application:
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

o

That I have read the Policies and Procedures and will abide by said Policies and Procedures at all times during
the term of the Sidewalk Café or Merchandise Display Permit.


Date: _________________________________

Notarized Signature: _________________________________


Printed Name: _________________________________




Signed and sworn before me this ___________ day of _____________________, 20_______.

STATE OF: _____________________________

COUNTY OF: ____________________________


(SEAL)
_______________________________________
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY PUBLIC

My Commission expires: ___________________


South End Business District Policies and Procedures



Sidewalk Cafés/Sidewalk Merchandise Display

1.

A sidewalk café or merchandise display permit is valid from the date of issuance for one (1) year.

2.

The existence of a sidewalk café permit or sidewalk merchandise display permit must be reflected on the City of
Tybee Island Business License issued to the business owner.

3.

Sidewalk cafes shall not operate earlier than 7:00 AM nor shall later than 12:00 AM unless the hours of the
establishment are more restricted by operation of law or otherwise, in which case, the more restrictive hours of the
establishment control.

4.

Sidewalk merchandise displays shall not operate outside of the normal hours of operation for the business for
which the merchandise is being displayed.

5.

All sidewalk café employees shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements and standards for a
retail food establishment.

a.

All sidewalk cafes must have an opening for ingress and egress at all times.
b.

All sidewalk cafes must adhere to the size, design, and any other specifications approved by the City at all
times. Strict adherence to required design standards as set forth herein is mandatory.
c.

Strict adherence to hours of operation, approved layout of all components of the sidewalk café, clear
space for pedestrians and required landscaping is mandatory.

6.

Where the City has installed a permanent structure such as a parking meter, planter, light pole or other device, the
permittee of the sidewalk café or sidewalk merchandise display shall make accommodation for the required
clearance for pedestrian passage. Permittees shall be mindful of the rights of pedestrians traveling past their
sidewalk café or sidewalk merchandise displays at all times during operation. Complaints will be investigated by
the City and violations of the ordinance or the rules and regulations promulgated will result in citations being
issued to the permittee and/or revocation of permittees sidewalk café or sidewalk merchandise display permit.

7.

All areas within and surrounding the sidewalk café or sidewalk merchandise display area shall be maintained in a
clean, neat and sanitary condition and shall be policed routinely by permittee to ensure removal of all wrappings,
litter, debris and food therefrom. Daily sanitary cleaning of the area is required. The permittee shall not wash
garbage cans or any other container, or other personal property of any nature on the sidewalks. All cleaning must
be performed in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations. Sidewalks within and adjacent to
sidewalk cafés must be washed down and cleaned on a daily basis.

8.

Sidewalk cafes or sidewalk merchandise displays shall be prohibited from playing amplified music, whether live
or recorded. No speakers, microphones, televisions or other audio or video devices shall be permitted at a
sidewalk café.

9.

All tables, chairs, plants, planters and any other items of the sidewalk café or sidewalk merchandise display,
hereinafter defined as Sidewalk Elements, shall be approved as part of the permit approval process. Sidewalk
Elements for sidewalk cafes shall be promptly stacked/set aside immediately after the sidewalk café discontinues
its daily operation, and must be secured in such a manner as to prevent their use immediately after the permittee
discontinues its daily operations. Sidewalk Elements for sidewalk merchandise display shall be promptly
stacked/set aside immediately after the business discontinues its daily operations.

10.

The Zoning Administrator or City Code Enforcement Officers will inspect all sidewalk cafes and sidewalk
merchandise displays after permits have been issued and the café is in operation. Any violations of the provisions
of these rules and regulations, or any deviation from approved plans of willful omissions of the application will
result in citations being issued to the operator and /or revocation of permittees permit.

11.

Any permittee or his or her employees or contractors who violate or resist enforcement of any provisions of the
sidewalk café ordinance and/or these rules and regulations may be subject to immediate permit revocation by the
City and/or shall be subject to a fine of not less than that set forth in Section of the Code of the City of Tybee
Island, provided that each day that such violation continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct offence.
These fines shall be in addition to any expenses incurred for restoration or repair of the public right-of-way, which
shall be the responsibility of the permittee.

THE ISSUANCE OF A SIDEWALK CAFÉ / SIDEWALK MERCHANDISE DISPLAY PERMIT IS A
PRIVILEGE GRANTED BY THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND. THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND REQUIRES
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS AS WELL AS RESPECT OF THE COMMUNITY
IN WHICH THE BUSINESS IS LOCATED. THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND CITY CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL MONITOR THE OPERATION OF SIDEWALK CAFES / SIDEWALK
DISPLAY AREAS AND ARE EMPOWERED TO ISSUE CITATIONS FOR RUL