With summer in full swing, we hope that you’ve been able to take advantage of one of the highlights: enjoying a local patio. This year, The City has made it even easier for local bars and restaurants to create an outdoor patio by not only waiving patio permit fees for the third year straight, but also by making some changes to the seasonal patio program. The City is encouraging businesses to place their patios curbside, where possible, so that sidewalks remain unobstructed for pedestrian accessibility. This change has created more flexibility for patios and allowed businesses greater design and aesthetic flexibility when imagining patios. We encourage you to explore all the creative patios in our city this year!
Business owners who wish to explore new patio options on public or private land can go to calgary.ca/patios for more information and to get the permit process started.
