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Outdoor dining patios, corrals and parklets that have become familiar sights in La Jolla will be allowed to remain until summer next year following a May 18 vote by the San Diego City Council.
The council unanimously approved a one-year extension of interim urgency regulations to allow the city’s Temporary Outdoor Business Operation permit program to continue until July 13, 2022.
The approval extends the expiration date for all permitted outdoor operations and allows restaurants and other businesses to continue outdoor operations at their discretion, even if COVID-19 health orders are rescinded.
The interim rules offered a streamlined permitting process that allowed businesses to move their operations onto sidewalks and parking lanes along streets and, in some cases, build elevated platforms or decking for seating. Others expanded onto private parking lots, which did not require a special permit.