Temporary Outdoor Patio Application - On Street Structure or Pedestrian By-Pass

If within a BIA, you will need to receive and submit the BIA's written endorsement for the on-street patio.

Prepare a sketch of the proposed patio in accordance to SK-1 and SK-2 or Pedestrian Bypass SK-3. All on-street patios shall have a minimum of 4.5 metres clearance between the street centreline (on a street with a single lane in each direction) and the edge of the patio, if adjacent to a marked bike lane, the traffic clearance will be 0.25 metres from the edge of the bike lane.

All Temporary Outdoor Patios located on municipal property are required to obtain a Certificate of Insurance for a minimum of $5 million dollars in third party liability insurance. The Certificate of insurance must include: name of insurer, policy number and term of policy, type of policy: General Liability Policy, limit of policy: $5 million per occurrence, named insured, description of temporary outdoor patio and activities to be insured, dates of temporary outdoor patio, City of Hamilton is added as an ‘Additional Insured’, signature of insurance provider or broker

I, the aforementioned applicant, have read the On-Street Patios Brochure and understand and agree to the requirements for the installation, maintenance and operation of an On-Street Patio.

Furthermore I am aware that:

• As the patio owner I am responsible for any issues caused by the placement of this patio over a City of Hamilton catch basin; and
• The City of Hamilton, at any time, may require me or act itself to remove all or part of the patio, at my expense,
• I am applying for a (1) year Road Occupancy Permit for a seasonal On-Street patio and that there is no guarantee if I receive a permit this year that I will receive a permit in subsequent years.