Menlo Park to consider outdoor dining program

FILE – In this Nov. 20. 2020, file photo, Ranim Abaad and Joey Bettencourt, right, have lunch outdoors at the RIND in Sacramento, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills, Friday Oct. 8, 2021 to help bars and restaurants recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Two of the three bills extend outdoor dining permits and alcohol sales at the pandemic-era parklets for a year after the state of emergency ends, giving businesses time to seek permission for permanent approval. The third allows restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries that sell food to continue offering to-go alcoholic beverages with food orders through Dec. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

by: Sophia Villalba

Posted: Aug 15, 2023 / 08:07 AM PDT

Updated: Aug 15, 2023 / 08:07 AM PDT

(KRON) — The Menlo Park City Council will consider establishing an outdoor dining program at their next city council meeting on Tuesday.

The city council will consider road closures along areas of Santa Cruz Avenue and Ryans Lane. Outdoor dining first began in Menlo Park back in 2015 with a pilot program that expanded during the pandemic, the city said.

According to the city, the outdoor dining program would strengthen safety standards and create a consistent design aesthetic while ensuring fairness in the use of public right-of-way.

The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on Laurel Street.