{"id":26804,"date":"2020-06-18T19:22:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T23:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=26804"},"modified":"2020-06-18T19:22:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T23:22:06","slug":"outdoor-patio-program-launches-as-aurora-enters-stage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/outdoor-patio-program-launches-as-aurora-enters-stage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor patio program launches as Aurora enters Stage 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Aurora enters Stage 2 of Ontario\u2019s plan to re-open the\nProvince, the Town is laying groundwork of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the Town announced it will gradually begin to\nopen some community amenities and facilities, including outdoor patios for\nrestaurants and bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith support from Aurora\u2019s Business Improvement\nAssociation (BIA) and the Town\u2019s Economic Development Division, we will be\nworking with our local businesses for a phased in opening,\u201d said Mayor Tom\nMrakas in a statement. \u201cWe have developed an outdoor patio program to help\nlocal restaurants, bars and retailers navigate the potential expansion of their\npatio areas and to accommodate patrons while keeping the safety of patrons and staff\na key priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For restaurants and bars who are interested in extending\ntheir patio space, the Town of Aurora requires the business to submit a Site\nPlan Exemption Application that includes a scaled plan showing the location of\nbuildings, location and dimensions of the patio, fencing, entrances, exits and\naisle widths. All applications are required to comply with the Accessibility\nfor Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Fire Code. Some\nhighlights from Aurora\u2019s Outdoor Patio Program include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All site plan application fees will be waived<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application fees for minor variances for patio expansions\nwill be waived<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants and bars that would like to expand or create\npatio space onto the sidewalk will have to enter into an encroachment agreement\nwith the Town and must maintain accessibility requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) will\nnot require licensees to apply or pay a fee for these temporary extensions but\nthe retailer must ensure they have completed the Town\u2019s application form,\nreceived approval by the Town and met all other applicable requirements. The\nAGCO measures will be in effect until January 1, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town staff continue to work closely with the BIA and the\nlocal business community to ensure that procedures, tools and support are\navailable to help businesses navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the support Aurora is providing to local businesses please visit aurora.ca\/businesssupport. For inquiries about Aurora\u2019s Outdoor Patio Program, please email planning@aurora.ca.<\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Aurora enters Stage 2 of Ontario\u2019s plan to re-open the Province, the Town is laying groundwork of its own. On Tuesday, the Town announced it will gradually begin to open some community amenities and facilities, including outdoor patios for restaurants and bars. \u201cWith support from Aurora\u2019s Business Improvement Association (BIA) and the Town\u2019s Economic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-6Yk","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-22 17:38:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}