Restaurant patio hours in Vancouver will soon be extended into later evening hours, Vancouver City Council announced February 19.
The city will support the increased patio hours in a pilot project that will run from April through October of this year. The project will see businesses with no complaints in the past 12 months being permitted to keep their patios open an extra hour, until midnight.
“People in Vancouver have made it clear that they want to be able to enjoy later patio opportunities in neighbourhoods throughout the city, and I am glad that Council has responded with such strong support for these changes,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson.
“Simple things like expanded patio hours, new food trucks, parklets, Viva Vancouver programs, and new tasting lounges are all part of our efforts to make Vancouver an even more fun, vibrant, and cosmopolitan city to live in or visit.”
City staff will report the results of the pilot project back to council before Summer 2015.
Vancouver has issued permits for 277 small patios and 316 large patios.
