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This document outlines the application process and requirements for a Sidewalk Café License in Ocean City, NJ. The license permits restaurants to operate sidewalk cafes adjacent to their establishments, adhering to specific design and operational standards. Applicants must submit a completed form, written consent from property owners, a survey/site plan detailing cafe boundaries and items, a signed Indemnification/Hold Harmless Agreement, and a Certificate of Insurance listing the City as an additional insured. A valid Mercantile License for food handling is also required, along with a $150 fee payable to the City of Ocean City. Key design standards include maintaining a minimum six-foot unobstructed pedestrian travel width, specific requirements for fixtures, signage, lighting, awnings/umbrellas, heaters, and cafe boundaries. The Indemnification Agreement mandates that applicants defend and indemnify the City against any claims arising from the cafe's operation, including counsel fees and costs. The City of Ocean City's Office of Licensing handles the application process.

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--- Document: Sidewalk Cafe Document ---
CITY OF OCEAN CITY
OFFICE OF LICENSING
115 12TH STREET
OCEAN CITY, NJ 08226
609-399-6111 EXT 9701
609-525-2496 FAX
LICENSING@OCNJ.US
OCEAN CIT
APPLICATION FOR SIDEWALK CAFÉ LICENSE
Location Address:
Business Name:
Business Owner Name:
Business Phone No: (_
Business Email Address:
Property Owner Name:
Property Owner Phone No.: (____________)
CHECKLIST:
Cell Number
Block:
Lot:
Written consent of property owner(s) and the first floor business tenant if separate
from the property owner.
Survey/ Aerial Photo/ Drawing/ Site Plan: marked with dimensions to demonstrate:
Café boundary (demonstrate 6' feet of unobstructed travel width at sidewalk)
Location of proposed sidewalk café items: tables, chairs, umbrellas, etc,
Location of existing adjacent improvements and structures
Signed Indemnification/Hold Harmless Agreement (see below)
Certificate of Insurance: City of Ocean City "additional insured/ certificate holder"
Approved Mercantile License for Food Handling/ Restaurant. ML#_
Fee: $150 payable to City of Ocean City
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT FOR SIDEWALK CAFÉ LICENSE
As further agreement for the City of Ocean City to issue a Sidewalk Café License to the
applicant, the applicant agrees that he/she/it will defend and indemnify the City for and
against all claims, demands, suits injuries or harm arising out of the applicant's operation of
the boardwalk café for which the permit herein is to be issued. In the event that a suit, claim
or demand is made against the City arising out of the applicant's operation of the sidewalk
café, the applicant shall additionally agree to defend the City and pay all reasonable and
necessary counsel fees and costs related to the defense of the claim, demand or suit
asserted against the City.
Signature of Applicant:
Date:
5-18.4 General Design Standards,
a. Sidewalk cafes shall be permitted only in conjunction with and adjacent to an existing
restaurant. A sidewalk cafe may extend onto the sidewalk in front of an adjacent business with
the written consent of the property owner and the first floor business tenant if separate from
the property owner.
b. Fixtures. No furniture, apparatus, decoration or appurtenance used in connection with the
operation of the sidewalk cafe shall be located in such a way that less than six (6') feet of paved
sidewalk remains for the exclusive use of pedestrians, nor shall any such furniture, apparatus,
decoration or appurtenance project or protrude into, on or above the required pedestrian
passageway.
c. Signage. No signs are permitted on the sidewalk cafe except that the name and type of
establishment may appear on umbrellas or the valance of an awning.
d. Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided for the sidewalk cafe area to promote safe passage
of pedestrians and cafe patrons. It is anticipated that adequate lighting can be accomplished by
candles or battery operated lights placed on tables, umbrellas or displays in the sidewalk cafe.
No additional lighting shall be placed upon an adjacent building advertising the existence or
location of the sidewalk cafe.
e. Awnings and/or Umbrellas. Awnings and/or umbrellas may be used in conjunction with a
sidewalk cafe. Awnings shall be adequately secured and retractable. At no point shall the
height of the awning including the valance be less than seven (7') feet from the adjacent grade
elevation and more than fifteen (15') feet in height.
f. Heaters. Portable propane heaters shall be allowed within the cafe area with permits as
required by municipal and State fire codes.
g. Pedestrian Passageway. Each sidewalk cafe shall directly abut the restaurant so patrons and
servers do not cross the flow of sidewalk pedestrian traffic. In no case can access be blocked to
Fire Department connections or exits from the adjacent buildings.
h. Cafe Boundary. No portion of a sidewalk cafe, such as gates or any objects placed within a
sidewalk cafe, shall swing or project beyond the designated exterior perimeter of the sidewalk
cafe.
i. Planters and Landscaping. All planters must be able to be removed within a twenty-four (24)
hour notice period. No solid walls will be permitted. Plants shall be properly maintained and
stressed and dying plants shall be promptly replaced. Permanent landscaping shall be trees as
called for as part of the standards of the Special Improvement District.