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  • Application to take over car parking space for outdoor dining

  • Who’s eligible to apply:

    • Cafés, restaurants, bars and cultural venues that serve food and drinks for consuming at the premises
    • All venues must have development consent to operate as a food premises or hold a liquor licence
    • The road space you are proposing to use must be next to or adjoining your businesses

    Unsuitable road space

    • Bus stops or bus zone
    • Roads with speed limits of more than 50km/hr
    • Clearways
    • Parking for Australia Post, police, fire, ambulance, or car share
    • No stopping zone
    • Bike lanes
    • Accessible parking
    • In-road fire hydrant

    Potentially suitable road space:

    • Hourly parking, including metered parking
    • Permit exempt parking spaces
    • Drop off/pick up 15 minute parking
    • Loading zone
    • Taxi zone
    • No parking zone

    There will be other types of parking spaces that may or may not be suitable too. There is no one-size- fits-all approach for every street. It is a complex issue that requires a detailed assessment. All applications are considered on a case-by-case basis due to the complexity of our streets, and the specific context of your location, the parking restrictions and the neighbouring businesses and road environment. 

    If there is interest in your street from multiple businesses, we want to hear from you, even if you’re not all located next to each other. Please contact us on 9265 9333 or submit an application.

    Before you start to complete this form, read it through so you understand the information you need to gather. If you’re unsure of anything, contact us on 02 9265 9333. We’d like to help.

  • Contact for application

  • Participating businesses

    You may add up to 5 businesses. If you'd like to include more businesses than this, call us on 9265 9333
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  • Carparking space details

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  • Your site plan

  • Please upload a layout of the space you propose to use. This plan can be a rough mud map. It does not need to be professionally done. But it does need to be legible.

    • Include a sketch or diagram showing all the existing fixed structures such as signage, poles and bike racks.
    • If your space is bounded by a kerb, pedestrian crossing, tree bed or garden bed, please also include this on your layout.
    • Please label each of the elements on your plan. For example, if a rectangle indicates a garden bed, write “garden bed”.
    • Clearly mark-out and label the parking spaces you’re applying for
    • Include the width of the footpath, the location of any kerb ramps, driveways, laneways or other cross-overs within or adjacent to the space you are applying for
    • If you are using a google streetview image, please make sure to include any elements that are there now that aren’t in the image

    See a sample layout Example site plan PDF (650kb)

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  • Your artwork choice

  • If your application is successful, we'll provide the necessary safety barriers for your site. These will be installed and removed for free. You can choose to cover your concrete barriers in bespoke artwork of your own choice, at your own cost, see the guidelines. Or you can choose to use decal artwork provided by us free of charge, see the artworks.

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  • Conflict of interest

    To ensure transparency in Council’s decision making process and to avoid potential conflicts of interest, you must make a declaration as to whether you, the landowner and/or anyone with a financial interest in the application is a Council employee or Councillor or is related to a Council employee or Councillor. 

  • Terms and conditions

    Please ensure you read our updated terms and conditions.

  • Please note

    If your application is successful, you'll also need to apply for a standard footpath dining permit. If you already have a footpath dining permit, you'll need to apply to amend your existing permit. This is to meet legal requirements. We'll help you through this.

  • PRIVACY PROTECTION NOTICE

    Purpose of collection: For assessment of an application to use road space for café, bar or restaurant purposes.

    Intended recipients: City of Sydney employees and authorised contractors of the City of Sydney and members of the public.

    Supply: The supply of this information is voluntary. If you are unwilling to provide this information, the City of Sydney may be unable to provide access to City of Sydney services.

    Access/Correction: Please contact Customer Service on 02 9265 9333 or at council@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au to access or correct your personal information.

    Storage:  The at the City of Sydney, located at 456 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000, is collecting this information and the City of Sydney will store it securely.

    Other uses: The City of Sydney will use your personal information for the purpose for which it was collected and may use it as is necessary for the exercise of other functions. 

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