New York A 7598: Relates to year-round outdoor dining

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A07598 Summary:

BILL NOA07598 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimone

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COSPNSRCruz, Tapia, Cunningham

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §96-c, Gen Muni L

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Requires municipalities which permit sidewalk and roadway cafes to permit year-round outdoor dining.

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BILL NOA07598 

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04/01/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7598

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to year-round
 outdoor dining

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 96-c to read as follows:
 3 § 96-c. Year-round operation of sidewalk and roadway cafes. 1. The
 4 governing board of any city, town or village which, by local law, ordi-
 5 nance or resolution, permits and/or regulates the establishment and
 6 operation of sidewalk cafes and/or roadway cafes within such munici-
 7 pality shall permit such facilities to operate year-round.
 8 2. For the purposes of this section:
 9 (a) "roadway cafe" shall mean an open-air portion of a ground floor
 10 restaurant containing readily removable tables, chairs and other remova-
 11 ble decorative items, which is located in the curb lane or parking lane
 12 of a roadway fronting the restaurant; and
 13 (b) "sidewalk cafe" shall mean a portion of a ground floor restaurant
 14 located on a public sidewalk or sidewalk widening fronting the restau-
 15 rant.
 16 3. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality from enacting
 17 laws, ordinances or regulations which provide for public health and
 18 safety relating to the operation of sidewalk and roadway cafes includ-
 19 ing, but not limited to, street cleaning, abandonment of a roadway cafe,
 20 structural design, snow removal, or ensuring a clear path for pedestrian
 21 access.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11183-02-5

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