Permit required for sidewalk café.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 10-28-805
in effect10-28-805 Permit required for sidewalk café.
A permit, which shall be known as a sidewalk café permit, shall be required to operate a sidewalk café. A sidewalk café permit shall be valid for one or two years, as applicable, from March 1st to and including the last day of February. The fee for a sidewalk café permit shall be determined by the Commissioner, taking into account land values and the term of the permit, and shall be set forth by rule.
(Added Coun. J. 3-15-00, p. 27687, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-05, p. 44133, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113789, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-18, p. 80162, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-18-25, p. 29753, § 3)
Editor’s note – The amendment set forth herein, as provided in Coun. J. 6-18-25, p. 29753, § 3, is effective December 1, 2025.
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2652474Fetched: 10/24/2026