Los Angeles Unveils Al Fresco Dining Plan, Legal Draft in Progress

LOS ANGELES—The City Council on Dec. 8, approved and finalized recommendations to create a permanent Al Fresco program on private property, intended to bolster outdoor dining and support local restaurants.

Councilors voted 14–0 in favor of a report detailing standards and policies of the Al Fresco program. The council requested the City Attorney's Office to now prepare and present an ordinance, taking into consideration the guidelines in the report. Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson was absent during the vote.

The program was briefly discussed during Dec. 6 council meeting. Councilman Tim McOsker then introduced an amendment that would require at least one vehicle parking space to be available when an outdoor dining area is located in a building's parking area.