LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moved closer to adopting a permanent outdoor dining program in unincorporated areas on April 19, following the success of temporary measures put in place to assist restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The board last year instructed its staff to outline steps required to make the outdoor dining program permanent. A subsequent report noted that a pair of ordinances would be required to amend regulations governing uses of public rights-of-way, and governing uses on private property.
The board on April 19 instructed its legal staff to craft those ordinances, and bring them back for approval within the next six months.
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