Restaurants Must Remove Outdoor Dining Amenities for Rose Parade

According to a city statement released on Thursday, the city has advised all permitted outdoor dining restaurants along Colorado Boulevard that they must remove their outdoor dining amenities within their barrier enclosures by Tuesday, Dec. 14, to allow for the Rose Parade.

“City staff will begin removing traffic control barriers along Colorado Boulevard beginning Wednesday, December 15th in order to return public streets to normal operations for the staging of the parade,” according to the city statement.

Following the removal of the traffic control barriers, city departments will begin restriping parking stalls, perform maintenance and then proceed with other regularly scheduled parade preparation work.

The traffic control barriers will be reinstalled by January 6th.

In addition to the removal of traffic control barriers, sidewalk dining along certain portions of the parade route will be suspended beginning 8 a.m. on December 31 through 8 a.m. on January 2.

The suspension of sidewalk dining applies to businesses that have outdoor dining (within sidewalks or parklets) along the parade route and adjacent cross streets, within one block of the route.

The city annually suspends sidewalk dining to accommodate the influx of people in the city and spectators along the route.

The statement said that the City of Pasadena appreciates the cooperation of its business community as the city prepares for the return of the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade.

For more information about other important Rose Parade planning and public safety tips, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/…..