§ 5-03 License Requirements.
RCNY § 5-03
(a)Term. The term of a license granted pursuant to this chapter shall be four years.
(b)Prohibition on Sale, Lease, or Transfer. A license to establish and operate a sidewalk cafe or a roadway cafe shall be personal to the applicant and may not be sold, leased or transferred. Such license shall not be deemed revoked by the sale or transfer of the lease or of title to the building or structure to which the sidewalk cafe or roadway cafe is related unless such sale or transfer materially alters the plans submitted for the license application or revocable consent. For purposes of this subdivision, “materially alter” shall mean to modify the location or increase the area of a sidewalk cafe or roadway cafe by ten (10) percent or more.
(c)License Applications. An application for the granting of a license, or for renewal, modification, or assignment of a license, may be submitted electronically on the Department’s website and must include all materials required by the Department as set forth in these rules, including a completed application in a form prescribed by the Department and provided on the Department’s website.
(d)License Application Fees. There shall be separate fees, as provided in this subdivision, for the granting and renewal of a sidewalk cafe license and a roadway cafe license. Such fees shall be non-refundable and are set forth in the chart below. Such license and license renewal fees shall be in addition to the amount required to be paid as compensation for a revocable consent, or renewal thereof, to establish and operate a sidewalk cafe or roadway cafe. Sidewalk CafeRoadway CafeGranting of license$1,050$1,050Renewal of license$1,050$1,050 (Added City Record 2/2/2024, eff. 3/3/2024)
