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File #: O-7-26    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/11/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/23/2026 Final action:
Title: Eliminating the Requirement for Outdoor Dining Patrons to be Seated For the purpose of removing requirements that outdoor dining patrons must be seated to be served alcoholic beverages, and generally related to outdoor dining regulations.
Sponsors: Brooks Schandelmeier, Rob Savidge, Karma O'Neill, Harry Huntley
Indexes: Economic Matters Committee
Attachments: 1. O-7-26 First Reader, 2. O-7-26 Legislative Summary
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Eliminating the Requirement for Outdoor Dining Patrons to be Seated
For the purpose of removing requirements that outdoor dining patrons must be seated to be served alcoholic beverages, and generally related to outdoor dining regulations.
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City Council of the
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 7-26
Introduced by: Alderman Schandelmeier
Co-sponsored by: Alderman Huntley, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderman Savidge

Referred to: Economic Matters Committee

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Eliminating the Requirement for Outdoor Dining Patrons to be Seated
FOR the purpose of removing requirements that outdoor dining patrons must be seated to be served alcoholic beverages, and generally related to outdoor dining regulations.

BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2026 Edition:
? Section 7.35.020
? Section 7.35.030

SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
City Code Title 7 - BUSINESS LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 7.35 - Outdoor Dining

Section 7.35.020 - Definitions.

2. "Dining" means food and beverages consumed while seated at a table.
3. "Outdoor dining" refers to the practice of having a meal at a restaurant that offers indoor seating but also serves and allows patrons to consume food and drinks at outdoor tables or other designated areas such as patios, courtyards, plazas, decks, rooftops, sidewalks, streets, and parking lots.
"Outdoor dining" refers to the practice of consuming food and drinks at a restaurant that offers indoor seating but also serves and allows patrons to consume food, drinks, or both at outdoor tables or other designated areas such as sidewalks, walkways, off-street parking, parking lots, patios, courtyards, plazas, or other suitable areas.

Section 7.35.030 - General requirements.

C. Outdoor Dining Standards.
4. Alcoholic Beverages.
a. The restaurant shall not sell,...

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