sidewalk café design standards

ALL sidewalk cafés, enclosures, and server stations/bus stations must comply with City and County of Denver Environmental Health statutes and operational guidelines.

ALL environmental control elements (such as heaters) must comply with City and County of Denver fire and safety code.

Cafés shall remain “outdoor” and therefore are not to be enclosed as climate-controlled interior rooms.

Café operators are responsible for supplying and maintaining all furnishings/elements.

Café installations may not physically damage or impair granite pavers, lighting, utilities or trees along 16th Street Mall. No café elements may be affixed to 16th Street Mall surface.

Sidewalk cafés and ALL furnishings/elements must be approved by BID.

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fountain soda

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These guidelines are offered in the spirit of encouraging the best possible outcomes for the16th Street Mall and for individual business owners. This document contains both requirements and suggestions that are highly encouraged in order to enhance the interactive energy and unique experience of the 16th Street Mall.

With that in mind, the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District (BID) will oversee adherence to these guidelines. In some special situations, the BID will consider an exception from these requirements if it is found to be of mutual benefit to the individual business owner and the 16th Street Mall as a whole.

café location: enclosures:

No part of a café can be within 10’ of standpipe, building

hydrant, crosswalk, driveway, permanent

street furniture or alleyway.

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:SIDEWALK CAFÉ DESIGN STANDARDS

*Enclosures must be primarily transparent along pedestrian right-of-way.

*Planters may be used as enclosure elements perpendicular to building facade or incorporated into enclosure, but may not form the frontal face.

MIN 10ft.CAFE

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MAX. 1”1”

MAX. 30-43”

materials:

exterior grade

no plastic

nuts and bolts painted to match enclosure with no projecting rough edges

rust-resistant

glass to be graf�ti-resistant, durable and kept clean

Outdoor café dining will ONLY be permitted in the right-of-way along the frontage of a retail or restaurant location.

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building frontage

signage:IMPORTANT! No signage may extend beyond café enclosure with the exception of menu boxes affixed to the building facade (if approved by the building owner and the City and County of Denver).

advertising:

No temporary or permanent outdoor advertising with the exception of

business identity or logo.

landscaping:

encouraged elements:ambiance:lighting:All lighting proposals and electrical elements must be evaluated and approved by BID.

Café operators should consider creating architecturally appropriate building/restraurant openings that allow restaurant activities to spill out into café spaces:

- garage style windows/doors- oversized doorways- accordion style *As permitted by the City and County of Denver

Landscape elements are encouraged for use throughout the café area and also in the café enclosure

Environmental Control equipment increases café usage and comfort through broader weather conditions

Live music (non-amplified) is encouraged as long as it does not interfere with permitted events or programming on the 16th Street Mall

Bus stations must be enclosed and out of patron

view.

Enclosure base plates should minimize projection into pedestrian right-of-way.

umbrellas: furnishings:

MIN. 8FT

10%

weather resistantmaterials

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Amount of total space advertisements may occupy on umbrella

All furnishings must be positioned within the enclosed area. Trash cans are required to have lids and colors must be consistent with the café color palette.

All umbrellas within a café enclosure must share matching color scheme

* Brand colors and business logos may be used on umbrella

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Umbrella must be fixed to a stand.

furnishings: café elements:

no fake or dead plants

building front

max. height w/ planting 54”

max. height 43”

planters inside enclosure must not exceed enclosure height

[72”x24”x36”]FREESTANDING

music/speakers: heaters & fans:

10ft

Volume may not affect conversationlevels within

Approved speakers may be mounted to edge enclosures, but may not protrude outside café

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All environmental control equipment must meet City and County of Denver fire and safety codes.

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no plastic

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MAX 72”[total structure]

36”

24”[24”x36”]

A-FRAME

menu

36”

24”

[4”x24”x36”]CABINET

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36”

24”

4”

72”

The Downtown Denver Business Improvement District (BID) www.downtowndenver.com511 16th Street, Suite 200Denver, CO - 80202303-534-6161

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