Permanent Al Fresco

Dear Al Fresco Participants and Interested Stakeholders,
Earlier this summer, Los Angeles City Planning released two surveys to gather feedback from both the general public and businesses participating in the current LA Al Fresco program. The response has been informative, with nearly 2000 members of the general public and nearly 250 businesses responding to the survey. This has resulted in a robust set of data to help guide the development of a permanent expanded outdoor dining program as well as a reimagination of current outdoor dining regulations in the Zoning Code.
On August 22, 2022, the Department will be closing the survey and beginning the process of analyzing the results and drafting a proposed ordinance to allow for expanded outdoor dining in the City, as directed by City Council. In the coming months, City Planning will be releasing the proposed ordinance for public comment before holding an informational workshop and public hearing toward the end of 2022.
The surveys will remain open and operational until 4 p.m. on August 22, 2022. Until that time we encourage any business owner/manager or members of the public who have not filled out the survey to do so and to encourage any family, friends or neighbors to do the same. The surveys can be accessed at the links below as well as the project webpage located at planning.lacity.org/plans-policies/outdoor-dining. Each survey can be completed in 5 minutes or less.
The data obtained from these surveys will be for informational purposes only. Responses will help to inform City Planning on the scale and scope of the current temporary Al Fresco offerings, as well as which aspects of Al Fresco are critical to its success and areas where improvement may be needed.
Please visit the project webpage, planning.lacity.org/plans-policies/outdoor-dining, to access the surveys, share them with your networks, sign-up for updates, obtain information on the current status of the draft regulations, and learn more about the adoption process. To provide further feedback and to sign up for updates please email AlFresco.Planning@lacity.org.
Thank you for your continued engagement with Los Angeles City Planning.
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