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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2021 - 3 By: Councilwoman Hemann A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE "TEMPORARY INDOOR DINING PROGRAM" AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 public health emergency, City of North Olmsted dining establishments first endured the hardship of being temporarily closed in North Olmsted and now are struggling with restricted seating capacity; and WHEREAS, to provide dining options that best suit the individual needs of patrons and restaurant owners, the City desires to establish and promote a temporary program permitting expanded indoor dining by and through the use of vacant commercial spaces in close proximity to the Permanent Licensed Business/Licensed Food Business establishment; and WHEREAS, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health has assisted in establishing guidelines to implement this temporary indoor dining area program; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to establish a temporary expanded indoor dining area program for the Permanent Licensed Business/Licensed Food Business in the community struggling with COVID-19 restrictions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That vacant indoor commercial space in the same commercial plaza or on the same parcel upon which is located a current, operating restaurant, is available under the Zoning Code in the City of North Olmsted to be used for potential additional patron seating and dining. SECTION 2: That there is hereby established the "Temporary Indoor Dining Program" in the City of North Olmsted and the guidelines and processes for securing authorization and use of vacant space for dining use are attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A. SECTION 3: Although the program developed herein was created with the cooperation of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and the City of North Olmsted and is offered as a streamlined way to achieve an approved temporary indoor dining status, nothing in this Resolution shall be construed as authorization for any restaurant operator to occupy a currently vacant commercial space for patron seating and dining purposes without compliance with state codes or local codes. This includes, but is not limited to, the Ohio Building Code, Ohio Liquor Control Law, the Ohio Fire Code and the rules and regulations enforced by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.