By Ruth Marvin Webster
North County Times
October 12, 2008
ENCINITAS ---- The Encinitas City Council moved closer to hammering out a policy for sidewalk dining Wednesday night, saying it would be open to an ordinance that included a simple, even-handed permitting process.
Before an ordinance can be drafted, though, the council asked staffers to return with more information about how other cities have dealt with the issue, as well as graphic, computer representation of how tables and chairs could be placed on the public sidewalks without blocking the 4 feet of the sidewalk required for pedestrians.
"I would like to see an imaginary line along the sidewalk so that we can see how much railing would be in the right of way, and not just in downtown but in Leucadia and Cardiff as well, " said Councilwoman Teresa Barth. "These consequences will have a fallout throughout the city."
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