Patio Program

Recent amendments to the Town's Zoning By-law 500 and Zoning By-law 600 have eliminated the need for the continuation of the Temporary Patio Program.  Zoning provisions are now in effect that allow a permitted restaurant use to include an outdoor patio subject to the following provisions:

• shall not be permitted on a balcony above the first floor of a building or on the rooftop of a building;
• shall comply with the minimum yard requirements for the zone in which they are located;
• may project 4 metres into any required yard, except where a greater yard setback is required abutting a residential or transitional zone, no encroachment shall be permitted; Page 180 of 191 BYLAW NUMBER 500-2026-0003 (PL-5)
• shall not exceed 40 per cent of the gross floor area of the restaurant use, or seating for more than 50 persons, whichever is less;
• the gross floor area of an outdoor restaurant patio is not included in the gross floor area of the restaurant for the purpose of calculating required parking spaces;
• shall not be fully enclosed;
• the area shall be defined by a structure with a minimum height of 0.8 metres above the patio floor and a maximum height of 1.4 metres;
• where a letter of support was issued by the Town of Georgina through the Temporary Patio Program between 2020 and 2025, and where the outdoor restaurant patio generally conforms to the description in the letter of support, subsections  (b) to (g) shall not apply.”

If you are planning to establish or expand an outdoor dining area in conjunction with your restaurant use please contact building@georgina.ca if you have any questions.