Columbia considering allowing downtown restaurants to seat guests in parking spots
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Columbia City council will hear an ordinance that would potentially allow businesses to expand seating capacity outside to parking spots.
The ordinance would allow additional outdoor seating to be no bigger than 14 feet from the face of the curb for angled parking spaces. Parking spaces that are parallel to the curb shall be no longer than 6 feet from the face of the curb.
The city council will hear the ordinance tonight, but no action will be taken until the next meeting. The meeting starts at 7 p.m.
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Senior Services will open vaccination appointments Monday at 8 a.m., the department announced on Friday.
Only those who live or work in Boone County, and are in an eligible tier, may schedule an appointment. Eligible tiers include Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tiers 1, 2 and 3. Phase 1B-Tier 3 will open on Monday.
The first round of appointments will be available from Monday, March 15, to Saturday, March 20.Â
Eligible Boone County residents can schedule their appointment at CoMo.gov/CovidVaccine.
The state of Missouri is moving into Phase 1B Tier 3 of vaccine distribution on Monday, which includes several groups like K-12 educators, childcare workers, and government employees.Â
Local businesses hopeful Restaurant Week will provide a boost in business
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Restaurant Week in The District in downtown Columbia began Monday, and local restaurants say the event could help boost businesses for the industry during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Nickie Davis with the District said restaurants are still being impacted by the pandemic while only being able to serve people at half capacity. A majority of them are far less than that capacity because we still need to factor in the six-foot distancing which means that some of them are at 20% capacity, Davis said. That doesn t mean that their utilities went down 20%. That doesn t mean their rent went down 20%. That means their income and their normal profitability is down almost 80%.