Terrace authorization on public sidewalk in pedestrian zone

ATA/451/1998Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberJul 28, 1998Granted

Extracted by Omnilex

Omnilex summary

The case concerned a request to place tables on the sidewalk adjoining a restaurant in a pedestrian zone. The authority held that the terrace could be authorized because the remaining space for pedestrian circulation, and if needed for fire and rescue access, was sufficient. The decisive clearance was 3.50 meters in width and 4.10 meters in height. The request was therefore allowed under LR.56 al.1.

Omnilex headnote

LR.56 al.1; authorization for use of the public domain by a restaurant terrace on a sidewalk in a pedestrian zone; a precarious permit may be granted where the residual space left for pedestrians and, where applicable, for fire and rescue access is sufficient. The assessment turns on whether the proposed occupation still preserves adequate passage and vertical clearance; if those requirements are met, the private interest in operating the terrace may prevail without impairing the public use of the way (consid. unspecified).

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Descripteurs

DOMAINE PUBLIC(PROPRIETE DE TOUS); AUTORISATION(EN GENERAL); ACCES; AUTORISATION A TITRE PRECAIRE; INTERET PRIVE; INTERET PUBLIC; DISTANCE(EN GENERAL); ROUTE; TERRASSE DE RESTAURANT; USAGE COMMUN ACCRU; VOIE PUBLIQUE; VG

Normes

LR.56 al.1

Résumé

Autorisation d'installer des tables sur la portion de trottoir jouxtant un restaurant. Située en zone piétonne, la terrasse demandée peut être autorisée, dès lors que la largeur et la hauteur laissées disponibles pour le passage des piétons et, cas échéant, du service d'incendie et de secours, soit 3,50 mètres de large et 4,10 mètres de haut, sont suffisantes.

Keywords

public domainterracesidewalkpedestrian zoneprecarious authorizationpublic interestprivate interestclearancefire accessrestaurant

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the requested terrace on the public sidewalk could be authorized on a precarious basis.

Extracted holding

Yes, the terrace could be authorized because the remaining passage width and height were sufficient.

Extracted reasoning

In a pedestrian zone, the use may be permitted if the space left for pedestrians and, where necessary, for fire and rescue services is adequate; here, 3.50 meters in width and 4.10 meters in height were deemed sufficient.

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