Special Events & Permits in St. Johns County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of St. Johns County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Sidewalk Dining & Cafés
Within the Vilano Beach Town Center Overlay District, a sidewalk cafe may open only alongside a legally established restaurant or takeout food store that prepares food on site. Section 3.10.05.K requires written permission from any adjacent business before extending tables in front of it, a 5-foot clear pedestrian path, and furniture secured indoors once a hurricane or tropical storm warning is issued.
St. Johns County Sidewalk Cafe Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsSt. Johns County Land Development Code § 3.10.05.K
1. Sidewalk Café: ... A sidewalk café is a group of tables and chairs and permitted decorative and accessory devices situated and maintained upon the sidewalk and used for the consumption of food and beverages sold to the public from an adjoining business. A sidewalk café is allowed only when in compliance with this Section. 2. A sidewalk café shall only be established in conjunction with a leg...
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