Apex, NC Special Events & Permits: Sidewalk Dining & Cafés (2026)

downtown sidewalk food service tables may be placed and used on the sidewalks in the Central Business District of the Town of Apex as provided in this subsection 18-11(b) except when the street is temporarily closed to regular traffic for special events. A "downtown sidewalk food service table" is a table used for food service by a food service provider and located on a public sidewalk directly in front of the food service provider's place of business in the Central Business District. Downtown sidewalk food service tables are subject to the following requirements:(1)No downtown sidewalk food service table nor any chairs or other items used in connection with one shall reduce the clear accessible travel path of the sidewalk to a width of less than 36 inches. The width of the clear accessible travel path shall be measured from the street-side edge of the concrete sidewalk perpendicularly toward the building-side edge of the concrete sidewalk.(2)Downtown sidewalk food service tables and all chairs and other items used in connection with them shall be situated, outfitted and used in a manner that does not constitute a hazard to persons using the sidewalks.(3)No person shall place, use or operate a downtown sidewalk food service table except as authorized by a site specific development plan approved by the Apex Planning Department.