Louisville, KY Special Events & Permits: Sidewalk Dining & Cafés (2026)

Street furniture approval. Before any street furniture is placed in the public way, it shall be subject to review and approval by Public Works and shall be appropriate in scale and design.

(a)   The Director of Public Works (DPW) or his or her designee shall consider:

1.   Whether the design, materials and color scheme of the street furniture comport with and enhance the quality and character of the streetscape, including nearby development and existing land uses; and

2.   Whether the street furniture endangers public safety or property, or interferes with or impedes the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or is placed in such a manner as to impede or interfere with the reasonable use of a display window or display space.

(b)   No street furniture shall be approved that wholly impedes the use of any sidewalk.

(4)   Definition of street furniture.  STREET FURNITURE means miscellaneous objects such as poles, meters, utilities, traffic light boxes, street lights, news and information distribution boxes or corrals, refuse receptacles, mail boxes, telephone panels and booths, bus shelters with or without seating, outdoor restaurant furniture public seating, flower boxes or plant containers, bike racks, decorative objects, kiosks, objects of art and those structures erected or placed by authorized public agencies for public safety and/or public welfare purposes.