Wyoming, MI Special Events & Permits: Sidewalk Dining & Cafés (2026)

The City of Wyoming's Form Based Code, adopted by the Wyoming City Commission on December 16, 2013 and amended August 1, 2016 (Division Avenue) and June 4, 2018 (Burton Street), governs outdoor seating in Division 3, Sec. 90-1304. The section limits outdoor seating to five building types found in the FBC context areas that run along 28th Street, Division Avenue, Crescent Street and Burton Street: mixed use buildings, retail buildings, zero lot line retail buildings, live/work buildings and civic buildings. Before opening, an operator must obtain sketch plan review and approval from the city planner under Sec.

90-1304(b); this is a separate step from any liquor-license or health-department sign-off. A five-foot pedestrian clear space must remain open at all times per Sec. 90-1304(c), and trash receptacles tied to the seating area must be removed from the public right-of-way outside business hours under Sec. 90-1304(d). Seating must also be architecturally compatible with the existing building. If any table, chair or barrier sits on public property or extends into the public right-of-way, Sec. 90-1304(f) requires a separate encroachment permit obtained through the applicable city department(s), tracking the broader right-of-way encroachment rule in Sec. 90-1302 that governs awnings, balconies and other projections in the same FBC corridors.