Permits and certificates
Commercial Occupancy - Sidewalk Café on Public or Private Property Occupancy
Certificate
You must submit an application for a permit to operate a sidewalk café on
public or private property in the borough of Verdun.
Documents required for your application
- A scaled layout plan indicating the size of the sidewalk café, its
location with respect to the main building, to the street and to any sidewalk
obstacles.
- Information on the kind of railing used, including height, colour,
material and design.
- The applicant's contact information.
- The full address of the business.
- A photo of the front of the building visible from the street.
Materials and layout
The railing of the sidewalk café must be made of dark ornamental iron and be
secured to the ground with tap cons. The operator must place live flowers around
the perimeter of the sidewalk café. Should the café take up the full width of
the sidewalk, a wooden sidewalk with an ornamental iron railing will be
installed by borough authorities and the cost of permits set accordingly. Under
such circumstances, the Urban Planning and Business Services Department must be
notified and a deposit of $250 paid for manufacturing the necessary
equipment.
If the sidewalk café takes up just part of the sidewalk, a passage of 1.5
metres (5') must be cleared to permit the movement of pedestrians.
Period of operations
Sidewalk cafés can operate on public land from April 15 through October 15.
No equipment may be left on site outside of this period.
Information
Businesses that already hold liquor licences can contact the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du
Québec for information concerning the sale of alcohol in
sidewalk cafés.
For more details
Direction de l'aménagement urbain et des
services aux entreprises
4555, rue de Verdun, Suite 109
Office Hours514
765-7257
Fees (2011 rates) :
$56 (plus taxes) for the permit of a sidewalk café on private
property
$324 (plus taxes) for the permit of a sidewalk café on public
property
* If necessary, the applicable fees for the rental of the material will be
based on the width of the sidewalk café.
