City Works With Businesses To Expand Outdoor Dining

As of today outdoor seating is now an option for Minnesota bars and restaurants.

Rest-stinger-2 as of today outdoor seating is now an option for minnesota bars and restaurants.

In the med city - leaders are working hard to make sure every business owner has access to available outdoor seating - if they want it.

Kimt news three's jessica bringe joins us live from the canadian honker with how the first day is coronavirus:jessica bringe jbringe@kimt.com coverage you can count on katie- as you can see it's busy here..

Seats are filling up..

And all of the wait staff are wearing masks and gloves.

Customers are asked to wear masks as well..

But we can see here that's not being enforced.

Restaurants are also required to keep tables six feet businesses to expand outdoor dining rochester, mn mayor kim norton says the city has been working with businesses to expand outdoor seating.

Options include using parking space..

City parks... or even the mayo civic center.

There have been 27 restaurants that have applied for permits to expand their outdoor options.

Norton says only three have been approved right now..

But lowerthird2line coronavirus:kim norton mayor, city of rochester today is a really good step for restaurants, i know it's not hopeful that it's successful not only for the restaurants, but enjoyable for the people in the community as well.

Working with rest-live sot-3 as far as outdoor dining at the apache mall..

Norton says the city has been talking to mall spokespeople about the option of using the mall's parking space for outdoor dining as well.

Live in rochester- jessica bringe kimt news 3 thank you jessica.

Restaurants are also only allowed to serve parties of four or families of six at a time.

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