Temporary Patio Program Improvements 2025

The Temporary Patio Program Improvements – Staff Report 2025-0406 outlines the Town of Caledon’s plan to enhance its temporary outdoor-patio program, specifically through a pilot in downtown Bolton from July 28 to October 3, 2025. The report discusses the goals of the pilot — activating public parking spaces along Queen Street, creating a pedestrian walk-way/patio zone, and harmonizing the town’s licensing, design and permit processes for outdoor cafés and patios. It critiques past low participation, identifies barriers (permit complexity, cost, owner consent) and presents municipal benchmarking and public engagement results to justify program redesign.

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Key features include: a proposed exemption from certain licensing requirements, an updated process and timeline for businesses/property-owners, strategies for communications and marketing, process simplification for 2026, and a budget estimate of $22,000 for the 2025 pilot. Whether you’re a café, restaurant, retailer or property-owner in Bolton’s downtown core exploring outdoor seating, expansion or placemaking enhancements, this document offers insight into the program’s design, eligibility, and next-steps under the town’s revitalization strategy.

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Use this resource to understand how the town is improving its outdoor patio program, how your business can participate in the pilot, what timelines and supportive measures are in place, and how this aligns with operational investment, outdoor activation and streetscape improvement in downtown Bolton.