New sidewalk and boulevard use permit coming to downtown Vernon

Businesses in Vernon’s downtown core will soon be able to expand their retail and patio spaces outdoors.

The City of Vernon is creating a new Outdoor Commercial Use Permit which is expected to become available in early March. Once launched, the new document will replace the existing Sidewalk and Boulevard Area Use Permit.

The new permit will provide the holder with one on-street parking space for business purposes in addition to the sidewalk and boulevard space approved with the previous permit.

Businesses in the Primary and Secondary Business Improvement Areas of downtown Vernon that purchase the permit will be able to bring patios and sales areas outdoors in an area the length of their frontage on the sidewalk or boulevard year-round. The permit will also allow the business to use one on-street parking space for their operations between March 1 and October 31.