Restaurants Can Expand Into Havre de Grace Parking Spots: Mayor

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Restaurants in Havre de Grace are expanding. Thanks to an executive order from the mayor, businesses can expand into city-owned property, including parking spaces.

The city's new outdoor dining policy, which Mayor William Martin signed Thursday, allows restaurants that do not have outdoor seating to extend their operations into parking spots on the side of or in front of their locations. Businesses must incorporate social distancing measures into their plans and use barriers to set off outdoor dining areas from traffic.

City officials were on hand Friday afternoon to monitor the installation of barriers downtown to allow for outdoor dining.

Restaurants that want to take advantage of the order must submit plans, including drawings, to Director of Economic Development Erika Quesenbery at erikaq@havredegracemd.com.

Restaurants in Maryland are allowed to offer outdoor dining to patrons effective at 5 p.m. Friday, according to an executive order from Gov. Larry Hogan.

County Executive Barry Glassman waived parts of the county code to allow restaurants, breweries and bars to expand dining into their parking lots.

Those with questions about the executive order in Havre de Grace may contact Quesenbery at erikaq@havredegracemd.com or at 443-252-0865.

See Also:

• Outdoor Dining: Harford County Executive Waives Code Restrictions
• MD Reopening Restaurants For Outdoor Dining, Stage 2 Nears: Hogan