2023-09-06 18:35:39
Vienna. During the corona period, many venues started to serve in Winterschanigärten (winter garden, winter street terrace) areas. With a new regulation, the Municipality of Vienna has made the use of Schanigärten (pavement garden, street terrace) areas permanent during the winter months. The regulation was announced today by the City of Vienna and the Vienna Chamber of Commerce; It was also announced that the application process will be greatly facilitated.
Until now, restaurants and cafes could only install winter and summer terraces of different sizes and have them approved separately. With the new regulation, these two terraces will be approved together in the future. Thus, restaurant operators will be saved from the time-consuming and costly construction and dismantling processes of open-air cafes.
Officials pointed out that the new Schanigarten arrangement created a Win-Win situation for Vienna gastronomy and the Municipality of Vienna. “In the future, people will be able to enjoy a relaxed Schanigarten atmosphere all year round, while the city will have much more effective control options for compliance.” he said.
Stricter rules and penalties are coming
On the other hand, stricter rules await restaurant operators in the new regulation. For example, bar gardens cannot be used as storage areas even at low temperatures. Venue owners also need to ensure that their customers behave in a civilized manner whenever possible. Otherwise, use needs to be restricted or blocked.
Stricter penalties await venue owners in case of violation of the rules. If violations are repeated, there is a threat of revocation of the licenses for at least six months. While legally binding penalties were required in the past, in the future violations already detected by authorities will be sufficient for revocation or ban.
The new regulation will be checked by the audit team for 3 years
It was announced that an audit team will monitor the new system intensively over the next three years, in order to obtain a holistic overview of the effectiveness of the new regulation. In this way, an evaluation can be made later and tightening can be made when necessary.
„This arrangement is a turning point for a modern city“ said Walter Ruck, President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. „As the representative body of Viennese businesses, we have fought for this for a long time and have therefore pushed hard for a permanent arrangement that makes it possible to operate all year round. “A permanent solution is for the benefit of food and beverage establishments, cafes, their guests and the city.” He made a statement. (yenivatan.at)
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