Full Notification

City Extends Outdoor Dining Hours from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Manhattan Beach, CA (August 7, 2020) - As part of the City’s ongoing efforts to assist the business community as they respond to COVID-19 safety protocols that limit indoor operations, outdoor operating hours for restaurants have been extended from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM, effective immediately. Last call for food and beverage is 10:30 PM. 
 
“Our city is fortunate to have fantastic outdoor dining, and our restaurants can now extend those opportunities with an extra hour of operation,” said Mayor Richard Montgomery. “That being said, our businesses and patrons must be mindful of residential communities nearby. We are a community and we must all do our part to ensure that both residents and businesses can thrive during these difficult times.”
 
Customers must depart restaurants' outdoor dining areas by 11:00 PM but restaurant staff will be allowed 30 minutes to clean and secure their dining decks. To obtain compliance, the City Council recently added temporary suspensions to the existing enforcement policy for outdoor dining.  The enforcement policy is now as follows: 

• 1st Violation - $250 fine; 
• 2nd Violation - $500 fine;
• 3rd Violation - $1,000 fine and suspension of all operations for two days; and 
• 4th Violation - $1,000 fine and suspension of all operations for four days.

To report a possible violation, please call the City’s non-emergency phone number at 310-802-5140.

While operating outdoors, all employees and customers must continue to follow Public Health Orders and City Orders, including wearing face coverings and physical distancing at all times. Diners may remove their face covering only while eating food and drinking beverages. 
 
It is the community’s shared responsibility to slow the spread of COVID-19. By adhering to social distancing, wearing face coverings, hand washing, and avoiding crowds, confined spaces, and close contact, we can collectively prevent future surges in coronavirus cases.