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ELIZABETH A. MARADIK JOSEPH R. MOLNAR GARY A. GILOT MURRAY L. MILLER BREANA N. MICOU
CITY HALL
215 S. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD.,
SUITE 400
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830
PHONE 574/ 235-9251
FAX 574/ 235-9171
CITY OF SOUTH BEND JAMES MUELLER, MAYOR
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
December 9, 2025
Mr. Jaylon Smith
JINYA Ramen Bar South Bend
1145 N. Eddy St., Ste. 140
South Bend, IN 46617
kdevoss@risefo.com
RE: Sidewalk Café Permit – JINYA Ramen Bar
Dear Mr. Smith:
At its December 9, 2025 meeting, the Board of Public Works approved your
establishment’s Sidewalk Café Permit application for the hours of operation you provided
subject to proper ADA clearance from obstructions. Please be reminded that businesses
are required to adhere to the provisions of their Sidewalk Café Agreement. A copy is
enclosed for your records.
Please also be reminded that although the new application lasts for two (2) years
from the date of approval, the City requires businesses to provide an updated Certificate
of Insurance annually. We ask that you kindly mark your calendar with a reminder
regarding this matter and provide us with the appropriate information one (1) year from
now.
If you have any further questions, please call this office at (574) 235-9251.
Sincerely,
/s/ Hillary Horvath
Hillary Horvath, Clerk
Enclosures
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE:
TO:
October 21, 2025
Kyle Ludlow, Engineering Department Derek Erquhart, Fire Department
Chris Dressel, Community Investment Brad Rohrscheib, Police Department
FROM: Hillary Horvath, Clerk
SUBJECT:
LOCATION:
SIDEWALK CAFÉ RECOMMENDATION –
JINYA Roman Bar
1145 N. Eddy St STE 140
PLEASE INSERT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD BELOW, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE CRITERIA (Sec. 18-15):
1.The sidewalk cafe conforms to all regulations of the City and of all laws affecting
the use and maintenance of such business.
2.Outdoor cafés and seating areas shall be so located as to maintain maximumsidewalk width and clearance for wheelchair accessibility which shall exclude thatportion of a sidewalk reserved as a protected bike lane. Sidewalk clearance is
required between outdoor café structures, landscaping or other barriers and thecurb or the closest edge of the separated bike lane. Maximum sidewalk wheelchair
clearance is presumed to be at least five (5) feet (sixty (60) inches) consistent withPublic Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG). However, under limitedcircumstances, where strict compliance with the five (5) feet pedestrian sidewalk
ADA access would prevent, substantially impair, or render unfeasible the existenceof a viable sidewalk café, then the pedestrian ADA sidewalk access area may be
reduced from five (5) feet but to no less than four (4) feet to allow for a sidewalkcafé. The request for a reduction of sidewalk width clearance will be approved onlyif it is determined to be non-detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of
the public, including persons with disabilities. The City's ADA Coordinator shouldbe consulted where an exception is not clear or obvious. These requests must be
reviewed in the context of all requests, or potential requests, for use of publicsidewalk within the entire block. The request for a reduction of sidewalk widthclearance may be approved only if it is determined to be non-detrimental to the
health, safety, or general welfare of the public, including persons with disabilities.
Among the circumstances that may justify such departure from the prescribed five
(5) feet access are the following:
a. When a small vertical obstruction, such as a light pole, traffic control sign, planter or affixed street furniture reasonably prevents the continuation of five
(5) feet clearance for a short distance of thirty (30) inches or less. If a distance greater than thirty (30) inches is sought, there must be consultation with the
City's ADA Coordinator.
b. In instances where there is limited sidewalk width (fifteen (15) feet or less) available and a separated protected bike lane is parallel to and on the same
vertical plane, level with, or an extension of the sidewalk, with no vertical obstruction, then for a business purpose such as a sidewalk café, bike rack, or
other similar purpose, a portion of the protected bike lane may be authorized
for use to make up for the needed reduced sidewalk clearance width. The required clear pedestrian path of not less than four (4) feet may extend into the
separated protected bike lane provided that a minimum of six (6) feet of that bike lane is preserved solely for bicycle use (constituting five (5) feet of bike
path and a one-foot buffer between bikes and pedestrians). The applicant at its
expense shall display the City's prescribed form of Shared Zone signage to alert users to the change in conditions.
3. The sidewalk cafe is not detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the
public, including persons with disabilities.
4. The sidewalk cafe does not interfere with pedestrians or persons traveling
along the sidewalk. PUBLIC WORKS: Favorable Recommendation
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: Favorable recommendation contingent upon meeting minimum ADA clearances. FIRE: Favorable recommendation
POLICE: Favorable recommendation
December 9, 2025