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Del Mar Village 15th Street Sidewalk Cafe Project
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The Del Mar Village Association, Main Street program ("DMVA") is proud to nominate the "Del Mar Village 15th Street Sidewalk Cafe Project" for an Orchid Urban Design award. The Del Mar City Council, as part of an overall Village Revitalization Plan, enacted a Sidewalk Café Ordinance in August 2008 aimed at encouraging investment into the downtown.
Within a month of its approval four applications were submitted by existing restaurants (Americana Restaurant, Jimmy O's Restaurant and Sports Bar, Sbicca, and Del Mar Pizza). All of these restaurants are located in a one block area along 15th Street one of the main streets in Del Mar connecting the seaside village to the Pacific Ocean and City parks.
The City Planning Department determined that the appropriate approach to the restaurant applications was to view them all as a single design issue for the entire block. The City required a comprehensive master plan coordinating architectural elements along with pedestrian and landscape features. This comprehensive approach allowed the City staff, Brian Mooney and Adam Birnbaum, individual architects Joe Nelly, James Johnson and landscape architect David Reed, to examine the area from a form and function perspective relating not only to individual restaurants but also to creating activity spaces for the entire community.
The final product created an aesthetically pleasing outdoor ocean view environment that established new place opportunities for both the business community and for Del Mar residents and visitors. The project also enhanced accessibility in an area where meeting ADA standards had been challenging. Finally, the sidewalk cafe project has become an economic success for the City of Del Mar, Americana Restaurant, Jimmy O’s Restaurant and Sports Bar, Sbicca and Del Mar Pizza.
DMVA believes the Del Mar Village 15th Street Sidewalk Cafe Project will be a catalysis for further downtown Del Mar reinvestment and help to shape future urban design and revitalization projects. DMVA is proud to nominate this project for a an Orchid Urban Design Award.
Del Mar Village 15th Street Sidewalk Café Project