{"id":293431,"date":"2026-06-02T19:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/293431\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:17:27","slug":"jax-beach-bars-and-restaurants-can-expand-capacity-on-jaguars-game-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/293431\/","title":{"rendered":"Jax Beach bars and restaurants can expand capacity on Jaguars game days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacksonville Beach city leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/06\/02\/in-narrow-vote-jax-beach-city-leaders-ok-2-year-plan-to-let-bars-restaurants-expand-outdoor-space-for-game-day-crowds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">narrowly passed<\/a> an ordinance amendment Monday that will allow some bars and restaurants to temporarily expand their outdoor capacity on Jaguars game days.<\/p>\n<p>The Jacksonville Beach City Council approved the change 4-3 on its second reading.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Chris Hoffman had previously said the proposal is aimed at easing pressure on local businesses as the Jaguars prepare for the 2026 season while EverBank Stadium undergoes the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/jaxtoday.org\/2025\/09\/11\/jaguars-stadium-permit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stadium of the Future<\/a>\u201d renovation project, a plan expected to reduce the number of fans who can attend games. The Jaguars also are scheduled to <a href=\"https:\/\/jaxtoday.org\/2026\/04\/01\/jaguars-camping-world-stadium-orlando\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">play in Orlando<\/a> for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think some businesses will take advantage of the opportunity to have more fans at their businesses cheering on the Jags,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n<p>Under the two-year pilot program, eligible establishments will have to apply for permits to extend service into approved outdoor areas on game days. Hoffman said the process would include requirements designed to limit effects on surrounding neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur bar and restaurant community has been very positive,\u201d Hoffman said. \u201cThere\u2019s still a lot of barriers. It\u2019s not easy. You still have to go through a permitting process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As currently written, the pilot would apply only to outdoor areas and only on Jaguars game days, beginning one hour before kickoff and ending one hour after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses would be required to provide added security and submit a parking plan. The ordinance also would not allow additional amplified sound beyond the game broadcast, and existing laws would still apply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis does not allow for open container outside of the premises or anything like that,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the amendment has been approved, businesses can begin applying for permits ahead of the season.<\/p>\n<p>This story was produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News4Jax<\/a>, a Jacksonville Today news partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Beach city leaders narrowly passed an ordinance amendment Monday that will allow some bars and restaurants to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-293431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}