Planning to Install a Patio This Summer? TESA Applications Expire on June 1, 2022
If you are planning to install a patio this summer, you need to take urgent action now. Temporary Expanded Service Area (TESA) applications from last year will expire on June 1, 2022. and do not provide approval for patios this coming summer.
This means that if you have not made the service area under your TESA permanent by applying for a permanent structural change (e.g., applying for a patio), your TESA will expire on June 1, 2022 and you will not be able to sell or serve liquor in the expanded space.
It can take up to 10 months to get your application approved. Licensees who have not yet applied are now at risk of their TESA expiring before they can get approval for a new outdoor patio or structural change.