After more than a year of discussion, L.A. is ready to make outdoor dining permanent

"It'll kill al fresco for anybody that doesn't have a giant parking lot," she said.

Vega said she would have to take down her patio and lose $12 million in revenue if she had to make space for a disabled parking spot that also includes room for a vehicle to back out and turn around. To avoid that, she said, she's spent $60,000 trying to obtain a conditional use permit to keep her patio permanently.

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