By Max Bryan, MediaNews Group

Northville can no longer have on-street dining in its downtown area following a Wednesday court decision.

City officials confirmed a Wayne County Circuit judge ruled that the restaurants on Main and Center streets in downtown Northville cannot use cement barricades to block off parallel parking spaces for street dining. The ruling is a victory for the group Let’s Open Northville, which pushed for this outcome in a July 18 motion.

This ruling follows a July 9 decision by Circuit Judge Charlene Elder, which found that Northville violated its city charter by erecting bollards on the two streets to allow pedestrian traffic. The city originally set up the bollards to allow for outdoor, distanced dining during COVID-19 but ultimately moved to keep the streets clo

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