The Mercer Island City Council will hold a public hearing regarding an ordinance providing interim zoning and official controls to allow more outdoor seating for eating and drinking establishments at its regular 5 p.m. meeting on Sept. 15.

The meeting will be held on Zoom, and the public will be able to comment during the public hearing by either calling in or logging onto the meeting as a Zoom attendee.

The city clerk will also accept written comments until the public hearing is adjourned. Instructions on how to comment live during the public hearing will be available online on or before Sept. 9 at: https://letstalk.mercergov.org/councilconnects

Should restrictions on “in-person” attendance of City Council meetings be lifted, opportunity to comment during the public hearing will be available at City Hall.