Frisco City Council voted 5-1 to update the city’s health ordinance to allow dogs on restaurant patios.

Council will vote on the final version of the ordinance change at an upcoming meeting.

Council member Will Sowell voted against the ordinance change, noting a city survey where most respondents said they did not want the ordinance change.

“I don’t see any significant market demand,” Sowell said. “The residents through data have indicated they are not supportive. So, my position on this has not changed.”

Other council members said the change gives restaurant owners the freedom to decide whether they will allow dogs on the patios.

“I believe in the free market, good or bad, and I believe the free market is going to make that decision for us,” council member Scott Johnson said.

The updated ordinance includes requirements that restaurants must meet before being able to receive a permit for a dog-friendly patio, including having non-porous surfaces and an outside entrance to the patio.

The ordinance also requires all restaurants with the permit to have a sign indicating that dogs are allowed on the patio.