Streateries have violated Edmonds code, zoning laws, all year | Letters to the Editor
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Last updated 12/28/2021 at 10:29am
I tried to give the City helpful advice about a streatery program weeks before City Council was asked to pass Ordinance 4209 on Dec. 15, 2020. (I sent an email) to Shane Hope dated Nov. 18, 2020.
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Reader Comments(2)
Ken Reidy writes:
Thanks for your comment, Letitia. I’ve been prosecuted for a code violation, so I take violations of our City Code very seriously. My email to Shane Hope dated Nov. 18, 2020 included the following: Shane, I support helping our local businesses out. One reason the Mayor should engage with the City Council when doing so is because Council tends to do this type of stuff the right way. Letitia, history shows I was wrong. Even though I pointed out ECDC 17.70.040 weeks before Council adopted Ordinance 4209, Council failed to address the related zoning laws in its Ordinance for Streateries.
12/30/2021, 6:54 am
Letitia Tappa writes:
Sure they may have violated code, but these are unusual times. Many people don't feel comfortable inside restaurants just yet, and I am really glad that our restaurants have the streateries to help them through the pandemic. Also, I have yet to come shopping downtown and NOT be able to find parking. If street parking is not available, there is plenty of public parking at the police station or the Waterfront center. I'm all for continuing streateries. I really think the $4,000 fee will not be viable for smaller restaurants.
12/28/2021, 6:52 pm