Primo91裸聊视频檚 Mexican Grill has taken issue with the City of White Rock after the restaurant was told to remove a Mexican flag from its entrance.
General manager Samantha McQuade told Peace Arch News that a city bylaw officer visited Monday and told them to remove one of the two Mexican flags 91裸聊视频� which each measure 55cm by 88cm 91裸聊视频� that fly above their patio or else they would receive a violation ticket.
McQuade said the bylaw officer told them that someone filed a complaint with the city about the flags.
91裸聊视频淔irst off, this is ridiculous that this is even being enforced,91裸聊视频� McQuade told PAN Monday. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e never heard of anything like this in my life.91裸聊视频�
A general provision in , consolidated in 2015, says that a sign permit is not required 91裸聊视频渇or a commemorative plaque, cornerstone, or patriotic flag.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淲hat the bylaw officer is saying is that the words 91裸聊视频榝or a91裸聊视频� means that you can only have one,91裸聊视频� McQuade told PAN.
91裸聊视频�The bylaw doesn91裸聊视频檛 state one flag, it says for a commemorative plaque, etc. So if I have one flag up, does that also mean that I91裸聊视频檓 not allowed to have a plaque?91裸聊视频�
City of White Rock communications manager Farnaz Farrokhi told PAN Monday that the city received a complaint about the flags from 91裸聊视频渁 member of the public.91裸聊视频�
Farrokhi said the city91裸聊视频檚 bylaw only permits one flag per establishment.
91裸聊视频淲hen receiving Bylaw related complaints, the City takes more of a raise awareness and education approach, which is why, our Bylaw Officer, informed Primo91裸聊视频檚 Restaurant that they were not in compliance,91裸聊视频� Farrokhi wrote.
McQuade said the 91裸聊视频渢rivial91裸聊视频� issue is a point of frustration, and the restaurant feels 91裸聊视频渦nfairly targeted.91裸聊视频� She made note of other businesses on Marine Drive that fly more than one flag.
91裸聊视频淵our concern is really to come and tell us we91裸聊视频檙e going to get a ticket for flying a Mexican flag out of the window?91裸聊视频�
McQuade said the flags have been flying for a number of months, and were hung in response to visibility issues caused by Giraffe restaurant, which its doors in November, 2017.
Giraffe, which is located three doors down from Primo91裸聊视频檚 (15069 Marine Dr.), is partly concealed by a large hedge.
91裸聊视频淩ight now, Giraffe, which has been sitting vacant for I don91裸聊视频檛 know how many months, has their bushes growing so far across the sidewalk that when you91裸聊视频檙e standing down the street you can91裸聊视频檛 see the restaurants up here. We put up the flags so people could see that there91裸聊视频檚 something up here,91裸聊视频� McQuade said.
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