Pima County leaders approve revised restaurant rules

Input from restaurant owners compels county leaders to revise temporary rules

RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.

NINE ONYOUR SIDE'S ROGELIO MARES HASMORE ON WHICH RULES ARECHANGING AND WHICH ONES ARESTAYING THE SAME.PKG MANAGERS AND OWNERS IN THESERVICE INDUSTRY ARE SERVINGUP AN BLEAK IMAGE.

SOTRESTAURANTS HAVE TAKEN A HUGEHIT IN THIS TIME PERIOD.

IT'SBEEN VERY, VERY HARD FOR THEMOM AND POP'S TO SURVIVE WITHTHIS.

05SEC SOT IT'S REALLYHARD TO FOLLOW THESE AND STILLSURVIVE.

05SEC REGULATIONSDEEMED TOO STRICT FORRESTAURANTS TO OPERATE WERECHALLENGED BY PEOPLE WHO OWNOR WORK AT THOSE BUSINESSES.THAT CHALLENGE CAME ALONG WITHTHESE ASSURANCES BY THE VERYSAME PEOPLE.

SOT WE'RE FORSAFETY.

SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC,SAFETY OF OUR PATRONS, SAFETYOF OURSELVES.

NO BODY WANTS TOGET SICK, NO BODY WANTS TO GETEVERYBODY ELSE SICK.

07SEC SOTOUR BEST INTEREST IS TO KEEPEVERYBODY SAFE.

THAT'S WHATOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR GUEST ISAND THAT'S OUR COMMITMENT TOOUR PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR US.06SEC WITH THAT -- THE PIMACOUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSVOTED 3 TO 2 TO APPROVEREVISED RULES FOR RESTAURANTS.SOT THE SUGGESTED EDITS THAT ITHINK, MANY OF US WILL BEHAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME IF WECAN WORK THROUGH THIS.

08SECAMONG THE LIST OF REVISEDRULES -- RESTAURANTS CAN NOWSEAT MORE THAN 50-PERCENTCAPACITY ONLY IF THEY HAVE THESPACE TO FOLLOW SOCIALDISTANCING STANDARDS.

THERULES WILL NOT APPLY TODRIVE-THRU OR PICK UP SERVICE.BAR TOP SEATING WILL BEALLOWED WITH A DISTANCE OF6-FEET BETWEEN CUSTOMERS.

NOCUSTOMERS WITH SYMPTOMS WILLBE PROHIBITED -- INSTEAD THECOUNTY WILL LEAVE IT TO THECUSTOMER NOT TO EAT OUT IFTHEY HAVE SYMPTOMS -- NOTICESWILL BE POSTED BY RESTAURANTS.SOME TEMPORARY RULES THAT WILLREMAIN -- NO PARTIES OF OVER10 PEOPLE WILL ALLOWED ANDRESTAURANTS MUST CONTINUE TOPROVIDE SINGLE USE MENUS.

YOUCAN FIND A LINK TO THE FULLLIST OF THESE RULES ON OURWEBSITE.

ROGELIO MARES --KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.