Starting Wednesday, July 1, the llocal hospitality industry in A Coruña they will be able to install terraces in the parking spaces. The local government has approved the instruction to regulate these new regulations in those streets where terraces cannot be placed and in pedestrian areas, provided that a series of conditions are met.
The street may not have more than one lane in each direction, the sidewalk must be less than 2.5 meters, the space to occupy will be located in front of the premises and a platform with side protections.
The number of tables allowed will be limited to 80% of the total number of tables that appears in the authorization request. The safety distance 2 meters between tables in all cases and comply with the hygiene and prevention measures required by the health authorities.
The order will be in force until September 15, provided that the health authorities do not advise against it.
This initiative aims to allow businesses to maintain safe distances between tables on the terraces and support local hoteliers, one of the unions most affected by the health crisis.
The hospitality industry supports the measure
The measure has been well received by the hospitality sector, which is currently open to 80 percent, according to data from the Association of Entrepreneurs of A Coruña, and which looks to the summer with the expectation of being able to reach one hundred percent and the expects the impact that the celebration or not of the different patron saint festivals will have.
20 percent of the stores still closed note that part of their clientele is missing, families to eat in restaurants, or elderly people for coffee at the bar with newspaper reading included. The Hospitality Association of A Coruña sees the festivities as a secondary issue at the moment. The priority for the president, Hector Cañete, is to avoid regrowth, with a health situation that definitely prevents a certain normality.
“We are going to see what parties there will be and if there are no parties it is not the biggest problem. Let’s not trust ourselves. If there is regrowth there are many tourists who will not come to A Coruña or Galicia. That is what cannot happen now,” he said. Cañete.
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