At Wednesday's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, Bruce Driska, the City's Zoning Enforcement Officer, told the commissioners that he had issued a cease and desist order to the operator of Miss Patsy's Kitchen, located at the corner of South Main and Randolph Road. He said that the operator of the food stand told him there would be no appeal.
Miss Patsy's is a popular lunch and breakfast venue for many in Middletown, but it has come under fire for illegally operating a restaurant in a residential zone. Chris Parslow, who owns a house adjacent to Miss Patsy's has asked the City for 7 years to enforce its zoning regulations and order the hot dog stand closed. After a series of hearings at the Zoning Board of Appeals, and a series of lawsuits, Parslow succeeded in forcing the City to order Miss Patsy's closed.
On March 2nd, Driska inspected the premises, and on March 3rd, he delivered a Cease and Desist order for "illegal food vending cart in residential zone".
I know when I think of a quiet, idyllic residential area where a popular food stand would be an unwanted problem, I think of South Main Street.
ReplyDeleteThey knew it was there when they bought their house.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how they like the construction business that occupies more space now that Miss Patsy's is gone.
I'm sure it is more pleasant to look upon dump trucks and cranes and dirt piles, than a hot dog stand and a couple picnic tables and a nice old tree.
Miss Patsy's was there when they bought the house. Why it became a problem is anyone's guess.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the sight of dump trucks, cranes, and dirt piles is more pleasing than hot dog wagon, a big old tree, and a couple of picnic tables.
All that was accomplished by closing Miss Patsy's was making more room for the construction business that operates on the same property. ( which btw has been allowed going back many years to the Brazo's)
Is that the answer?