Butte company owner calls out ‘excessive’ sidewalk seating charge

A Butte company owner is speaking out more than a permit charge she considers to be an excessive burden on little companies.

Carrie Fisher owns the Taco Del Sol and Pita Pit on the corner of Park and Montana Streets, and she says the city-county desires her to spend $700 annually for a permit to have a handful of chairs and tables on the sidewalk outdoors her company.

The neighborhood government cited an ordinance that was not too long ago revised in the course of the pandemic. Its title pertains to parklets and pedlets, each of which go all the way to the curb or even into the street.

Fisher says it is nonetheless essential for sidewalk seating to go by way of a permitting method to assure, for instance, that ADA accessibility is maintained, but she says a $700 annual charge is unreasonable.

She developed a petition requesting the Council of Commissioners appear more than the concern and locate a commonsense remedy. It is currently been signed by dozens of residents.

“I’ve received so a great deal help from other company owners, mainly because I contacted everyone that had tables and chairs and produced them conscious of what was going on. So they want to make certain that this gets corrected. Due to the fact this is a citywide ordinance, it is not just an Uptown Butte ordinance,” stated Fisher.

Fisher says other towns in the state charge anyplace from $20 to $50 for a sidewalk seating permit.

We’ll continue following this story and will retain you updated.