> I feel bad for those guys, but it sounds like they really didn’t do a good job of researching the legal requirements before opening the business. <
I wish I would have asked them about that. Did they not do enough research first? Or did they think they could make a go of it with tables but no chairs?
Anyway, the whole thing is ridiculous. Why would the government link a handicapped rest room with chairs in the dining room? It makes no sense.
But then again, we are talking about the government here.
My guess is that without the chairs, the place is legally considered a 100% take-out and delivery establishment. The tables mean nothing. I’m assuming the law is based on the seating arrangements.
I’m guessing no chairs means a take-out only establishment and no need for public restrooms. Germany had lots of small take-out shops called Imbiss. They were little more than an alcove to get out of the weather. They just had a ledge around the wall to eat at but no chairs to sit in. They could do plenty of business.