In order to allow the owners of restaurants and cafes to operate in accordance with the conditions of the "purple character", in Tel Aviv and Rishon Lezion it is permissible to place tables in public areas as well - without blocking access passages.
Tables may be placed on public space throughout Rishon LeZion
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Spokeswoman for the Rishon Lezion Municipality
In parallel with the discussions of the government and the Corona committee, among other things regarding the format in which the restaurants will be approved in the shadow of the second wave of the epidemic, the Tel Aviv and Rishon Lezion municipalities decided to allow restaurants and cafes to expand their outdoor complexes. access.
This will allow more restaurant owners to open their businesses and operate them under the "purple mark" terms. The municipality of Rishon Lezion will not charge restaurant owners an additional fee for three months. The Corona Commission is considering applying the initiative across the country.
During the months of June and July, the Tel Aviv Municipality allowed more than 400 businesses to expand their serving space in the public space, against the background of the "purple character" requirements for a distance of two meters between tables. Today (Monday), Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai said: "We will allow tables and chairs to be taken out into the public space, beyond what has been acceptable so far. At this time, everything must be done to help businesses."
"In the days when restaurant and cafe owners are facing an economic crisis on the one hand and confusing instructions regarding their opening on the other, the Rishon Lezion municipality will use the tools at its disposal to help them," declared mayor Raz Kinstlich.
The mayor added: "As part of dealing with the huge economic crisis from which almost all sectors have been affected, I decided to hire them and help the restaurant and cafe owners who are undoubtedly one of the industries hard hit by the crisis. We will adopt any creative solution that helps local businesses."
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Kinstlich recently asked Interior Minister Aryeh Deri to give priority to local businesses in municipal tenders.
In addition, a statement from the Rishon Lezion Municipality stated that it "has set up a platform on the municipal website that allows local business owners to advertise themselves on the site and offer their services and products, including delivery service and connection between business owners and flight consultants on issues such as receiving grants, state-guaranteed loans, "Business in the areas of marketing, advertising, financing and acquiring new skills. The goal is to make business owners have tools that will improve their conduct and coping during the crisis and prepare them and their business for the day after."
The Tel Aviv Municipality stated that business owners will be able to obtain additional details at the call center for business licensing in the city.
Owners of restaurants and cafes in Rishon Lezion can contact the Business Licensing Division at the e-mail address: asakim@rishonlezion.muni.il. The municipality clarified that each application will be examined on its own merits in the Licensing and Planning Division.
