Jos Epping, catering entrepreneur and chairman of Koninklijke Horeca Nederland IJsselstein and surrounding areas is clearly less enthusiastic. “The conditions that the municipality sets for the facade terraces are not workable.” The municipality imposes a total of eleven requirements on the municipality. For example, this means that tables and chairs may only be placed after 11 a.m., but according to Epping, many businesses open at 9 a.m. The terraces may also not be heated or covered.
Still a small terrace for IJsselstein entrepreneurs this winter: ‘But with these requirements it is better not to put anything up’
