Primo香蕉视频直播檚 Mexican Grill has taken issue with the City of White Rock after the restaurant was told to remove a Mexican flag from its entrance.

General manager Samantha McQuade told Peace Arch News that a city bylaw officer visited Monday and told them to remove one of the two Mexican flags 香蕉视频直播� which each measure 55cm by 88cm 香蕉视频直播� that fly above their patio or else they would receive a violation ticket.

McQuade said the bylaw officer told them that someone filed a complaint with the city about the flags.

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City of White Rock communications manager Farnaz Farrokhi told PAN Monday that the city received a complaint about the flags from 香蕉视频直播渁 member of the public.香蕉视频直播�

Farrokhi said the city香蕉视频直播檚 bylaw only permits one flag per establishment.

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McQuade said the 香蕉视频直播渢rivial香蕉视频直播� issue is a point of frustration, and the restaurant feels 香蕉视频直播渦nfairly targeted.香蕉视频直播� She made note of other businesses on Marine Drive that fly more than one flag.

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McQuade said the flags have been flying for a number of months, and were hung in response to visibility issues caused by Giraffe restaurant, which its doors in November, 2017.

Giraffe, which is located three doors down from Primo香蕉视频直播檚 (15069 Marine Dr.), is partly concealed by a large hedge.

香蕉视频直播淩ight now, Giraffe, which has been sitting vacant for I don香蕉视频直播檛 know how many months, has their bushes growing so far across the sidewalk that when you香蕉视频直播檙e standing down the street you can香蕉视频直播檛 see the restaurants up here. We put up the flags so people could see that there香蕉视频直播檚 something up here,香蕉视频直播� McQuade said.

aaron.hinks@peacearchnews.com
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