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A restaurant in Burbank, California, that repeatedly violated Covid safety protocols was fenced by city authorities in a bid to prevent people from entering the area. The owner of Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill on Magnolia Boulevard in San Fernando Valley of Southern California has, in fact, already been arrested by police thrice for Covid protocol violations. He is also accused of removing the sandbags that the city put up around the periphery of.
Restaurant Wouldn’t Stop Serving Customers. This City Built A Fence To Stop It
04/12/21 AT 10:01 AM
Authorities in Burbank, California, have taken drastic measures against a restaurant that allegedly continues to violate COVID safety measures.
Burbank, a suburb of Los Angeles, erected a chain-link fence around Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill to prevent customers from entering the restaurant, according to local reports.
The owner’s 20-year-old son, Lucas Lepejian, has been arrested at least three times in six days for COVID protocol violations, and most recently was accused of removing sandbags that were put up along the property by the city to prevent it from reopening, the Independent said. Lepejian has since been released.
Tinhorn Flats fencing - credit Tex Wall
I reported on Friday about the escalation of the battle between the Lepejians, owners of Tinhorn Flats Burbank, and the City of Burbank.
As suspected, the April 9 hearing on the matter did not turn in their favor:
Today the City of Burbank erected a fence around Tinhorn Flats Saloon and Grill. The establishment has repeatedly defied COVID health orders in an ongoing standoff with the city. Burbank Police Lt. Derek Green said the fence was put up to prevent the restaurant from operating without a county health permit and city conditional use permit.
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