Ziggys Grill

so a decision that you made to locate there knowing that you didn't have enough parking on the premises and gambled your required parking on another property owner and you want to blame the parking ordinance? do you have a problem with the city adding the no parking signs in the area?

Again, not correct. We had a contract to lease AND purchase our parking lot before we even purchased the restaurant. It would not be prudent to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in a restaurant if we were not compliant with parking. The parking lot property owner then refused to honor the contract to lease and purchase and we litigated for 2.5 years, simply so she could get more money. The parking lot owner is the same (and only) person who then complained to the city about our lack of parking! Again to drive up the price. This is why the parking ordinance is broken.

There are dozens of restaurants and bars in the area which have either zero parking or off premises parking only. If all of them were closed there would be a lot fewer places to go, not even counting the lost sales tax and jobs.

I support the use of the no parking signs in a rational manor. Some intersections can't support street parking - too dangerous - like right in front of Ziggy's on Fairview. But the no parking signs are added on a block by block basis as people complain so it's an ineffective hodgepodge.

the city shouldn't have issued the permits unless each business had the required parking which was not the case. anyone has the right to complain about their driveways being blocked, etc. from the various news reports over the last few yesrs, they have. i'd say it's more of a quality of life issue vs people disliking bars and restaurants.

Not true. We did have the required parking which is why we had the necessary permits. But this is why the current parking ordinance is broken. It allows, perhaps encourages, the property owner to demand an exorbitant (and financially unviable) amount with the very real threat that you'll be out of business otherwise if you don't pay it.

The city has already changed the building code to allow for more dense housing. The long term vision for the city is mixed use, walkable neighborhoods. Montrose is suppose to be one of the top 10 neighborhoods in the city JUST for this reason. But the current parking ordinance directly conflicts with that goal.

Yes. Our hours for the downtown location will be:

Monday - Friday 7 am to 10 pm.

Saturday - 9 am to 10 pm

Sunday - 10 am to 3 pm

Happy hour every day to 6 pm

Breakfast every day to 11 am (3 pm on the weekends)

I really really really hope the downtown residents will help us make dinner feasible!

had forgotten about that, good call.

Yes, I've asked the Downtown District if they could help us get a bike rack. Many of my employees bike to work.

Good to hear. I wonder if they will have any outdoor/sidewalk tables.

Yes, definitely. We have outdoor seating at our other 2 restaurants and have already started work on our sidewalk permit for Downtown. We'll have patio seating on both Main and Capital. We will have a full bar so drinks allowed on the patio as well.

Sounds good, what's the average price of an entree?

Our average price per person is $11.50 including alcohol. So breakfast and lunch is a lot less.