BURLINGTON –\u00a0A quirky loophole in Burlington\u2019s \u201cPlanning, Zoning and Construction Procedures & Policies\u201d has thrown a major obstacle in the construction of Don Sinex\u2019s \u201cCity Space\u201d. At a specially-called City Council meeting on Thursday, May 11, the decision was made: Sinex must not only stop all demolition; he has to put everything back exactly the way it was while addressing the requirement: \u201cNo Pounding\u201d.<\/p>\n
The initial complaint came from L.L. Bean when kayaks began falling off the walls of their store during recent demolition. \u201cSomeone could have been hurt real bad,\u201d said a store employee who wished to remain anonymous. The Winooski<\/em> learned that Starbucks on Church Street partnered with L.L Bean in filing a complaint to the city. \u201cI know they have been spraying water all over the place, trying to keep the dust down,\u201d said the daytime manager at the popular coffee shop and hangout. \u201cBut we were still getting dust particles in our coffee. And it was really affecting the subtle flavors and fragrances in our Teavana Shaken Pineapple Black Tea Infusion<\/em>.<\/p>\n Attorneys for the two businesses discovered the restriction in the codes. \u201cIt\u2019s right there \u2013 in yellow and red \u2013 \u2018No Pounding\u2019. Mr. Sinex is in flagrant violation. He has to put everything back just as it was. Once he has done that, he can submit a new plan for the demolition phase of his project.\u201d Sinex was last seen getting on a plane headed for North Korea. \u201cMaybe I can get something built over there,\u201d he was heard muttering as stepped onboard the aircraft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"