Manager told CB2 sidewalk plan for Easy Joy Hot Pot is not ADA compliant

At the April 14 meeting, the manager for Chinese Trend Buffet Hot Pot LLC DBA Easy Joy Hot Pot presented a sidewalk-cafe plan that would place seating on a roughly 1.5-foot strip between the building and the pedestrian path.

Carter Booth and Brian P. told the manager that the submission is not ADA-compliant. Booth said DOT and ADA guidelines require a minimum service width sufficient for table seating and for servers to serve from inside the cafe perimeter, and that there must be five feet of clearance from primary building entrances. "Your plan is not ADA compliant," Carter Booth said. "This is narrower than the width of a wheelchair." The board advised the applicant that DOT had only referred the sidewalk application so far and that a separate roadway application (which the applicant said DOT had yet to file) would be heard later.

Board members suggested practical modifications — re-dimension barriers so the service path fits entirely within the perimeter, mark Siamese/sign connections and primary entrances, and remove planters that conflict with required clearances — but made clear that the current plan, as submitted, could not be recommended for approval because it failed to meet accessible‑path specifications.

The manager said he would revise and re-submit plans and promised to pursue the roadway-cafe application when DOT refers it. The board noted that, even where neighboring restaurants use wider outdoor seating now, those setups may be noncompliant and are subject to enforcement until DOT grants exceptions.

Next steps: Easy Joy should submit a revised, dimensioned site plan reflecting at least the minimum ADA service width and explicit labels for primary building entrances, Siamese connections and any hatches; the board will forward the advisory comments to DOT.