City seals resto in Menteng over permit

City seals resto in Menteng over permit

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The city administration has forced the management of The One
restaurant in Menteng, Central Jakarta to temporarily close as it
does not have the necessary operation permits from relevant
agencies.

The lounge and karaoke restaurant management confirmed the
closure.

"We are still trying to obtain the necessary permits,"
restaurant operation manager Evy Mayouri told The Jakarta Post.

"Hopefully, we can resume operations on Monday, but we cannot
promise as it all depends city officials," Evy said.

Around 50 joint personnel from the City Public Order Agency,
City Construction Supervision and Regulation Agency (P2B), City
Tourism Agency and Central Jakarta municipal officials closed the
Japanese restaurant on Wednesday afternoon, arguing that the
management did not have a building permit.

Head of the tourism and entertainment business supervisory
unit of the City Public Order Agency, Bresman Panjaitan, said
that the hotel management had unlawfully converted a residence
into a restaurant.

"The conversion of a residence into a commercial premise is
against prevailing regulations. Besides, the management has
failed to show business permits from relevant institutions, like
the City Public Order Agency and City Tourism Agency," Bresman
said.

Bresman referred to Bylaw No. 7/1991 on buildings in Jakarta.
Any violation of the bylaw carries a maximum sentence up to three
months in prison or a Rp 5 million fine with or without
confiscation of equipment in use at the time of the violation.

Bresman said that the city administration had reprimanded the
restaurant management several times but the latter refused to
comply.

Jakarta Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo then instructed the agency
to immediately close the site, he said.

The management said earlier on Tuesday that the restaurant on
Jl. H. Agus Salim No., which can accommodate up to 150 people,
would hold its grand opening in the middle of this year.

A field inspection by the Jakarta Public Order Agency shows
that more than 300 homes have been converted into business
premises in Kebayoran Baru.

Besides Kebayoran Baru, the administration also aims to
prioritize the regulation of houses in Pondok Indah, South
Jakarta, and in Menteng, Central Jakarta, as residents there have
complained about the business activities, including increased
traffic congestion and noise.