Start your application process early if you plan to serve alcohol (on.nyc.gov/alcohol) or open a sidewalk cafe (on.nyc.gov/sidewalk), as both require consultation with your Community Board and several approvals. If 75 people or more will gather in your restaurant at any time, you will need a Place of Assembly Certificate of Operation and Permit.
In 2015, Benton Countyâs population was 190,309 with a 8.6 percent growth from 2010 to 2015 compared to the stateâs growth rate of 6.6 percent over the same time period. The largest city in Benton County is Kennewick with a population of 79,120 in 2015.Second largest city is Richland with population at 53,410.
The population of Jefferson County was 30,228 in 2014. It grew 1.2 percent since 2010 when the population figure stood at 29,872, less than the stateâs rate of 5.0 percent. Jefferson Countyâs largest city, Port Townsend, had a population of 9,255 in 2014, up from 9,113 in 2010, an increase of 1.6 percent.