According to Jeff Berger's newsletter, there is supposedly some French law that says that restaurants cannot build closer than 50 paces (paces or feet? not sure) to the water. Restaurants have routinely ignored this law, but perhaps it will be enforced now. Apparently the law is not enforced if you have an AOT (something like a lease??) but I guess most places don't have one? It's very confusing to me.

Carol Hill