Portland coffee shop forced to shut down over safety and paperwork issues

A Portland coffee shop called Y%F Coffee has been ordered to close after city inspectors found multiple problems. The shop sits in a building that had been empty for over a decade before it opened earlier this year. City officials say the business never got the proper license or paperwork to operate legally. Inspectors also found the heating and cooling system was installed incorrectly, which is a serious safety concern. The city gave the owner a fine of $1, 000 and told him to stop running the business until everything is fixed. The shop had been open for just a few weeks before the shutdown.The owner claims he’s working to fix the issues and hopes to reopen soon. But city records show the shop was already warned in February after failing a final inspection. When inspectors visited again, they found the shop still operating and had to shut it down again. The owner says he’s close to solving the problems, but the city hasn’t given the green light yet. Before this spot became a coffee shop, it had been sitting empty for about 15 years. That might explain why some of the city’s rules were overlooked at first.