Outdoor Dining Program

The City has a permanent outdoor dining program. Restaurants can apply for an encroachment permit for Sidewalk and Pedestrian Mall Furnishing, Citywide Parklet, or a Pedestrian Mall Parklet Platform. 

Sidewalk and Pedestrian Mall Furnishings Encroachment Permit 

Allows ground floor food service businesses to provide outdoor seating and related furniture along the sidewalk in commercial districts and on the street within the Pedestrian Mall (B Street between 1^st and 3^rd Avenues). This permit is not required for furniture and equipment on the parklet platforms or in conjunction with a City-wide parklet permit.

If you are interested in providing outdoor dining on public sidewalks or in the pedestrian malls without a platform, please review the program guidelines and permit application.

Citywide Parklet Encroachment Permit

This permit allows food service businesses to construct seating areas in on-street parking spaces directly in front of their business. Parklets are allowed in all commercial districts except along El Camino Real. If you are interested in expanding your business into the on-street parking area, please review the City’s City-wide Parklet Program Guidelines and Parklet Encroachment Permit Application.

Examples of built parklets approved by the City can be viewed here: 3 Bee’s and Avenida 

You may to consider ordering a pre-fab parklet manufacturer. Modstreet is example of prefab manufacturer.  There are other manufacturers you can find online. The City will need to review the design for all of the parklet before approval will be granted.  

Pedestrian Mall Parklet Platform Encroachment Permit

Allows ground-floor food service businesses located within the Pedestrian Mall (B Street between 1^st and 3^rd Avenue) to construct a dining platform in the closed street directly in front of their business. Businesses can build parklets similar to City-wide Parklet program.

Examples of site plans approved by the City and already built can be viewed here: 3 Bee’s and Avenida

You may to consider ordering a pre-fab parklet manufacturer. Modstreet is example of prefab manufacturer.   There are other manufacturers you can find online. The City will need to review the design for all of the parklet before approval will be granted.