El Paso, TX Special Events & Permits: Parklets (2026)

120(O)(1) as the use and occupation of a portion of public right-of-way currently used for on-street parking, converted to additional outdoor public space. 120, renewable through the permit official, and the applicant must pay the established fee, submit a site plan, and provide proof of a valid alcohol license if drinks will be served in the parklet. 30 is required during construction, though not once construction ends. Operationally, the parklet must sit only in the parking spaces directly in front of the applicant's own business, and it may hold only tables and chairs: no amplified music, speakers, microphones, televisions or other audio/visual devices are allowed.

Its hours are tied to the adjacent business's operating hours, and the parklet structure itself must be removed from the right-of-way outside those hours; storing parklet elements in the right-of-way when the business is closed is prohibited outright. A two-foot buffer with wheel stops or posts is required between the parklet and both the adjacent parking spaces and the vehicular travel lane, plus a flush curb transition for wheelchair access. , the parklet may add no more than 50% extra).