Hemet, CA Special Events & Permits: Parklets (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit type
- Conditional temporary use permit
- Max size
- Two parking spaces
- Permit term
- One year, renewable
- Insurance required
- $1,000,000, city co-insured
- Unpermitted parklet
- Removed on 48 hours' notice
Summary
Hemet lets restaurants convert up to two on-street or lot parking spaces into a raised-platform outdoor dining parklet, but only with a discretionary, renewable one-year temporary use permit, $1 million insurance, and a removal bond.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or construct a parklet within an existing parking space or public right-of-way parking space without obtaining a temporary use permit for a parklet as required by this article. Parklets shall only be permitted as set forth in this article... A parklet permit is conditional at all times and may be suspended, revoked or cancelled by the city prior to expiration of the permit term... The term of a permit shall not exceed one year per permit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Restaurants and similar eateries in Hemet's commercial zones may apply under HMC Sec. 90-79 for a parklet permit to build a raised seating platform in up to two existing parking spaces, including on-street spaces where the posted speed is 35 mph or less. The permit is a conditional temporary use permit capped at one year, renewable if unchanged, but revocable anytime. Applicants need adjacent-owner sign-off, design plans, $1,000,000 liability insurance naming the city as co-insured, and a removal bond. The city may deny or revoke a permit for nuisance, safety hazards, or repeated violations, and can order an unpermitted parklet removed on 48 hours' notice.
Violations & Fines
Operating a parklet without a permit draws a 48-hour removal notice; the permit itself faces suspension or revocation after three standards violations, lapsed insurance, or nuisance/safety concerns, with removal costs charged against the bond.
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Sources & Official References
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