Laredo, TX Special Events & Permits: Parklets (2026)
Key Facts
- Issuing office
- Building development services department
- Permit nature
- Revocable privilege, not a property right
- Cure period
- 5 calendar days after notice
- Suspended requirement
- Sidewalk cafe license waived during permit
- Governing manual
- City of Laredo Parklet Manual
Summary
Laredo lets restaurants and bars sell food and drinks on adjacent sidewalks, on-street parking, and public right-of-way through a temporary parklet permit issued by the building development services department. The permit is a revocable privilege, not a property right, and holders must follow the city's Parklet Manual, with violations cured within five days or the permit revoked.
This article creates a temporary parklet program applicable to restaurants and bars that want to sell foods and beverages on adjacent off-street parking, sidewalks, rights-of-way, including on-street parking spaces, and public parks... A temporary parklet permit granted under this article is a revocable grant of a privilege and is not a property right, nor a conveyance of an interest in real property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 3 | Land Development Code: Supplement 1).
Full Breakdown
" Section 18-46 puts the building development services department director in charge of issuing the permit to any applicant who meets the criteria in the article and the City of Laredo Parklet Manual. Section 18-47 lists the required contractual terms: compliance with the Parklet Manual and technical standards, protection of utility access and required clearances, a requirement that the permit holder pay for any utility relocation the improvements make necessary, and indemnification of the city. Violations of a term generally get a five-calendar-day cure period before termination, except that violating the permit's expiration date is addressed immediately, and the city can terminate without recourse before the term ends to address a public health or safety threat or to run a capital improvement or utility project.
Section 18-48 suspends several conflicting requirements for the duration of a valid permit, including the sidewalk cafe license otherwise required under the Land Development Code, off-street parking requirements to the extent needed for the parklet, zoning compliance for temporary changes, and permit and application fees otherwise required for outdoor seating.
Violations & Fines
A parklet permit holder who violates a permit term generally gets five calendar days from notice to cure the violation before the city terminates the permit, except that violating the permit's expiration date is addressed immediately under section 18-47(a)(8). The city can also terminate a permit without recourse before its term ends to address a threat to public health or safety or to run a capital improvement or utility project.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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