Phoenix, AZ Special Events & Permits: Parklets (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit type
- Revocable right-of-way permit
- Base permit fee
- $250 + $250 (two departments)
- Annual permit fee
- $380/year
- Private parklet rental
- $10 per sq ft/year
- Removal bond
- $500 cash bond
Summary
Phoenix requires a revocable right-of-way permit to install a parklet, with plan review, construction, and annual fees plus a removal bond.
Part 21. Parklet 241 Initial Parklet Construction Fees. Base fee for all Parklet permits: Planning and Development Department $250.00; Street Transportation Department $250.00. Include plan review, construction permit, revocable permit. Annual rental fee for Private Parklet $10.00/square foot. Parking meter removal fee $300.00 per meter. Cash bond for emergency removal of Parklet $500.00. 242 Ongoing Annual Fees. Annual revocable permit fee $380.00. Annual rental fee for private parklet $10.00/square foot.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-7524, passed June 17, 2026).
Full Breakdown
A parklet, "a small seating area or public space created as a public amenity adjacent to a sidewalk", occupies public right-of-way and requires a revocable permit under City Code Ch. 31, Art. VII before installation. The Planning and Development Department Fee Schedule sets a base fee of $250 to Planning and Development plus $250 to Street Transportation for plan review, construction permit, and revocable permit; a $300 fee applies per parking meter removed to make room for the parklet. Private parklets pay an annual rental fee of $10 per square foot, on top of a $380 annual revocable permit fee, and the operator must post a $500 cash bond covering emergency removal of the structure from the right-of-way.
Violations & Fines
Installing a parklet in the public right-of-way without the required Planning and Development/Street Transportation revocable permit exposes the encroachment to removal; unpaid fees terminate the permit under City Code § 31-83, and the City can order emergency removal against the posted $500 bond.
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