San Clemente, CA Special Events & Permits: Parklets (2026)

206 was adopted to implement California's pandemic-recovery parklet legislation, Assembly Bill 1217, giving restaurants a streamlined way to expand outdoor dining into former parking spaces. 205. m. m. Friday and Saturday and the day before a City holiday. Smoking, vaping and outdoor cooking are prohibited inside the parklet, and live entertainment needs a separate Special Events or Special Activities Permit. In-street parklets may occupy up to three angle-in or two parallel spaces, capped at six consecutive spaces, must stay at least ten feet from an intersection or driveway and off streets posted above 25 mph, and downtown is further capped: no more than 117 total parking waivers citywide and 42 spaces on Avenida Del Mar.

Every street parklet needs a Limited Term Parking Relief Agreement with the City Manager, a City Council-set fee, and $1,000,000 in combined liability insurance. Private-property parklets may not remove more than three of a business's own parking spaces. Both street and private parklets are capped at 24 seats per business, with 42-inch traffic railings and accessibility features including a five-foot clear path and a 60-inch wheelchair turning space.