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

Section 5-1-650 defines a parklet as a temporary space in the public right-of-way for general public use, privately constructed and maintained under a City permit that must also satisfy Title 8, Chapter 13 of the Administrative Code. The Municipal Code itself bans three things outright: table service, alcohol or smoking, and commercial signage or advertising on a parklet, and requires signage showing the space stays publicly accessible. 110 limits the pilot program to two parklet permits for the first two years after the section's approval, initiated by fronting property or business owners on a first-come, first-served basis.

115 requires a $150 application fee, an initial site plan, a construction schedule, and letters of community support, and lets the Engineering & Transportation Department hold a public hearing if there are objections; a denial can be appealed to the Planning Commission within 15 days, and so can an approval by an objecting neighbor. 0%, and stay out of blue curb zones. 125 requires an initial and annual parklet permit, a signed Parklet Maintenance Agreement, a Parklet Restoration Deposit, and commercial general liability insurance naming the City as additional insured, at $2 million per claim and $4 million per policy term.