Taylor, TX Special Events & Permits: Parklets (2026)

A parklet under § 25-201 of Taylor's Parklets Program is a small area of land within a public right-of-way temporarily dedicated for use by the public for commercial or non-commercial activities and purposes, typically holding lighting, signage, paving, benches, sculpture, landscaping or fencing in place of curbside parking. The city manager or a designee may grant a special use license authorizing one under § 25-202(a), and § 25-202(c) is explicit that the license is a revocable grant of a privilege and is not a property right, nor conveyance of an interest in real property, so a parklet can be reclaimed on notice.

00 plus standard permit processing and technology fees under § 25-206(b). 00 in liability insurance per § 25-205(2), and indemnify the city under § 25-203(b)(6). The code bars a parklet outright if it would need a building permit, violate the ADA, block vehicle or pedestrian passage, create a traffic hazard, sit in a sight visibility triangle, or force a utility relocation, under § 25-203(a). The city can also end a license early, without recourse, for a capital improvement or utility project, a public health or safety threat, or harm to adjacent property owners and businesses under § 25-203(b)(9), and a licensee that loses its license must remove all improvements at its own expense under § 25-203(b)(10).