Portland, ME Special Events & Permits: Sidewalk Dining & Cafés (2026)

00 per square foot of dining area, billed per fiscal year or any portion of one. 30 per square foot, and carries a hard cap under Section 25-27(b)(2): total dining area can't exceed 10% of the park's space unless the applicant gets a waiver from the director of parks and recreation. ', meaning the park-dining permit is issued through the same Chapter 25 permitting scheme, just administered by Parks and Recreation rather than a different office. Portland also drew a specific line at Monument Square: the area extending ten feet out from the building facades bordering the square counts as 'sidewalk' for fee purposes, with everything beyond that ten-foot band treated as park space. Both fee tiers sit under the same revocable outdoor-dining permit that Section 25-26(b) requires before any food service establishment expands outside.