Taylor, TX Special Events & Permits: Sidewalk Dining & Cafés (2026)

Taylor regulates sidewalk cafes through Article VI of Chapter 25, the same Parklets Program ordinance that licenses parklets in the public right-of-way, first adopted in 2020 and amended in 2021. Section 25-201 defines sidewalk as that portion of a public right-of-way, not including the street, which is paved for pedestrian traffic, and a sidewalk cafe occupies that space much as a parklet occupies curb space. 00 per occurrence, naming both the licensee and the city as insured parties. If the policy lapses at any point during the license term, § 25-205(1) states the special use license automatically becomes void, and the improvements, meaning tables, chairs, planters or barricades placed in the right-of-way, must be removed at that time.

A sidewalk cafe license is a revocable privilege rather than a property right under § 25-202(c), so the city can end it to reclaim the right-of-way for a capital project, a safety concern or harm to a neighboring business under § 25-203(b)(9). Because sidewalk dining also has to keep the path clear for pedestrians and cannot block wheelchair access, an application that would unduly interfere with pedestrian passage or create an ADA violation is barred outright under § 25-203(a)(2).