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City of Palo Alto (ID # 14910)
City Council Staff Report
Meeting Date: 10/24/2022 Report Type: Action Items
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Title: Review and Provide Direction to Staff on the Draft Permanent Parklet
Program Standards and Policies; Adopt an Interim Ordinance and Resolution
to Continue the Pilot Parklet Program and Other On-Street Uses During
Transition Period; and Direct Staff to Return with Legislation Implementing a
Permanent Parklet Program
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Planning and Development Services
The list of peer review cities and fees associated with their respective parklet programs is
provided as an attachment to this memorandum. The attachment was missing from the
October 24th, 2022 City Council staff report # 14692.
Attachments:
• Attachment A: List of Peer Review Cities and Fees Associated with their Respective
Parklet Programs
Table: Peer City Research - Parklet Fees
JURISDICTION FEE TYPE First Year Annual METHODOLOGY
Burlingame Annual Fee $4,500.00 $4,500
Based on 9% of going market rental rates in city
($5/sqft) (based on a typical parklet being ~300
sq. ft.) + $250/month cleaning fee
Long Beach Permit Fee
$650-
$1,035 per
permit
Fee dependent on size (under 200 sq. ft. or
greater than 200 sq. ft). An additional 6.24%
administrative surcharge is added to each fee.
Mountain
View Annual Rent $3,349 $2,785
Based on 2 stalls 320 square ft
First Year: New application fee $769 +
$1200/stall + cleaning fee $6/sqft of sidewalk
space
Renewal: Permit renewal $205 + $1200/stall +
cleaning fee $6/sqft of sidewalk space
Pleasanton Encroachment
permit fee 1000
Minimum for encroachment permit fees for plan
review and inspection of the parklet. Additional
fees may be required based on quantity of plan
reviews and/or inspections, and additional
reviews required.
San Diego Annual Fee
$10 - $30/ sf
$3,200 -
$9,600
The fees vary, depending upon where in the city
the businesses are located. The San Diego
planning department is using a “climate equity
index” for determining whether a business
owner will pay $10, $20 or $30 a square foot.
The baseline of $20/ sf is based on average
parking revenue for a parking space
Seattle
Public Space
Permit and
other one
time fees,
Annual
Renewal
$1,437 $1,577
Includes public space permit review fee,
issuance fee, traffic control plan review fee (if
applicable), Inspection deposit, Construction use
permit issuance fee, public space permit
renewal fee
San Francisco
One-time
permit fee +
Annual
License
$1000-3000
for first
space +
$250-1500
Each
additional
space
$100-$2000
/ space
Fee varies depending on Use (i.e., public space
parklet is lowest cost, and commercial use
parklet is highest cost). One time permit fee plus
annual renewal license fee.
Los Altos
One-time
application
fee + Renewal
fee
$500 $100 The annual parklet renewal fee shall increase
per City Council direction in the Los
Altos Fee Schedule
Redwood City Processing fee
+ renewal +
use fee
$2,226.00 $4,240.60
Fee consists of two part:
1) Processing fee: $2,226 for first year and $583
renewal
2) Use Fee: $10.16/sq ft (increased by CPI each
year)
City is waiving the use fee for first year of the
program resulting in first year
Methodology:
Processing: [Staff Fully Burdened rate x Time
Estimate]
Use Fee: Rate is based on the benefit a business
received from the City based on the cost of new
construction (Annual Construction Cost (per
sqft) / building life of 50 years = $10.16/sqft
San Mateo
One time
permit
application +
inspection fee
+ renewal
$1,000 $500 First Year: One time permit application fee $500
+ $250/parking space
Annual Fee: $250/parking space
Berkeley
One-time
permit fee +
annual
inspection +
use fee
$617 $490
First Year: One time permit fee of $127 + $190
inspection fee + $7.50/linear foot of parklet
along business frontage
Annual Fee: $190 inspection + $7.50/linear foot
of parklet along business frontage