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durable and better suited to temporary installation (e.g., movable fencing or barriers). Further, many pop-ups extend beyond the limit of the parking space, block stop signs (requiring temporary relocation of the stop sign), and cover utility access points. The flexibility to provide lower-cost and more temporary solutions has been appropriate and beneficial considering the extraordinary conditions faced during COVID. However, given that parklets will be longer-term installations within the public right-of-way, maintaining safe, accessible, and aesthetically pleasing structures is very important. The program, as drafted, aims to address the concerns and harness the positive aspects of the program. It includes several components including location standards/guidelines, design requirements, operational parameters, other criteria, application process, and proposed fees. Key among the program elements are design guidelines and standards, which draw from best practices developed by NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials) and other cities' existing parklet programs. As noted, staff consulted with other City Departments (i.e., Traffic, Fire, Building, Engineering, Operations, City Attorney, and Planning) to ensure the program would be practical to implement, allow for proper maintenance, and limit City liability. The following outlines the key elements of the program, as recommended by staff: Location and Size Staff suggests several parameters for parklet location be built into the program, to account for emergency access, utilities, sight distance/visibility, fire safety, and traffic operations and safety. The following location and size parameters are recommended for all parklets: • Located a minimum five-feet from driveways, stop signs, and crosswalks. • Located a minimum 16-feet from an intersection where a car may turn onto the same side of the street (i.e., out of the turn radius) and reviewed on a case-by-case basis. • May only be located on streets with a minimum traffic lane width of 20-feet. • Cannot be located in red zone or adjacent to fire hydrants • May not occupy more than two parking spaces and/or 40 linear feet of curb frontage (whichever is less). • May not be wider than the "tick mark" of the parking space and/or seven-feet wide (whichever is less). • Must provide a minimum five-foot gap between every two parking spaces with a parklet structure (see Figure 1 below). Parklets can be back-to-back with an adjacent business parklet if they both occupy only parking space. • Parklets must generally be located in front of subject business, although may extend in front of neighboring business with business and property owner sign-off. • Parklets must incorporate flexible visibility posts at parklet corners adjacent to the street and incorporate wheel stops at outer edges of the parklet with a minimum of three-feet from the edge of the wheel stop to the barrier (cannot extend into neighboring parking spaces which may affect the maximum size of parklet within the parking space). Wheel stops and posts must be purchased by the business but will be installed by the City. Parklets Planning Commission 3 of 12