“For them to rush to take these (parklets) out right now, I find it very puzzling,” restaurant owner Maurice Dissels said.
PLEASANTON — Pleasanton is requiring all downtown businesses to remove their outdoor parklets, tents and other street dining setups by Friday so crews can clean streets and prune trees, but some restaurant owners are bristling at the order, which they say will cost them thousands of dollars and eliminate critically needed dining options during a massive COVID spike.
The City Council and staff are working up a “pre-approved” parklet design businesses will be able to use to ensure the structures are safe, consistent in appearance and located where they won’t interfere with drainage, emergency access or traffic. The city’s pre-approved designs are expected to be ready no later than April. Businesses will soon be able to submit their own designs following city specifications, but likely wouldn’t be issued a permit earlier than March 1, city staff said.
“To be honest, I for one can’t afford to rebuild a functional parklet that I have right now,” he said. “The city should definitely reach out and visit each individual parklet. And if they want us to make changes, we’d be happy to do so,” he said. City staff said once permanent parklets are in place, Pleasanton plans to do maintenance work around the parklets, share more of the upkeep responsibility with parklet owners, and may require some temporary closures to allow tree pruning.
Pleasanton community development director said the city needs to do more than just a thorough cleaning of the street during the roughly eight weeks parklets will be gone.
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