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Laguna Beach council orders study, temporary moratorium on new parklets and seeks market fees for private parking
Summary
The City Council directed staff to study a long‑term outdoor-dining/street redesign plan, place a short moratorium on new parklet approvals while the study proceeds, and return with revised fee options including charging private parking used for dining.
The Laguna Beach City Council on June 10 directed staff to prepare a feasibility study and policy recommendations for the future of the city’s parklet and outdoor dining program, ordered a temporary pause on new parklet applications while that work is completed, and asked staff to return with options to update fees and to charge private parking when it is used for commercial outdoor dining.
What the council asked for: Staff will perform a feasibility study (SWA consultants were referenced in the meeting) of downtown sidewalk improvements, “bulb‑out” curb redesigns and other street enhancements that could be used to relocate outdoor dining from wooden “parklets” in public parking spaces to more permanent sidewalk/streetscape solutions. The study will identify locations where…
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