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Pacific Grove Council to sunset most street parklets; offers removal, fee waiver for businesses that opt out early
Summary
The city council voted to end most street parklets by Oct. 31, 2025, while offering a time-limited incentive — a planning/inspection fee waiver and city removal — to businesses that self-terminate their parklets by June 30. Peppers and Happy Girl Kitchen were left out of the general sunset and the city manager was directed to return with options.
The Pacific Grove City Council voted to end most street parklet encroachment permits on Oct. 31, 2025, while offering restaurants an incentive to remove their parklets sooner: a waiver of sidewalk-dining planning and inspection fees and city-assisted removal if the business self‑terminates the parklet by June 30.
City Manager Mogensen told the council that staff favors moving outdoor dining to sidewalks where feasible and has a new sidewalk-dining permit process ready to launch. Mogensen said the city is prepared to work with businesses that want to transition and noted site-specific constraints such as storm drains and narrow property frontages.
The council’s action responds to safety, drainage and parking concerns raised during a months‑long review of legacy parklets installed early in the pandemic.…
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