Sidewalk Cafes
This is the national debate, not a verdict.
Permits for outdoor dining on sidewalks and in parking spaces.
Results:Low
High
(2-64)
Stuck: 231Active debate: 13Moving: 2
Where it is moving
Santa Barbara City, California
MovingSep 2, 202611 resultscity
- Hearing officer approves Validation Ale's conversion of lot to outdoor dining at 102 E. Yanonali
- Access Advisory Committee - November 14, 2025
- Downtown Parking Committee October 9, 2025
- Downtown Parking Committee - September 11, 2025
- Staff hearing officer approves three Cliff Drive parklets for Alcazar, Ichiban and Rose Cafe
- Commission asks revisions to parklet at 615 East Ortega, continues item to return with materials and details
- Downtown Parking Committee - July 10, 2025
- Downtown Parking Committee - May 8, 2025
- Downtown Parking Committee - April 10, 2025
- Downtown Parking Committee - March 19, 2025
McAlester, Oklahoma
MovingAug 25, 20261 resultcity
Orleans, Massachusetts
Active debateAug 19, 20261 resultcity
Corte Madera, California
Active debateAug 12, 20261 resultcity
Iowa City, Iowa
Active debateAug 5, 20261 resultcity
Cedarburg City, Wisconsin
Active debateAug 4, 20261 resultcity
Platteville, Wisconsin
Active debateAug 3, 20262 resultscity
Palatine, Illinois
Active debateAug 2, 20262 resultscity
Aurora, Illinois
Active debateJul 31, 20261 resultcity
Ocean Beach, New York
Active debateJul 18, 20261 resultcity
Community Board 2, New York
Active debateJul 15, 202650 resultscity
- Outdoor dining panel approves two sidewalk cafés with modifications amid ADA confusion and flags repeat violator
- Algo Diamond panel approves most sidewalk-cafe applications, denies two after resident complaints
- Manhattan CB2 outdoor-dining group issues mixed approvals, denies several roadway cafes with modifications
- Community Board 2 approves multiple sidewalk cafes, denies Mercer Street roadway cafe pending FDNY and sign issues
- Board debates outdoor dining’s scale, seasonality and safety in CB2
- Manhattan CB2 approves six sidewalk-cafe applications with modifications, denies one for ADA noncompliance
- Manhattan CB2 December 9, 2025 - Outdoor Dining Working Group Meeting
- CB2 working group approves most cafe applications with conditions, highlights enforcement gaps
- Manhattan CB2 November 17 2025 - Outdoor Dining Working Group Meeting
- Manhattan CB2 November 6, 2025 - SLA 2 Committee Meeting
- CB2 committees coordinate on Canal Street, raise concerns about pop-ups and sidewalk lines
- Outdoor dining working group approves many sidewalk/roadway cafe plans, flags several for rework or denial
Juneau, Wisconsin
Active debateJul 14, 20261 resultcity
Clarence, New York
Active debateJul 9, 20261 resultcity
Laguna Beach, California
Active debateJun 23, 202615 resultscity
- Council extends three public‑parking parklets to Dec. 31 and asks staff for permanent outdoor‑dining plan
- Laguna Beach council directs phased outdoor-dining plan and limits for street parklets
- City Council Meeting - November 18, 2025
- City Council Meeting - November 18, 2025
- City Council Study Session - November 18, 2025
- Laguna Beach council pauses new parklets, orders study of sidewalk‑based outdoor dining and fee updates
- Council upholds Planning Commission approval of temporary parklet at Auto Sushi
- Laguna Beach council orders study, temporary moratorium on new parklets and seeks market fees for private parking
- Laguna Beach planning commission approves temporary parklet for OtoSushi on Mermaid Street
- Commission approves two-space parklet for Park Avenue restaurant; condition strikes canopy allowance
Wichita City, Kansas
Active debateJun 23, 20261 resultcity
Scituate, Massachusetts
StuckMay 26, 20261 resultcity
Ames City, Iowa
StuckMay 26, 20261 resultcity
Central Falls, Rhode Island
StuckMay 21, 20261 resultcounty
San Clemente City, California
StuckMay 6, 20265 resultscity
- Council okays negotiation process for downtown parklets, extends compliance deadline to September
- San Clemente council tightens downtown parklet standards, sets Sept. compliance deadline
- Design panel advances parklet standards as downtown business owners warn of lost parking, safety risks
- San Clemente council keeps parklets under review while ordering design, enforcement and parking studies
- Planning Commission Meeting December 17 2025 complete
Mentor City Council, Ohio
StuckApr 30, 20264 resultscity
- Applicant wins transfer of outdoor-dining permit at 7224 Center Street
- Planning commission approves outdoor dining at 9179 Manor Avenue with safety conditions
- Planning commission approves outdoor dining and drive‑through for Giant Panda Market & Cafe at 777 Manor Avenue
- Planning Commission Meeting August 14, 2025