While parklets have proven to be a lifeline for restaurants during the pandemic, folks who enjoy outdoor dining in San Francisco may see fewer of them next year, as the city implements new rules.
"We'd like to keep it, we just have to make sure it makes financial sense," said Amy Morris Gibbs, the general manager at Latin American Club.
She plans to file an application next month with the city to get a permit to keep the parklet. Currently, her parklet takes up two parking spaces. They may chop it down in half. San Francisco's Shared Spaces Program charges $3,000 for taking up the first parking spot and $1,500 for each additional spot. There's also a $2,000 license fee a year.
"In the winter time, people don't want to sit outside because it's too cold," said Krishnan Elangovan, a manager at Aditi Indian Cuisine.