Parklets

Design and Safety

Parklets convert curbside parking into vibrant community space. Parklets are applied where narrow or congested sidewalks prevent the installation of sidewalk cafes and other retail and can either be temporary for daily use or semi-permanent until the ordinance’s sunset.

For more information on parklet design visit: https://nacto.org/ or https://www.betterblock.org/ and view the Unified Government’s Open for Business How-To-Guide.

Parklets have a desired minimum width of six (6) feet and should have a flush transition at the sidewalk and curb to permit easy access. They are limited to one (1) on-street parking space (standard 7” x 18” stall) per parcel. Temporary parklets must be removed at the end of each business day. Semi-Permanent parklets can remain in the street until the emergency ordinance ends on December 31, 2020.

Parklets should have vertical elements that make them visible to traffic such as posts or bollards and should be buffered by a wheel stop. Parklets should also include a guardrail or other defining features (i.e. planters and/or fencing) to define the space and provide added separation from traffic.

Allowed Businesses

01 Food and beverages (prepackaged)

02 Books and other paper goods

03 Potted plants, cut or arranged flowers, or gardening seed

04 Visual works of art that have been transcribed on to a physical backing

05 Office Services

06 Jewelry and other wearable accessories

07 Homemade goods and crafts

08 Clothing

09 Dry goods, excluding machinery and electronics/appliances

* No repair work of any kind is allowed in the public right-of-way

COVID-19 Design

Standards Guide

Department of Planning + Urban Design

August 2020

6 Feet

On-Street Front Yard Setback Setbacks + Off-Street

Semi-Permanent Parklet Sidewalk Sales Open Air Market Semi-Permanent Surplus Parking RetailSide Yard Setback Dining

The following information was developed to provide illustrative guidance of the standards by which local businesses can use the public right-of-way, setbacks, on-street parking, and surplus off street-parking while also maintaining social distancing guidelines. For More Information on the specific standards please see the ordinances here https://wycokck.civicclerk.com/Web/Player.aspx?id=1989&key=-1&mod=-1&mk=-1&nov=0from and https://wycokck.civicclerk.com/Web/Player.aspx?id=1913&key=-1&mod=-1&mk=-1&nov=0.

Safety and security are the Unified Government’s greatest concern. So, in addition to social-distancing, any business that would like a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) review by the KCK Police Department as it relates to these standards should call (913) 573-8715 or (913) 573-6140.

Parklets must be located within an existing on-street parking space and cannot be located adjacent to transit stops or be within the buffer of existing street furniture, such as fire hydrants and benches. For those businesses who have a front and/or side yard setback, this space can also be used for dining or retail sales. Any semi-permanent improvements in a setback must first undergo an administrative site plan review with the Department of Planning + Urban Design.

Four (4) feet of clearance must be maintained for pedestrians along the sidewalk and into the business at all times. It is the responsibility of businesses to maintain a clean and safe path of travel for pedestrians, including a four (4) feet buffer for transit stops and street furniture.

Many businesses may not have usable sidewalk space or on-street parking. For those businesses, they can expand their sales into the front and/or side yard setbacks if any, as well as any surplus (i.e. not required) off-street parking on a temporary or semi-permanent basis. No outdoor sales are allowed in fire lanes or in ADA required areas.

All alcohol sales moved outside must be fully enclosed, access controlled, and approved through the Kansas Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC).

6 Feet

6 Feet

18 Feet

One Building

Two Tenants

One Parklet

+ Open Air Market

FF

10 Feet

6 Feet4 Feet

5 Feet

4 Feet

Frontyard Setback

One Building

One Tenant

One Parklet

+ Sidewalk Sales

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Bench

Pop-up Tent

Table

Transit

Fire Hydrant

6 Feet

7 Feet

One Building

No On-Street Parking

No Parklet

Surplus Parking Retail

One Building

Side Yard Setback Dining

Side-yard Setback

Farmers’Farmers’MarketsMarkets

MobileMobileVendingVending

Food trucks may now operate in any zoning district. In residential and agricultural zones, food trucks can operate within their business hours (7am to 8pm) if invited to a Unified Government sanctioned block party (until 10pm), within the parking lot of a church, senior center, community center, school or if adjacent to a public park. In commercial and industrial zones, food trucks need only to feed parking meters and not park in front of an existing food establishment.

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02

01

Farmers’ Markets are allowed in any district without a Special Use Permit. The entirety of the markets’ infrastructure must take place within the boundaries of a paved parking lot and hours of operation are to begin no earlier than 8 a.m. and end no later than 5 p.m. Farmers’ Markets only need to obtain a business license and conduct an administrative review with the Department of Planning + Urban Design to operate.

All mobile markets have been given additional operating hours from 8 am to 7 pm Sunday through Thursday and from 8 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday. Like Farmers’ Markets, these mobile markets no longer require an annual agreement with the Unified Government. Mobile vendors are now allowed to operate wherever they are invited without a Special Use Permit so long as they maintain a business license.

FoodFoodTrucksTrucks

* Annual agreements are no longer required for any street or outdoor vendors

Lou’s PizzeriaOPEN

PAT’S GRILLEDCHEESE Park

FOODTRUCK

Food Trucks, push carts, and other street vendors can now set up their business in any zoning designation with only a business license. Along with all safety and social distancing requirements, vendors are only limited in that they may not park their operation in front of an existing restaurant business.

Retail Restaurant

15 Feet6 Feet

10 Feet

Lou’s PizzeriaOPEN

PAT’S GRILLEDCHEESE Park

FOODTRUCK

NONO

YESYES