CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
STREETARY PROGRAM
GUIDELINES AND DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
(“STANDARDS”)
THESE STANDARDS MUST BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE (SRMC), CHAPTER 11.70 - “STREETARIES” OUTDOOR EATING AREAS.
BUSINESSES SEEKING TO ESTABLISH OUTDOOR DINING STRUCTURES IN PARKING SPACES WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY MUST COMPLY WITH THESE STANDARDS.
I. “STREETARIES” OUTDOOR EATING AREAS ORDINANCE
On October 3, 2022, the City of San Rafael City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2016, adding a new chapter 11.70 to the San Rafael Municipal Code (“SRMC”), titled “Streetaries” Outdoor Eating Areas, regulating outdoor eating areas in parking spaces within the public right-of-way. All streetaries operating, or applying to operate, in parking spaces within the public right-of-way must obtain a Streetary Encroachment Permit, and comply with the ordinance and design and development standards set forth in these “Standards”.
As defined in the ordinance, “Streetary” or “streetaries” shall mean an outdoor eating area that operates within and uses parking spaces within the public right-of-way directly adjacent to the food service establishment street frontage.
Outdoor eating areas operating within or using sidewalks within the public right-of-way are not covered under Chapter 11.70 or these Standards, and are subject to the applicable standards under Section 14.16.277 of Title 14 of the SRMC.
I. LOCATION AND SETBACK CRITERIA
All streetaries must comply with requirements as outlined Chapter 11.70 of the San Rafael Municipal Code.