New Santa Monica Parklet Fees Hit Restaurants With Steep and Confusing Charges | Eater LA

"Having operated a temporary 60-seat parklet that spanned three parking spaces, brothers Mark and Anthony Mollica are now constrained by new regulations that limit parklets to two spaces and face a potential wastewater fee of more than $50,000 on a net increase of 40 seats if the city accepts their arrangement; they filed an application and intend to argue that outdoor seating “doesn’t meet the definition of developed buildings” and therefore shouldn’t incur wastewater fees, and now await the city’s decision on whether their current configuration can be made permanent." - Karen Stabiner