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72.33% 217
27.67% 83
Q1 Do you operate or own a business in Santa Monica?
Answered: 300 Skipped: 3
TOTAL 300
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes
No
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33.65% 71
7.11% 15
15.64% 33
3.32% 7
2.84% 6
1.90% 4
17.54% 37
18.01% 38
Q2 Is your business primarily a:
Answered: 211 Skipped: 92
TOTAL 211
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Restaurant
Cafe/bakery
Retail
Fitness Space
Personal Care
Services (e....
Bar
Office
Other (please
specify)
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Restaurant
Cafe/bakery
Retail
Fitness Space
Personal Care Services (e.g. Nail/Hair Salons)
Bar
Office
Other (please specify)
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12.92% 27
9.09% 19
13.88% 29
64.11% 134
Q3 Do you currently have a parklet or sidewalk dining? A parklet occupies curbside public parking spaces with restaurant seating or other commercial activity.
Answered: 209 Skipped: 94
TOTAL 209
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes, parklet
only
Yes, sidewalk
dining only
Yes, both
parklet and...
No
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes, parklet only
Yes, sidewalk dining only
Yes, both parklet and sidewalk dining
No
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Q4 What are the primary uses of your parklet? Rank 1 - 5, 1 being most important.
Answered: 53 Skipped: 250
74.47%
35 2.13%
1 0.00%
0 2.13%
1 21.28%
10 47 4.06
2.70%
1 45.95%
17 37.84%
14 10.81%
4 2.70%
1 37 3.35
10.00%
4 40.00%
16 37.50%
15 5.00%
2 7.50%
3 40 3.40
0.00%
0 8.33%
3 13.89%
5 69.44%
25 8.33%
3 36 2.22
8.57%
3 2.86%
1 14.29%
5 2.86%
1 71.43%
25 35 1.74
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Dining
Serving drinks
(including...
Providing
seating
Providing a
space for...
Providing a
space for st...
1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL SCORE
Dining
Serving drinks (including alcohol)
Providing seating
Providing a space for customers to wait
Providing a space for staff to enjoy a break
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58.49% 31
24.53% 13
7.55% 4
7.55% 4
1.89% 1
Q5 Will you continue operating a parklet when fees are charged at the same rate as sidewalk dining permits? The average cost is $2/sqft. A two parking space parklet will cost approximately $640/month.
Answered: 53 Skipped: 250
TOTAL 53
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Very likely
Likely
Unlikely
Very unlikely
Does not apply
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Very likely
Likely
Unlikely
Very unlikely
Does not apply
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100.00% 53
0.00% 0
0.00% 0
Q6 If your business has expanded onto the sidewalk, outdoors, or into a parklet during the pandemic, do you want to keep those areas, even as COVID restrictions ease?
Answered: 53 Skipped: 250
TOTAL 53
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No
Unsure
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes
No
Unsure
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18.38% 25
4.41% 6
3.68% 5
6.62% 9
2.94% 4
17.65% 24
47.79% 65
17.65% 24
Q7 If you have not installed a parklet, why have you chosen not to? Answered: 136 Skipped: 167
Total Respondents: 136
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
My street
location is ...
I don’t know
how to apply
The
application...
Parklets are
expensive
Insurance
requirements...
Not interested
Does not apply
Other (please
specify)
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
My street location is not eligible
I don’t know how to apply
The application process is difficult
Parklets are expensive
Insurance requirements are burdensome
Not interested
Does not apply
Other (please specify)
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8.03% 11
6.57% 9
10.95% 15
16.06% 22
58.39% 80
Q8 If you are considering installing a parklet and have not already done so, will you apply to install one when fees are charged at the same rate as sidewalk dining permits? The average cost is $2/sqft. A two parking space parklet will cost approximately $640/month.
Answered: 137 Skipped: 166
TOTAL 137
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Very likely
Likely
Unlikely
Very unlikely
Does not apply
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Very likely
Likely
Unlikely
Very unlikely
Does not apply
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Q9 Some of the typical elements of a parklet program process are listed below. As Santa Monica refines its process, please let us know which components you are comfortable handling on your own (or comfortable finding someone who can).
Answered: 123 Skipped: 180
Completing a
city...
Preparing site
design plans...
Submitting
photos that...
Assembling
insurance...
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Having a
petition sig...
Submitting
construction...
Submitting a
maintenance...
Building the
parklet
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Very Comfo… Comfortable Indifferent Uncomfort…
Very Unco…
Renewing the
annual permit
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54.47%
67 21.95%
27 15.45%
19 3.25%
4 4.88%
6 123 1
31.15%
38 26.23%
32 18.85%
23 13.11%
16 10.66%
13 122 2
49.59%
61 26.83%
33 14.63%
18 2.44%
3 6.50%
8 123 1
34.15%
42 31.71%
39 18.70%
23 7.32%
9 8.13%
10 123 2
17.07%
21 23.58%
29 23.58%
29 20.33%
25 15.45%
19 123 2
23.58%
29 21.95%
27 24.39%
30 17.89%
22 12.20%
15 123 2
25.20%
31 30.89%
38 21.95%
27 10.57%
13 11.38%
14 123 2
26.23%
32 24.59%
30 19.67%
24 16.39%
20 13.11%
16 122 2
45.53%
56 27.64%
34 13.01%
16 5.69%
7 8.13%
10 123 2
VERY
COMFORTABLE
COMFORTABLE INDIFFERENT UNCOMFORTABLE VERY
UNCOMFORTABLE
TOTAL WEIGHT
AVERAG
Completing a
city
application
online
Preparing
site design
plans and
creating a
map of the
location
Submitting
photos that
document
the site
Assembling
insurance
documents
Having a
petition
signed by
adjacent
building
owners /
neighborhood
organizations
or compiling
letters of
support
Submitting
construction
drawings
using
preapproved
templates
provided by
the city
Submitting a
maintenance
plan
Building the
parklet
Renewing
the annual
permit
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76.92% 100
23.08% 30
Q10 If you already have a parklet or are in the process of applying, please share any insights or challenges you have faced.
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TOTAL 130
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Not applicable
Comments
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Not applicable
Comments
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49.24% 65
35.61% 47
15.15% 20
Q11 If you had a choice between a parklet or sidewalk dining in front of your business, which would you prefer?
Answered: 132 Skipped: 171
TOTAL 132
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Parklet
Sidewalk dining
Neither
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Parklet
Sidewalk dining
Neither
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61.90% 78
38.10% 48
Q12 Based on what you’ve experienced to date, what do you value more in front of your business:
Answered: 126 Skipped: 177
TOTAL 126
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
A parklet
Parking/valet/l
oading
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
A parklet
Parking/valet/loading
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84.44% 114
15.56% 21
Q13 Overall, do you support parklets in Santa Monica?
Answered: 135 Skipped: 168
TOTAL 135
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes
No
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22.56% 30
22.56% 30
34.59% 46
20.30% 27
Q14 Should there be a limit on parklet size?
Answered: 133 Skipped: 170
TOTAL 133
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
No more than 2
parking spaces
No more than 4
parking spaces
No size
limitations
Other (please
specify)
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
No more than 2 parking spaces
No more than 4 parking spaces
No size limitations
Other (please specify)
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Q15 What maintenance-related regulations are most important to you? Rank 1 -5, 1 being most important.
Answered: 127 Skipped: 176
19.59%
19 13.40%
13 16.49%
16 19.59%
19 10.31%
10 10.31%
10 10.31%
10 97 4.40
18.18%
18 24.24%
24 17.17%
17 10.10%
10 11.11%
11 12.12%
12 7.07%
7 99 4.64
3.16%
3 11.58%
11 17.89%
17 26.32%
25 22.11%
21 9.47%
9 9.47%
9 95 3.81
10.10%
10 13.13%
13 13.13%
13 22.22%
22 15.15%
15 13.13%
13 13.13%
13 99 3.89
51.38%
56 11.01%
12 10.09%
11 6.42%
7 11.01%
12 6.42%
7 3.67%
4 109 5.51
6.86%
7 19.61%
20 15.69%
16 6.86%
7 17.65%
18 18.63%
19 14.71%
15 102 3.76
6.54%
7 13.08%
14 14.95%
16 13.08%
14 16.82%
18 12.15%
13 23.36%
25 107 3.50
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Requirements
relating to...
Requirements
related to...
Regulation of
signage
Noise
regulations
Cleanliness
requirements...
Health of
plants and...
Lighting
regulations
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL SCORE
Requirements relating to storage of
furniture
Requirements related to visibility
Regulation of signage
Noise regulations
Cleanliness requirements in and
around parklet
Health of plants and landscaping
Lighting regulations
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Q16 Anything else you’d like to tell us?
Answered: 76 Skipped: 227
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47.54% 58
52.46% 64
Q17 Would you like updates regarding revisions to the City of Santa Monica’s Parklet and Sidewalk Dining policy and application process? Answered: 122 Skipped: 181
TOTAL 122
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
No
Yes (Please
enter email)
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
No
Yes (Please enter email)