The Town of Jackson is currently Accepting Applications for Parklets. Parklets are local business takeovers of parking spaces to convert them into extra outdoor seating or dining areas, retail space or other creative flexible outdoor space. They can be built out like decks with benches and fencing, or flower boxes and bike racks, or they can be bare bones with tables and chairs. The simple variety is something the Town of Jackson is supporting businesses to test out this summer. The process is similar to applying for other town permits but has been streamed line as a one stop shop application with a quick one week or less turnaround time. Applications are currently available online at jacksonwy.gov Applicants will need to include site plan drawings that indicate potential perimeters, dimensions, and efforts to accommodate social distancing requirements. Businesses that create parklets will be permitted keep the various elements within them, such as café tables, chairs, bike racks, planters, signage, fencing, portable heaters, lighting, or benches, even during non-business hours; or they may remove them and store them each day.
