A bill allowing property owners, businesses or other organizations to replace curbside parking stalls in dense urban areas with “parklets” and bicycle corrals was signed into law by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell on Monday.

Parklets are public “sidewalk extensions” into curbside parking stalls. They are used typically in dense urban areas to provide city dwellers with more shade, greenery and rest areas.

Those who petition for and are in charge of parklets can set up amenities as they see fit. A parklet set up as a pilot project fronting Hank’s Haute Dogs on Coral Street in Kakaako includes benches, stand-up eating bars and trees. Henry Adaniya, Hank’s owner, said the parklet is now even a destination stop by itself.

Bill 58 (2015) also allows the conversion of curbside parking stalls into bicycle corrals.

Among the main characteristics of both is that they must be open and accessible to the public, not just customers. They are also designed to be temporary in nature — six months and possibly up to 12 months if successful.

The city Department of Transportation Services will take the next six to eight months to establish rules for obtaining a permit for parklets and bicycle corrals. The process is expected to include a procedure for neighbors to oppose a parklet or bicycle corral.