Redland City Council's proposal to rent out parks to businesses for activities like fitness training, bike hire, mobile animal petting, kayak tours and food trucks will go to Queensland government for the tick.
Council today endorsed the plan for commercial activities in 29 parks on the mainland and islands including Raby Harbour Park, Coochie Foreshore and Wellington Point Recreation Reserve.
Mayor Karen Williams said the Land Management Plan applied specifically to state-owned reserves that council holds in trust for the Queensland government.
"The LMP provides controls and measures that satisfy state requirements for temporary commercial activities on these reserves," she said.
Cr Williams said temporary commercial activities were generally of a low-scale, and restricted to a footprint of 30 square metres and, depending on the size and type of park, the number of commercial vendors would be capped at between one and three.
"The type of commercial activities are limited to those that complement the recreation and leisure functions of that reserve.
"Depending on the park, activities could include mobile food vans, entertainment such as busking, face painting, magicians, fitness training and other similar activities," she said.
But it will be up to the Queensland government who will have the final say on the plan.
If the state approves the plan, vendors will be able to indicate their interest to council through an expression of interest process.
"If shortlisted, they will be invited to formally apply for approval," Cr Williams said.
More information about the Land Management Plan - Temporary Commercial use of Public Open Space (Council Trustee Reserves) here.
