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Main Street business owners urge faster approvals, point to utility and parking hurdles

5902199 · September 16, 2025
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Downtown Yorba Linda business owners told the council that development on Main Street faces high in-lieu parking costs, long utility upgrade timelines and infrastructure constraints; staff said the city has made loans and will continue to assist.

Downtown property and business owners urged the Yorba Linda City Council to speed approvals and shore up infrastructure on Main Street, saying high in-lieu parking costs, slow utility upgrades and other entitlement fees are slowing investment.

Nick Saba, owner of Tara Wood Fire Kitchen on Main Street, told the council his experience developing two projects has been delayed by electrical upgrades and permitting timelines. He said bringing upgraded electrical power to two projects took years and nearly $200,000 in…

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