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Santa Barbara commission approves higher maximum caps for tow and storage fees
Summary
After staff presentations and discussion with tow operators, the Fire and Police Commission approved staff recommendations to raise maximum caps for light-duty towing and vehicle storage to align with CHP and Santa Barbara County Sheriff rates.
The Fire and Police Commission on Jan. 23 voted to accept staff recommendations to raise the city’s maximum caps for towing and vehicle storage fees to better align with neighboring agencies.
Commissioners heard a presentation from Officer Ed Casper, the department’s traffic investigator, who said the city uses six tow companies in an on-call rotation and that all six passed recent yard inspections. Casper said the department had not updated its maximum fee schedule since 2022 and proposed raising the maximum…
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