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Council advances amended safe‑parking rules to expand licensing and ease site limits
Summary
The council introduced and gave first reading to changes that replace the temporary overnight camping permit with a neighborhood-services issued license, remove the five‑vehicle-per‑lot cap, eliminate fixed hours, relax notification requirements and streamline appeals. Council voted unanimously on the first reading and staff will return with
The Goleta City Council on Sept. 16 introduced and gave first reading to amendments to the city code governing temporary overnight camping and safe‑parking sites. The proposed changes are aimed at increasing the number of available safe‑parking spaces and making it administratively easier for property owners or nonprofit operators to host licensed safe‑parking programs.
Homelessness services coordinator Chuck Flax explained the city’s existing ordinance (in place for many years) limited locations, required a planning-permit pathway and imposed…
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