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Santa Barbara Police describe expanded parking-enforcement staffing, LPR rollout and enforcement priorities
Summary
SVPD outlined parking-enforcement duties, expanded staffing to 11 parking enforcement officers, license-plate-reader plans and operational priorities including abandoned-vehicle abatement, street-sweeping enforcement and timed enforcement.
At the Downtown Parking Committee meeting on July 10, Santa Barbara Police Department representatives summarized how the department enforces parking rules, described current staffing and outlined near-term technology upgrades to increase timed enforcement.
Sergeant Doug Klug, traffic sergeant at the Santa Barbara Police Department, told the committee parking enforcement is a unit in the police department that supports public safety and parking accountability across the city. Klug said the city currently employs 11 parking-enforcement officers (PEOs), a notable increase from five in mid-2023. He explained PEOs…
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