Planning commission approves coastal permit to keep street‑sweeping parking restrictions in coastal neighborhoods

The Santa Cruz City Planning Commission voted to approve a coastal permit to continue parking restrictions that support the city’s enhanced street‑sweeping program in the Natural Bridges coastal area and other nearby streets. The motion to adopt staff’s recommendation passed in roll call, with one commissioner dissenting.

Senior planner Tim Mayer told the commission the permit under consideration would formalize and extend the one‑year pilot so the city can continue no‑parking hours that allow sweepers to access curb areas in the coastal zone. Mayer said the extension would cover routes including Delaware Avenue, Natural Bridges Drive, Swanton Boulevard and Mission Street, and that staff recommended approval of the permit subject to the…