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Carlsbad council approves overnight parking restriction on Babylonia Street to curb late-night gatherings
Summary
The council approved a municipal code change restricting overnight parking on both sides of Babylonia Street between 7151 and 7233 from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., citing years of complaints, police calls for service and a neighborhood petition; council members discussed an earlier 10 p.m. start time but kept 11 p.m. for consistency with other city limits.
The Carlsbad City Council voted July 16 to amend the municipal code to prohibit overnight parking on both sides of Babylonia Street between the south property line of 7151 Babylonia Street and the north property line of 7233 Babylonia Street from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Lieutenant Alonzo Velasco, presenting staff’s recommendation, told the council that police records show the department has responded repeatedly to the 7200 block of Babylonia Street and that, "with just a short window, from January 2022 through 05/12/2024, there have been, over 1,000 calls for…
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