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Business owners and seniors press Ontario council for customer‑only parking near JC Beauty Salon
Summary
Local business owner Jaime Rocha and several residents told the council that four curbside spaces in front of JC Beauty Salon are regularly occupied by apartment tenants despite two‑hour limits, asking for enforcement and a customer‑only designation; staff said police and public works will explore interim solutions.
Jaime Rocha, owner of JC Beauty Salon, told the Ontario City Council that parking directly in front of his shop is ‘‘very limited’’ and that tenants of the Snyder Apartment complex frequently overstay the posted two‑hour restriction, jeopardizing his business’s ability to serve customers.
"Parking for my clients is very limited ... the tenants park. They take up the whole street there and a lot of the parking," Rocha said, describing four curb spaces in front of the salon as the primary places customers use. Rocha said the problem worsens with nearby construction and that his salon employs five stylists who depend on that income.
Several residents, including Pamela Wiltzy Weatherby and Terry Weatherby, echoed Rocha’s request during public comment, asking the council to consider reserved customer parking, permit parking, or designated placards so seniors and mobility‑limited clients can access the salon. "There is not adequate parking there for the clients that go there," Weatherby said, citing wheelchair and walker users among customers.
City staff and the mayor responded that enforcement is the first step. The city manager asked Captain Ritchie of the police department to speak with Rocha after the meeting about citation and enforcement options, and staff offered to coordinate with public works to explore interim measures.
Council and staff did not adopt an immediate regulatory change at the meeting; instead, they committed to looking into enforcement and temporary solutions and to follow up with the business and residents. The council voted on the consent calendar and moved other agenda business forward; no ordinance or formal parking designation was adopted at this session.
What happens next: Staff said police and public works would evaluate enforcement and options to reduce overnight or long‑term parking by tenants. Residents asked the council to consider a standing permit or customer‑only designation for the four curb spaces Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m., but no formal motion on that request was made at this meeting.
