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Committee backs change to oversized-vehicle enforcement, directs staff to continue safe-parking program

Comité de Ordenanzas Especiales, Santa Barbara City · April 22, 2026
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Summary

The committee voted unanimously to recommend amending Santa Barbara Municipal Code §10.44.220 to change enforcement for oversized vehicles and to continue safe-parking partnerships with nonprofits after staff cited repeated re‑appearances and public‑health impacts.

The Santa Barbara City Committee on Special Ordinances voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council consider an amendment to Municipal Code section 10.44.220 changing enforcement procedures for oversized vehicles and to continue support for safe‑parking resources.

The committee’s action followed a staff presentation explaining that a 2017 amendment requiring repeated warnings and a 1,000‑foot relocation made enforcement impractical and had not reduced congregations of large vehicles. City staff…

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