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Ordinance committee recommends tighter enforcement for oversized‑vehicle parking; directs continued outreach with New Beginnings
Summary
After reviewing months of enforcement contacts and outreach data, the committee voted unanimously to amend SBMC 10.44.220 to replace the multiple‑warning/1,000‑ft move‑along provision with a single‑warning enforcement approach and to continue coordination with New Beginnings for safe‑parking and housing navigation.
The Santa Barbara Ordinance Committee voted unanimously on April 21 to recommend amending the city’s oversized‑vehicle parking rules to strengthen enforcement and pair it with continued outreach to an encampment‑resolution program.
City Attorney John Dois and staff recommended removing the 2017 amendment’s multiple‑warning, 1,000‑foot relocation requirement from Santa Barbara Municipal Code section 10.44.220 and instead establishing a single warning before enforcement. Staff said the multiple‑warning approach had produced repeated relocation rather than departure and contributed to public‑health and environmental complaints in areas such as Quarantina Street.
"In the three years since the 1,000‑foot…
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