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Solvang Council Puts the Brakes on Recommended Time Limits, Fees to Improve Parking
City leaders do heed a consultant s note that better signage is needed, and are open to exploring the use of a shuttle and options to add spaces
The Solvang City Council recently heard the results of a parking study, which suggested time limits and fees ideas that the council rejected. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
July 3, 2021
| 7:53 p.m.
The Solvang City Council has agreed to boost signage directing visitors to parking lots, but has declined to consider setting time limits or establishing fees despite a recommendation from a consultant.
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Patino also said she fears that code enforcement responsibilities will fall on the cities instead of the county, adding that the Public Health Department has not responded to complaints in Santa Maria “numerous times.”
Xenia Bradford, Solvang’s city manager, shared Patino’s concern, saying that “enforcement would be almost impossible and regulation is unnecessary.” Solvang City Councilman Mark Infanti said the operations will cost the city money, but the city will get no revenue in return.
“Everything involved with this micro-enterprise home kitchen operation is going to cost my city money in order to support it, and we are going to get no reimbursement for it at all,” Infanti said.