CITY OKS RV RULES STREET PARKING NOW RESTRICTED.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - RVs and other oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. vehicles may no longer park on city streets. The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday adopted an ordinance banning recreational vehicles from the streets after a city study found there is ample space in local storage lots for the popular vehicles. Once the ordinance takes effect April 1, violators will be fined $50. Only people who live and work within a short distance of the vehicles can file complaints under the ordinance. Recreational vehicle owners can get three three-day permits every 90 days, in addition to a 48-hour grace period during the week. There are no parking restrictions on the weekends. In other action Tuesday night, the council loaned the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency $50,000 to improve parking facilities and the streetscape street·scape n. 1. An artistic representation of a street. 2. Surroundings composed of streets: the urban streetscape. in Old Town Newhall. The agency also plans to use the loan to include merchants along Lyons Avenue in their workshops and discussions. The council had expected to loan the agency an additional $175,000 to be used to expand the agency's boundaries, but Newhall Redevelopment Committee members told the council they weren't ready to take that step yet. Over the past several years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time city has pumped $14.8 million into the project, designed to spruce up spruce up Verb [sprucing, spruced] to make neat and smart Verb 1. spruce up - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" and encourage business in downtown Newhall. The council endorsed the committee's five-year strategic plan, hailing the progress that has been made in recent months. The council also appointed Frank L. Kleeman, Jose Reyna, Laura Sanders and Randal G. Winter to the committee. Also Tuesday, the council directed the city staff to re-evaluate the city's sign ordinance and allow businesses of historical or cultural significance more latitude. The action comes after the owners of the Saugus Cafe on San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the objected to the city's request that they remove their neon roof sign. The Saugus Cafe is the oldest cafe in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. Several business owners have protested the city's sign ordinance in recent weeks, although City Manager George Caravalho said 90 percent have complied with the law. Saugus Cafe owner Gaye Libby called the council's action ``fabulous.'' ``I'm absolutely thrilled,'' Libby said. ``I can breathe a sigh of relief now.'' |
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