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Owners of mobile car wash and detailing businesses march outside Santa Maria City Hall during a Tuesday City Council meeting in protest of new regulations for the sector. The regulations were approved by the City Council in a 3-2 vote.
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Owners of mobile car wash and detailing businesses and local supporters march outside Santa Maria City Hall during a Tuesday City Council meeting in protest of new regulations for the sector, which include prohibiting operations on public streets and requiring additional permits and equipment to properly dispose of wastewater.
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Santa Maria City Councilwoman Gloria Soto, back left, Mayor Alice Patino and Councilman Mike Cordero listen to public comments opposing new regulations for mobile car wash and detailing businesses, along with City Manager Jason Stilwell, front left, and City Attorney Thomas Watson.Â
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Santa Maria City Councilman Mike Cordero votes against adding Chapter 4-21, which establishes new regulations for mobile car wash owners, to the city municipal code on Tuesday evening.Â
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Owners of mobile car wash and detailing businesses and their families watch and listen to a livestream of the Santa Maria City Council meeting on Tuesday as council chambers remain closed to the public.Â
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Since the Santa Maria City Council chambers are closed to the public, members of the Estrada family, who own Estrada Auto Detailing in Santa Maria, listen to a livestream of the council's meeting outside the building on Tuesday, as officials discuss new regulations for mobile car wash and detailing businesses.
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Mobile car wash and detailing business owners and their families rally against new proposed guidelines for the sector outside Santa Maria City Hall on Tuesday, causing chants and honking horns along Broadway to be heard inside the City Council chambers.
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Mobile car wash and detailing business owners and their families rally against new proposed guidelines for the sector outside Santa Maria City Hall on Tuesday, causing chants and honking horns along Broadway to be heard inside the City Council chambers.
