Solvang Moves to Give Teeth to Municipal Code Enforcement

Solvang Moves to Give Teeth to Municipal Code Enforcement

The city of Solvang is taking steps to shed its “paper tiger” reputation on municipal code enforcement. The City Council on Monday voted 5-0 to give initial approval to an ordinance that would flip the default penalty for municipal code violations from an infraction to a misdemeanor. City officials said the move would give Solvang real teeth in dealing with repeat offenders. “This is the latest of the more recent efforts in the city’s general ef…