A parking lot sits empty, littered with debris in front of the vacant building kitty corner to Applebee's and across from Walmart on Airport Park Boulevard in Ukiah, Calif., on Friday, May 22, 2026. The Ukiah City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance to streamline the process of bringing new businesses into old sites where empty parking lots accumulate trash and debris and attract nonpermitted activities. (Savana Robinson/Bay City News)

UKIAH, CA., 5/23/26 — The Ukiah City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance to reform rules for off-street parking to limit “nuisance parking” associated with vacant storefronts.

The vote on Wednesday, setting rules that will go into effect as soon as possible, aim to streamline getting new businesses into old sites where empty parking lots accumulate trash and debris and attract nonpermitted activities.

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Savana Robinson is a staff writer and photographer based in Ukiah, California.