For the Tijuana Tourism and Convention Committee (Cotuco), the initiative to exempt shopping mall users from parking fees for 40 minutes could reduce the cost these shopping centers incur in security.
Karim Chalita Rodríguez, president of Cotuco, acknowledged that it is a good initiative because some places charge excess parking fees, but warned that the difference in revenue could be charged to those who exceed the legally established time limit.
The Metropolitan Development Commission of the Baja California Congress recently approved an initiative proposing to offer the first 40 minutes of parking free in the state's shopping mall parking lots.
He noted that in California, shopping mall parking is free, and the same is true in other cities across the country where shopping center owners do not need to spend money on private security and other insurance policies.