Will 505 East Los Olivos Be Developed?

The potential use of part of Mission Historical Park for redesigned roadway or redesigned driveway purposes, as well as possible widening of East Los Olivos Street in this area, would require a vote of the people.

By Indy Staff July 9, 2025

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To Mayor Rowse and the Santa Barbara City Council:

The issue of development of 505 East Los Olivos Street is clearly setting up as the defining community issue of our time. Will our generation fail the past and future by allowing incompatible development on this site?

A potentially important issue that I have not seen previously raised by the city is that any changes to Mission Historical Park — which extends from the walls in front of 505 East Los Olivos Street and encompasses the pathways on both sides of 505 East Los Olivos Street — could not be implemented without a vote of the people.