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Council approves purchase of 503 S. Ventura subject to capped feasibility study for supportive housing

Ojai City Council · March 10, 2026
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Summary

The council authorized acquisition of a single-family parcel at 503 South Ventura for $850,000, subject to a staff-conducted feasibility study with outside assistance capped at $10,000 to assess whether the site could host a permanent supportive-housing alternative to the planned maintenance-yard location.

The Ojai City Council voted to acquire 503 South Ventura in an AS-IS purchase for $850,000 and to commission a limited feasibility study (staff-led with outside support) capped at $10,000 to examine whether the parcel could support a permanent supportive-housing development or other city uses.

Lucas Cybert, community development director, told council the privately offered property is surrounded on three sides by city-owned land…

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