The Santa Maria Planning Commission has greenlit a delivery package warehouse project on Stowell Road after a heated public hearing on May 6, 2026.
The proposed warehouse is expected to be built on a 32-acre site at 1680 W. Stowell Road in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County. The site, consisting of two vacant parcels, was earlier used for row crop production and is located within a heavy commercial manufacturing designation.
Planned structures at the site include a 245,000-square-foot distribution facility with a 169,000-square-foot main warehouse, metal canopies for delivery van loading, a fleet service center for vehicle repairs, and an automated vehicle inspection building…