A project to build a housing development while preserving the longtime Tri-County Produce grocery store in Santa Barbara received final architectural approval.
The Architectural Board of Review on May 26 granted the project design approval for the redevelopment project at 335 S. Milpas Street during its fifth and final hearing, clearing the way for a residential building and an expanded grocery store.
Unlike the previous versions of the plan, which called for the store’s removal or demolition, the approved project retains the existing Tri-County Produce. The neighborhood market has served Santa Barbara for over five decades…