They can’t stop it, but they can make it prettier.
The 90-unit apartment building proposed for 418 N. Milpas St. in Santa Barbara inched toward approval on Tuesday, but the architect will have to tweak the look of the building to make it “simpler, softer and humbler.”
The project is a so-called Builder’s Remedy development, which means the application was submitted when the city did not have a certified Housing Element. Under such rules, the city has no power to limit the number of units or height of the project. It’s also an average unit-sized density incentive program, which allows for higher density…