The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission approved an Orcutt development project that will bring 99 new apartment units to the area.
The commission quickly approved the project in a 4-0 vote during its weekly meeting on Wednesday in Santa Maria.
The Orchard Terrace project, at the site of a former school at 1331 E. Foster Road, is deemed 100% affordable, and the apartments will be spread out among four buildings. Two of the buildings will be three stories, while the other two will be two stories…