City council approves 47‑unit Tirella Avenue condominium project amid neighbor concerns about parking and displacement

The Mountain View City Council on Sept. 23 approved a development review permit and tentative map to build a four‑story, 47‑unit condominium at 266–272 Tirella Avenue, with one level of underground parking and several zoning waivers enabled by California’s state density‑bonus law. The council voted 6‑1 to approve the project and related waivers; Councilmember McAllister cast the lone no vote, citing parking and neighborhood impacts.

City planning staff and the applicant described the roughly one‑acre site as medium‑high density residential and said the project would provide a mix of one‑, two‑ and three‑bedroom ownership units. Under the proposal the developer will provide five very‑low‑income units, which exceeds replacement and local below‑market requirements discussed in the staff report and makes the project eligible for an approximate 31 percent density bonus. To accommodate the density the applicant requested four waivers from R3 development standards, including maximum height, reduced upper‑floor setbacks, increased floor‑area ratio and increased site coverage.

Staff said the site contains 24 trees — 20…