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San Martin residents tell commission rapid growth of for‑profit mental health homes strains services
Summary
Residents told the Santa Clara County Planning Commission that a cluster of for‑profit residential mental health facilities in San Martin has grown from two to eight since early 2022, raising safety, service and zoning concerns; the San Martin Planning Advisory Committee said the issue is under review and requested county code updates.
Residents from San Martin raised concerns at the March 27 Santa Clara County Planning Commission meeting about a rapid increase of for‑profit residential mental health facilities near a small cul‑de‑sac in the unincorporated community.
At public comment, Sarah Kuitrignelli (phonetic), who said she lives on a six‑house cul‑de‑sac in San Martin, told the commission the community had two such facilities near her home in February 2022 and that the number had grown to eight. She described frequent law enforcement and emergency medical responses to the neighborhood and called on county supervisors and staff to identify where a saturation threshold…
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