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Neighbors press parking, traffic and retail‑location concerns at Santa Clara meeting on townhome proposal
Summary
At a community meeting on the Mariani project, residents questioned how 118 townhomes would affect on‑street parking, traffic on Buchanan and Los Palmas, street sweeping and retail placement; the developer said two‑car garages, guest parking and EV‑ready garages are planned and that traffic studies will be completed during CEQA review.
Neighbors at a Santa Clara community meeting raised repeated concerns about parking, traffic and the retail location proposed as part of a 118‑unit townhome project at 2490–2570 El Camino Real.
One attendee asked a core question early in the discussion: “How many new residents would this bring and how many new vehicles would this bring?” The applicant estimated roughly three people per unit (about 350 residents) and two cars per unit, producing about 236 private garage spaces for 118 units. “Each unit would have a two‑car garage,” the presenter said; he added that…
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