"The rezoning of three properties in the Blossom Valley neighborhood has sparked particular opposition from people living and working in the area. Sitting at the corner of Miramonte Avenue and Cuesta Drive, 1702 and 1704 Miramonte Ave. and 777 Cuesta Drive are currently used as dental and medical offices. Under the land use changes that the council approved, the three properties will be rezoned to allow for up to 30 residential units per acre, while still allowing for commercial uses."
"The council also rezoned 1949 Grant Road, which is currently a medical facility. North of El Camino Real, the rezoned properties include the downtown Mountain View Transit Center as well as changes to 677-699 Calderon Ave., a strip mall in the Old Mountain View neighborhood with a laundromat, convenience store and restaurant."
"The changes are part of Mountain View's implementation of its housing element, which the city council approved two years ago. The document laid out the city's plans to meet a state mandate to facilitate the creation of roughly 11,000 new homes over an eight-year period. Mountain View planned for the bulk of this growth to occur in North Bayshore and East Whisman. But the state also requires it to spread out some of the new housing to other parts of the city, including mor"
The Mountain View City Council approved rezoning to permit housing on selected commercial properties, passing the measure 6-1 with Councilmember John McAlister dissenting. Three Blossom Valley properties at 1702 and 1704 Miramonte Ave. and 777 Cuesta Drive will allow up to 30 residential units per acre while preserving commercial uses. Additional rezones include 1949 Grant Road, the downtown Mountain View Transit Center, 677-699 Calderon Ave., and commercial clusters in North Whisman such as Leong Drive and Fairchild Drive. The changes implement the city's housing element to meet a state mandate for roughly 11,000 new homes, with growth concentrated in North Bayshore and East Whisman.
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