A 29-unit townhome project in northeast Mesa won approval last week despite some on council objecting to the request for smaller two-car garages.

The Sienna Ridge rental units are proposed on a 3.7-acre site on 90th street, north of Broadway Road.

The 29-unit townhouse project was approved by City Council for northeast Mesa. Courtesy of Iplan Consulting)

“While I do support the project in general, the plans before us do represent a concerning erosion of our standards, particularly when it comes to the size of the garages, Vice Mayor Scott Somers said Aug. 18.

“Our modern vehicles are not getting any smaller and storage needs are not diminishing. These undersized garages will not comfortably fit many of the cars that families have come to rely on and leaving homeowners an impossible

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