Aliso Viejo residents could see a new community with 72 three-story market rate townhomes, consisting of 32 duplex buildings and eight detached townhomes.

City council members reviewed conceptual plans for the townhomes during their meeting on Oct. 15 and provided feedback to the developer who proposed the project, known as Meritage Homes.

The project was initially proposed in January and featured 124 four-story townhomes, drawing concerns from officials that the project was too dense and didn’t have enough parking available.

Since then, the developer reduced the project’s size and added extra parking spaces, in line with requests from city council members.

In the updated plans, each townhome features a two-car garage, and the project also includes 37 guest parking spaces. The for-sale

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