A 15-story builder’s remedy project in Mountain View could become one of the city’s tallest structures, towering above the surrounding one- to three-story homes and commercial buildings in a neighborhood near U.S. Highway 101.

Mario Ambra, a former Mountain View Mayor who was removed from office by a civil grand jury more than two decades ago, is proposing to build a 455-unit apartment complex on Rengstorff Avenue, between Leghorn and Plymouth streets. The development is near Mountain View’s Costco and would sit directly next to a former olive oil factory that Ambra’s family has owned for generations.

In a 6-1 vote, the City Council speedily approved the 15-story development Tuesday evening, expressing support for the possibility of adding hundreds of new homes in Mountain View, includin

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