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Planning Director's Hearing

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Jul 27, 2026

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Planning Director Hearing summary

Published Jul 27, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 15, 2026

Housing projects approved, one deferred

San Jose’s Planning Director approved two housing-related projects, including a 10-unit live-work development at 7246 Sharon Drive and a gate installation at 754 North 1st Street, and deferred a 276-unit residential building at 470 West San Carlos Street to a later hearing.

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Briefing

Jul 8, 2026

Planning Director hearing summary

Three land-use decisions were made: one housing project was deferred for renoticing, and two permit requests were approved. A mixed-use project at 653 North 7th Street was approved with changes to its conditions, and a data center use at 300 Holger Way was approved.

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Briefing

Jul 1, 2026

Housing and permit decisions summary

A special use permit for retaining walls at 15143 Rosemar Avenue was approved, while two larger development applications were deferred to July 8, 2026 at staff request.

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Briefing

Jun 24, 2026

Accessory garage permit approved

The Planning Director approved a special use permit for an approximately 875-square-foot detached four-car garage on a two-family lot in Council District 3.

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Briefing

Jun 17, 2026

Retaining wall permit approved

Approved a special use permit for retaining walls up to 4 feet high at a single-family property on Foothill Court.

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Briefing

Jun 10, 2026

Planning Director Hearing summary

Two permit applications were approved: a second-story duplex addition at 488 and 490 Doma Drive and a large detached accessory structure at 5735 La Seyne Place.

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Briefing

Jun 3, 2026

Tentative map extension approved

A 24-month extension for the previously approved tentative map at 1065 South Winchester Boulevard was approved after being moved from consent to public hearing.

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Briefing

May 27, 2026

Planning Director Hearing summary

Three consent items and one public hearing item were approved, including a 61-unit condominium project at 1665 Berryessa Road with 13% of units reserved for low-income households earning up to 80% of area median income.

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Briefing

May 20, 2026

Planning Director Hearing approved development permits

The Planning Director Hearing approved four land-use permits, including a 272-unit all-affordable apartment project at West San Carlos Street and Sunol Street.

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Briefing

May 13, 2026

Planning director approvals

Approved four planning items, including a fence project, a vehicle gate, two condominium units, and a single-family home amendment.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

School expansion approved

San Jose approved a special use permit for the Harker School to expand enrollment from 580 students to up to 650 and add a new multi-purpose building, basement parking garage, and classroom addition.

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Briefing

Apr 29, 2026

Affordable housing amendment approved

The Planning Director approved a Special Use Permit amendment for a five-story affordable housing project at 605 Blossom Hill Road, including 89 affordable units, fewer parking spaces, more bike parking, and site changes such as trail improvements and a bus stop relocation.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

Planning Director hearing approves two projects

The Planning Director Hearing approved a church entry plaza project at 4600 Hyland Avenue and a restaurant-and-banquet-hall conversion at 113 Bernal Road, including late-night use until 2:00 a.m.

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Briefing

Apr 8, 2026

Planning Director Hearing summary

A permit to remove 20 Canary Island pine trees at 479 Mill River Lane was approved with changes to conditions. Two other permits were approved, and one project to convert a building at 113 Bernal Road into a restaurant and banquet hall was deferred to April 15, 2026.

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Briefing

Apr 1, 2026

Planning Director hearing summary

Two land-use requests were approved: a 24-month extension for a 58-unit condominium project at 2323-2391 Moorpark Avenue, and a daycare expansion at 2021 Lincoln Avenue approved with additional conditions.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

Planning Director Hearing summary

San Jose approved two housing projects and continued one tree-removal request. The approved projects include 60 condominium units at 1175-1199 Saratoga Avenue and 10 residential lots at 1295 Curtner Avenue, with changes to conditions on the Curtner Avenue project.

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Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

Alcohol permit approved at Silver Creek Valley

The Planning Director approved a planned development permit allowing off-sale beer and wine sales in a 3,140-square-foot tenant space at 5801 Silver Creek Valley Place. The project was found exempt from CEQA under the existing facilities exemption.

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Briefing

Mar 4, 2026

Residential conversion approved

A planned development permit amendment was approved to convert about 14,500 square feet of ground-floor retail into 11 residential units in an existing six-story mixed-use building at 620 North 6th Street, with minor exterior changes and extended Saturday construction hours.

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Briefing

Feb 25, 2026

Planning Director Hearing summary

Two land-use requests were approved: a special use permit for retaining wall replacement at 1391 Hillcrest Drive and a vesting tentative map to divide The Plant at 1 Curtner Avenue into eight nonresidential lots.

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Briefing

Feb 11, 2026

Housing project approved on Vine Street

San Jose approved a site development permit and tentative map for a small housing project at 906 Vine Street, allowing an approximately 983-square-foot single-family residence and up to three condominium units on a 0.16-acre site.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

Housing and tree removal permits approved

Approved a special use permit to expand a single-family home, a map to split one lot into three residential lots, and a permit to remove one Coast Live Oak tree for a new home driveway.

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Briefing

Jan 14, 2026

Tree removal permit deferred

The Director Hearing deferred a request to remove one Coast Live Oak tree at 1489 Saratoga Avenue to the January 21, 2026 Director Hearing, after staff asked for the delay.

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Briefing

Jan 7, 2026

Planning Director Hearing summary

Approved a special use permit for The Harker School’s proposed fieldhouse, tennis courts, and soccer field, with changes to conditions, and approved a 24-month extension for a nine-lot residential subdivision plan on Elm Street.

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Briefing

Dec 17, 2025

Planning Director Hearing summary

San Jose approved six development permits, including a 768-unit mixed-use project downtown, a 658-space hospital parking structure, a 16-unit apartment rebuild, a child care conversion for up to 180 students, a fence and gate project at 430 Auburn Way, and a 118-unit housing project at 1000 South De Anza Boulevard. One school project at 860 Boynton Avenue was dropped and will be renoticed later.

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