General Plan housing changes advance
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The Planning Commission approved a broad package to update San Jose’s General Plan to support more housing, with 11-0 votes on most recommendations. It also backed changes to urban village planning and kept the current jobs-to-residents target at 1.1, but it did not forward a recommendation on one parcel-specific land use change after multiple failed motions.
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What this means
The commission supported a set of policy changes meant to allow more homes in more parts of the city, including higher-density residential designations and a new framework for small multifamily housing. It also approved changes to how urban villages are planned and organized, including shifting some areas into different planning categories. One parcel-specific rezoning idea did not get a recommendation to City Council after several vote attempts failed. The commission also kept the city’s current jobs-to-employed-residents target at 1.1, meaning it did not change that long-term planning goal.
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- Approved staff recommendations for higher-density residential capacity changes except one parcel-specific item that did not advance
- Approved a framework for public/quasi-public lands to consider housing and other uses while preserving community space
- Approved small multifamily/missing middle housing policy changes, including rules for where projects would be allowed or restricted
- Approved urban village strategy changes, including reclassifying some urban village areas and simplifying planning documents
- Kept the current jobs-to-employed-residents ratio target at 1.1
- Elected Commissioner Cantrell as Chair and Commissioner Young as Vice Chair for fiscal year 2026-2027
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