San Jose Zoning Decisions: August 2026

In August 2026, San Jose held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 5 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 4 approved (100% approval rate), 1 deferred. Activity was up 15% compared to July (178 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Conditional Use Permit for off-sale alcohol at Sakura Marketplace, 184 South Market Street

Approved.

Recommendation to City Council to approve a conditional use permit and determination of public convenience or necessity to allow off-site sales of Type 21 (full range) alcohol at an existing ~7,382 sq ft specialty supermarket, Sakura Marketplace, on ~0.9 acres at the southeast corner of South First Street and Paseo de San Antonio, 184 South Market Street, Suite 120, Council District 3. Alcohol area ~107 sq ft (3.2% of sales floor); hours 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Census tract over-concentrated (eight active off-sale licenses; limit two) and in a high-crime police beat, but police are neutral. Passed with one absent.

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Glider Residential Project, 511 Cozy Drive

Approved.

Recommendation to City Council to certify the EIR with a statement of overriding considerations for greenhouse gas and transportation (VMT) impacts, adopt the vesting tentative map subdividing the lot into 81 lots (80 residential, one common), and approve a site development permit for 80 single-family homes (64 detached, 16 duets) with 11 units (13%) deed-restricted for low-income households at 80% AMI for 45 years, on the ~9.5-acre former Glider Elementary School site at the northwest corner of Cozy Drive and Glider Drive, Council District 10. Density 8.41 du/acre; 0.68-acre privately owned publicly accessible park (HOA-maintained); removal of 54 trees, 159 replacement trees; ~$4M VMT offset payment. Builder's remedy project under R18 zoning at time of application; general plan designation PQP. Approved unanimously with one absent.

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Site Development Permit at 741 South Winchester Boulevard

Approved.

Item 4A, file H23-014, a site development permit under the Housing Accountability Act (Builder's Remedy) for a seven-story, 264-unit multifamily residential building on approximately 2.97 gross acres. 13% of units reserved for low-income households at 80% AMI. Includes removal of 23 trees (14 ordinance-sized), a 9.8% density bonus request, and multiple development-standard waivers. Applicant Syrez Properties (Glenn Serradano); applicant attorney Jenna Yarkin of Holland and Knight requested modifications to permit conditions 2, 3, and 25 which staff and the city attorney recommended against; the hearing officer approved the permit as drafted by staff. Applicant reserved right to appeal.

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Site Development Permit and Tentative Map at 1425 Cherry Avenue

Approved.

Item 4B, files H25-040 and T25-024, a site development permit and vesting tentative map for a property at 1425 Cherry Avenue. Proposes demolition of all existing buildings (four dwelling units), removal of six ordinance-sized trees, and construction of two new single-family houses and one new fourplex, subdividing the parcel into three lots (two single-family, one multifamily). Applicant Austin Lin. Six units on 0.33 gross acres (18.1 du/ac). Uses state density bonus law with three concessions and nine waivers; four replacement units required under Housing Crisis Act, three protected/affordable. Approved by hearing officer as consistent with HAA, Housing Crisis Act, Ellis Act, and density bonus law, with an added condition for a three-foot fence.

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Special Use Permit for retaining wall at 6763

Deferred.

Special use permit (SP26-005 and ER26-024) to allow installation of a retaining wall. Hearing officer deferred the item for two weeks so staff could verify property boundaries and resolve a Valley Water encroachment concern. Applicant stated the work was permitted by Public Works in ~2023 and had been stopped by code enforcement.

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Top Keywords This Month

• density: 41 instances
• zoning: 30 instances
• residential: 21 instances
• land use: 12 instances
• setback: 11 instances

What to Watch

• Zoning mentions were up 150% from July.
• Land use came up 100% more often than July.
• Setback saw 120% more mentions month-over-month.

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