Planning Commission Study session, October 23, 2026
Decided: Briefing on proposed data center uniform standards
What happened
On October 23, 2026, the Planning Commission Study session acted on Briefing on proposed data center uniform standards.
The San Jose Planning Commission held its 2026 annual retreat study session with no votes taken; staff previewed proposed uniform data center standards (Tier 4 generators capped at 25 hours, restricted cooling systems, new commercial linkage and energy programs fees, and appeals…
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- October 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Decided
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Briefing on proposed data center uniform standards
City Manager's office previewed data center uniform standards initiated by council rules memos in June and August. Proposals include capping backup diesel generators at 25 hours with Tier 4 certification, restricting cooling systems, a proposed commercial linkage fee and energy programs fee, and...
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Key Decisions (2)
Briefing on proposed data center uniform standards
Builder's Remedy pipeline update
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Development Activity (6)
1655 Berryessa Road townhomes
Residential
741 South Winchester Builder's Remedy project
Residential
879 Frankhead Builder's Remedy project
Residential
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Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
San Jose faces a RHNA target of about 62,200 units…
Infrastructure
New data centers cluster at 99 MW to avoid CEC…
Sentiment
Community opposition to data centers is strong, with calls for…
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Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.
All speaker roles: 8 Staff, 1 Attorney, 7 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 1 Public.
Identified name roles: 6 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Chair, 1 Commissioner.
Speaker sample: Chris Burton, Staff.
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Zoning terms (16)
125 recorded timestamps
- approved (20 timestamps)
- land use (11 timestamps)
- density (16 timestamps)
- industrial (7 timestamps)
- zoning (23 timestamps)
- denied (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (2)
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