Joint Housing Commission & Planning Commission Study Session, February 25, 2026
Recommends approval: SB 9 Housing Expansion in Historic Areas
What happened
On February 25, 2026, the Joint Housing Commission & Planning Commission Study Session recommended approval of SB 9 Housing Expansion in Historic Areas.
The joint Housing Commission and Planning Commission study session reviewed the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, revealing San Jose has permitted only 17% of its 62,200-unit RHNA allocation through three years of the eight-year cycle.
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- February 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Multi-Family Housing Incentive Program Extension
City Council extended the multi-family housing incentive program targeting particular areas across the city to encourage development through reduced or eliminated fees and taxes.
- Program targets specific geographic areas across the city
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Key Decisions (7)
Multi-Family Housing Incentive Program Extension
Downtown Residential Incentive Program Extension with Office Conversion
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Update
Soft Story Retrofit Funding
Mobile Home Rent Ordinance Update
SB 9 Housing Expansion in Historic Areas
Group Homes Zoning Changes
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Development Activity (2)
Bank of Italy Building Conversion
Residential
City Infill Housing Ministerial Approval First Project
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
San Jose has permitted only 17% of its 62,200-unit RHNA…
Commercial Demand
Four office buildings are in the pipeline for the new…
Sentiment
Cost of development study shows San Jose faces higher labor…
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Zoning terms (9)
26 recorded timestamps
- zoning (5 timestamps)
- density (6 timestamps)
- approved (2 timestamps)
- residential (5 timestamps)
- industrial (1 timestamps)
- adu (4 timestamps)
Decision moments (5)
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