479 Mill River Lane request
District District 4
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San Jose Meetings
Planning Director's Hearing, April 8, 2026
Approves Mixed-Use Development near S. Bascom Ave/Jewel Dr
52m7,676 words
27 mentionspublic hearingland useenvironmental reviewdeferredspecial use permitmixed useresidentialapprovedcommercialdeniedSan Jose, CA
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What happened
The Planning Director's Hearing approved removal of all 20 Canary Island pine trees at 479 Mill River Ln. (Millbrook at River Oaks HOA), reversing staff's revised recommendation to preserve 7 trees, based on findings of cone damage risk and fire defensibility standards.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 8, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsPump House
Approved1 condition of approval
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Bascom & Jewel Mixed-Use Development
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Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Restaurant/Banquet Hall at 113 Burnett Rd
Plan development permit (PD-24010/ER-24167) to convert 11,800 sq ft building into restaurant and banquet hall with late night use until 2 a.m. on 1.5 gross acre site at 113 Burnett Road deferred at staff recommendation.
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Meeting Summary
The Planning Director's Hearing approved removal of all 20 Canary Island pine trees at 479 Mill River Ln. (Millbrook at River Oaks HOA), reversing staff's revised recommendation to preserve 7 trees, based on findings of cone damage risk and fire defensibility standards.
Key Decisions (4)
Deferred
Restaurant/Banquet Hall at 113 Burnett Rd
Approved
Mixed-Use Development near S. Bascom Ave/Jewel Dr
Conditions attached
Approved
Pump House at 1434 Gerlach Dr (Almaden Oaks Community Center)
Conditions attached
Approved
Tree Removal at 479 Mill River Ln (Millbrook at River Oaks)
Conditions attached
Development Activity (3)
Mixed-Use Building at S. Bascom Ave/Jewel Dr
Mixed-Use
Restaurant and Banquet Hall at 113 Burnett Rd
Commercial
Almaden Oaks Community Center Pump House
Infrastructure
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Affordable housing units being incorporated into small-scale mixed-use infill projects…
Commercial Demand
Adult daycare facility approved as part of mixed-use development suggests…
Infrastructure
HOA proactively removing mature trees due to fire risk concerns…
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
South Bascom Avenue conditional use permit
District District 9
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200 E. Santa Clara Street request
No vote recorded
113 Bernal Road site plan
District District 10
No vote recorded
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