Planning Director's Hearing, April 21, 2026
Approves Restaurant and banquet hall with late-night use at 113 Bernal Rd
What happened
The San Jose Planning Director's Hearing approved a plan development permit (PD24-010) to convert an 11,868-square-foot former Sweet Tomatoes building at 113 Bernal Rd into a restaurant and banquet hall (Atria) with late-night use until 2 a.m., over neighbor objections regarding…
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Pedestrian entry plaza for church at 4600 Highland Ave
Plan development permit to construct an elevated pedestrian entry plaza for a church and remove an existing front staircase and three non-ordinance sized trees at 4600 Highland Ave. Approved on consent calendar by hearing officer per staff recommendation, with CEQA exemption.
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Jose Planning Director's Hearing approved a plan development permit (PD24-010) to convert an 11,868-square-foot former Sweet Tomatoes building at 113 Bernal Rd into a restaurant and banquet hall (Atria) with late-night use until 2 a.m., over neighbor objections regarding…
Key Decisions (2)
Pedestrian entry plaza for church at 4600 Highland Ave
Restaurant and banquet hall with late-night use at 113 Bernal Rd
Development Activity (2)
Church pedestrian entry plaza at 4600 Highland Ave
Other
Atria restaurant and banquet hall
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
A previously vacant former Sweet Tomatoes restaurant building in a…
Sentiment
Neighboring single-family residents strongly opposed late-night (2 a.m.) commercial uses…
Infrastructure
The site fronts a six-lane major arterial (Bernal Rd) with…
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
4600 Hyland Avenue site plan
200 E. Santa Clara Street request
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