Planning Director's Hearing, May 26, 2026
Approves Planned Development Permit at 4553-4653 North 1st Street
What happened
San Jose Planning Director approved a site development permit (file H25045) for a seven-story, 272-unit, 100% affordable multifamily building by Swenson at 860 West San Carlos Street, including density bonus concessions and waivers.
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 26, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Planned Development Permit at 4553-4653 North 1st Street
Planned development permit to allow paving, landscaping (including removal of one ordinance-sized palm tree), 30 EV truck parking stalls and 10 train/truck storage stalls with charger plug-ins, a ~3,200-sq-ft maintenance building, and a ~6,420-sq-ft recycling/trash enclosure on a ~6.09 gross acre site. Approved as part of consent calendar 3A-3C by the hearing officer.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
San Jose Planning Director approved a site development permit (file H25045) for a seven-story, 272-unit, 100% affordable multifamily building by Swenson at 860 West San Carlos Street, including density bonus concessions and waivers.
Key Decisions (4)
Planned Development Permit at 4553-4653 North 1st Street
Site Development Permit at 80 Great Oaks Boulevard
Special Use Permit at 1851 South 7th Street
Site Development Permit at 860 West San Carlos Street
Development Activity (2)
Ohlone Block A - 860 West San Carlos Street
Residential
EV Truck Parking and Maintenance Facility at 4553-4653 North 1st Street
Industrial
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
A 272-unit 100% affordable multifamily project designed as large-family housing…
Infrastructure
The Ohlone Block A project includes build-out of Swenson Drive,…
Commercial Demand
The project removed 13,000 sq ft of planned commercial space…
Who Spoke (4)
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
200 E. Santa Clara Street request
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