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Planning Director's Hearing, June 8, 2026

Approves 61-unit townhome development at 1655 Berryessa Road

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What happened

The San José Planning Director's Hearing (heard by hearing officer Sylvia Doe) approved a 61-unit townhome development at 1655 Berryessa Road (Block I of the Ficino/Berryessa BART district), file numbers H24-017 (site development permit) and T24-007 (vesting tentative map), submi…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Jose, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
June 8, 2026
Decisions
2 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved

Free sample: decision 1 of 2

Consent Calendar Items 3A, 3B, 3C

Three consent-calendar items approved in one action without discussion: item 3A, file H25-023, a site development permit on Doyle Road; item 3B, file SF25-010, a single family house permit on Coe Avenue; item 3C, file SP25-022, a special use permit on North First Street.

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 José Planning Director's Hearing (heard by hearing officer Sylvia Doe) approved a 61-unit townhome development at 1655 Berryessa Road (Block I of the Ficino/Berryessa BART district), file numbers H24-017 (site development permit) and T24-007 (vesting tentative map), submi…

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Key Decisions (2)

Approved

Consent Calendar Items 3A, 3B, 3C

Approved

61-unit townhome development at 1655 Berryessa Road

Conditions attached

Development Activity (1)

Block I 61-unit townhome development (Ficino district / Berryessa BART)

Residential

Market Signals (2)

Housing Demand

A builder's remedy project is converting a transit employment center…

Commercial Demand

VTA opposed the loss of ~480,000 sq ft of planned…

Who Spoke (3)

Staff · 2Applicant's Rep

On the record: 2 staff members and the applicant's representative.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

Berryessa Road subdivision

District District 4
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2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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