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City Council, February 10, 2026

Denied: Late Night Use CUP Appeal - 1692 Story Road, 7-4 (Cohen, Ortiz, Dwan, Casey voting no)

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On February 10, 2026, San Jose denied Late Night Use CUP Appeal - 1692 Story Road (7-4).

San Jose City Council approved a 2% increase to the transient occupancy tax (TOT) for the June 2026 ballot, which would raise the general fund portion from 4% to 6% and generate approximately $10 million annually.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Jose, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
February 10, 2026
Decisions
6 zoning decisions
Outcome
Denied, 7-4 (Cohen, Ortiz, Dwan, Casey voting no)

Projects in this meeting (1)

Late Night Use

Denied 7-4
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TOT Ballot Measure for June 2026

Council approved placing a 2% transient occupancy tax increase on the June 2026 ballot, raising the general fund portion from 4% to 6%. If approved by voters, this would generate approximately $10 million annually and bring San Jose's effective TOT rate to 17.1%, making rates 3% lower than PG&E including PCIA. The measure would take effect October 1, 2026.

  • Staff directed to continue exploring business tax modernization and provide status update via Manager's Budget Addendum in May 2026

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Key Decisions (6)

Approved

TOT Ballot Measure for June 2026

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Midyear Budget Adjustments

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Denied

Late Night Use CUP Appeal - 1692 Story Road

Vote: 7-4 (Cohen, Ortiz, Dwan, Casey voting no)
Approved

2026 Weed Abatement Commencement Report

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

San Jose Clean Energy 2026 Rates

Vote: unanimous (Foley absent for initial vote)1 conditions attached
Approved

Support for Assembly Bill 1633

Vote: unanimous

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Development Activity (2)

Police Training Center

Infrastructure

Fire Station 32

Infrastructure

Market Signals (6)

Commercial Demand

Office vacancies remain high and commercial sector weakness is weighing…

Housing Demand

Residential real estate prices and sales have slightly decreased while…

Sentiment

Private development activity is up from last year but not…

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Agenda results

1692 Story Road conditional use permit

Case 26-113
Denied 7-4 (Cohen, Ortiz, Dwan, Casey voting no)
freeDenied 7-4 (Cohen, Ortiz, Dwan, Casey voting no)

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Zoning terms (9)

44 recorded timestamps

  • commercial (5 timestamps)
  • residential (6 timestamps)
  • approved (10 timestamps)
  • industrial (1 timestamps)
  • public hearing (2 timestamps)
  • conditional use (14 timestamps)

Decision moments (6)

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