Planning Commission, June 24, 2026
Recommends approval: General Plan Four-Year Review – Residential Capacity 1A (density/height changes, MUC, SB1333, Alameda), unanimous
What happened
On June 24, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of General Plan Four-Year Review – Residential Capacity 1A (density/height changes, MUC, SB1333, Alameda) (unanimous).
The San Jose Planning Commission voted on the General Plan Four-Year Review Policy Framework, a set of advisory recommendations to City Council on increasing residential capacity, jobs/housing balance, small multi-family (missing middle) housing, and urban village strategy.
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- June 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsWinchester Boulevard corridor land use designation (item 1A3) – no con
Awaiting final votePublic Quasi-Public (PQP) Lands framework
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 7
General Plan Four-Year Review – Residential Capacity 1A (density/height changes, MUC, SB1333, Alameda)
Approved staff recommendations for residential capacity items 1A(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) – density and height changes to mixed-use neighborhood (proposed 20-50 du/acre) and urban residential (proposed 50-95 du/acre) designations, Alameda corridor sites (1860 The Alameda/Rose Garden Inn to UR; 1541 The Alameda/YMCA parking lot to UR), MUC site analysis, and SB 1333 parcels. Item 1A(iii), the Winchester Boulevard corridor, was pulled out for separate discussion.
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Key Decisions (7)
General Plan Four-Year Review – Residential Capacity 1A (density/height changes, MUC, SB1333, Alameda)
Winchester Boulevard corridor land use designation (item 1A3) – no consensus
Public Quasi-Public (PQP) Lands framework (item 1B)
Small Multifamily / Missing Middle Housing – Section 2 except 2A
Missing Middle density – 32 dwelling units per acre in Residential Neighborhood (item 2A)
Urban Village Strategy (item 3)
Jobs to Employed Resident ratio (item 4A)
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Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
San Jose faces a severe housing shortage and anticipates a…
Infrastructure
Residents in the Quarry (Corey) neighborhood cited nonexistent reliable transit,…
Commercial Demand
Staff reported low retail vacancies and strong commercial demand on…
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Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 13 identified names.
All speaker roles: 8 Commissioner, 5 Staff, 4 Public, 1 Attorney, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 8 Commissioner, 4 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Cora McNaughton, Staff.
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Zoning terms (18)
267 recorded timestamps
- rezoning (5 timestamps)
- public hearing (8 timestamps)
- land use (28 timestamps)
- conditional use (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (3 timestamps)
- residential (99 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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