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Planning Director's Hearing, July 29, 2026

Approves Site Development Permit at 6835 Trinidad Drive (Almaden Country Day School)

1h 17m10,182 words
67 mentionspublic hearingzoningenvironmental reviewduplexaduresidentialdensitysetbackapprovedspecial use permitindustrialhistoric preservationland usecommercialmixed usedeferreddeniedSan Jose, CA
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What happened

At the July 29, 2026 San Jose Planning Director's Hearing, all four permit items were approved by the hearing officer. Most notably, site development permit H22-039 for a four-story, ~53,415 sq ft medical office and retail building at 941-945 Bascom Avenue (applicant Nick Barakes…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Jose, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 29, 2026
Decisions
4 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved

Meeting Summary

At the July 29, 2026 San Jose Planning Director's Hearing, all four permit items were approved by the hearing officer. Most notably, site development permit H22-039 for a four-story, ~53,415 sq ft medical office and retail building at 941-945 Bascom Avenue (applicant Nick Barakes…

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Key Decisions (4)

Approved

Site Development Permit at 1108 Pine Avenue

Approved

Site Development Permit at 6835 Trinidad Drive (Almaden Country Day School)

Approved

Special Use Permit at 160 East Virginia Street (Gardner Health Services)

Approved

Site Development Permit at 941-945 Bascom Avenue

Conditions attached

Development Activity (4)

Detached garage and duplex modifications at 1108 Pine Avenue

Residential

Storage building at Almaden Country Day School

Other

Gardner Health Services office/medical expansion

Other

Bascom Avenue medical office and retail building

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (3)

Commercial Demand

A new four-story ~53,415 sq ft medical office and retail…

Infrastructure

San Jose's 2023 parking ordinance change eliminated minimum vehicle parking…

Sentiment

Neighbors near the Bascom project cited a nearby cafe forced…

Who Spoke (12)

Staff · 3Applicant's Rep · 4Public · 3

On the record: 3 staff members, 4 applicant's representatives, and 3 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.

200 E. Santa Clara Street request

No vote recorded

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