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Planning Director's Hearing, July 29, 2026

Approved: 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

On July 29, 2026, San Jose approved Site Development Permit at 6835 Trinidad Drive (Almaden Country Day School).

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
Date
July 29, 2026
Decisions
4 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved

Free sample: decision 1 of 4

Site Development Permit at 1108 Pine Avenue

Site development permit to allow construction of an approximately 519 sq ft detached garage, exterior modifications to an existing duplex including an attached porch, and demolition of an existing 370 sq ft detached garage on a ~0.13 gross acre site at the southern corner of Lincoln Avenue and Pine Avenue. An ADU proposed above the garage is not part of this permit. Applicant Jeff Liang, property owner Mr. Zhang. Approved by the hearing officer as exempt under CEQA 15303.

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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

5 conditions attached

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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…

Agenda results

200 E. Santa Clara Street request

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Who spoke

12 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.

All speaker roles: 3 Public, 4 Applicant Rep, 4 Staff, 1 Unknown.

Identified name roles: 4 Applicant Rep, 3 Staff.

Speaker sample: Jeff Liang, Applicant Rep.

6 more identified names in Pro: 3 Staff, 3 Applicant Rep.

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Zoning terms (17)

67 recorded timestamps

  • public hearing (8 timestamps)
  • zoning (7 timestamps)
  • environmental review (2 timestamps)
  • duplex (4 timestamps)
  • adu (2 timestamps)
  • residential (9 timestamps)

Decision moments (4)

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