Planning Director's Hearing, July 29, 2026
Approves Site Development Permit at 6835 Trinidad Drive (Almaden Country Day School)
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…
- 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…
Key Decisions (4)
Site Development Permit at 1108 Pine Avenue
Site Development Permit at 6835 Trinidad Drive (Almaden Country Day School)
Special Use Permit at 160 East Virginia Street (Gardner Health Services)
Site Development Permit at 941-945 Bascom Avenue
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)
On the record: 3 staff members, 4 applicant's representatives, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
200 E. Santa Clara Street request
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