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Planning Director's Hearing, July 31, 2026

Approves Site Development Permit at 470 West St. Carlos Street

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What happened

San Jose Planning Director's Hearing officer approved a site development permit (file H25-039) for Urban Catalyst's 276-unit, eight-story residential building at 470 West St.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Jose, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 31, 2026
Decisions
2 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved

Meeting Summary

San Jose Planning Director's Hearing officer approved a site development permit (file H25-039) for Urban Catalyst's 276-unit, eight-story residential building at 470 West St.

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Key Decisions (2)

Approved

Consent Calendar Items 3A-3E

Approved

Site Development Permit at 470 West St. Carlos Street

Conditions attached

Development Activity (1)

Gifford / 470 West St. Carlos Street Residential Project

Residential

Market Signals (3)

Housing Demand

San Jose is aggressively fast-tracking high-density downtown housing via AB…

Infrastructure

The 470 West St. Carlos site remains in a Santa…

Sentiment

The Delmas Park neighborhood is broadly supportive of affordable and…

Who Spoke (16)

Staff · 4ApplicantPublic · 8

On the record: 4 staff members, the applicant, and 8 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

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

470 West San Carlos Street request

District District 6
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApproved6 conditions of approval
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District District 6
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