Planning Director's Hearing, July 31, 2026
Approves Site Development Permit at 470 West St. Carlos Street
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.
- 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.
Key Decisions (2)
Consent Calendar Items 3A-3E
Site Development Permit at 470 West St. Carlos Street
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)
On the record: 4 staff members, the applicant, and 8 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.
Rancho Drive conditional use permit
200 E. Santa Clara Street request
1066 Bird Avenue conditional use permit
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