525 Race Street plan amendment
District District 6
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San Jose Meetings
Planning Commission, September 9, 2026
Approves Early consideration general plan amendment at 525 Race Street (BASIS Independent School), unanimous
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What happened
The San Jose Planning Commission voted unanimously (10-0) to recommend City Council allow continued processing of a privately initiated general plan amendment (File GP26-002) at 525 Race Street, reclassifying a 3.98-acre, three-parcel site from Industrial Park to Combined Industr…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
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Early consideration general plan amendment at 525 Race Street (BASIS Independent School)
Privately initiated general plan amendment for a 3.98 gross acre site (three parcels) at 525 Race Street in Council District 6, changing the land use designation from Industrial Park (FAR up to 10) to Combined Industrial Commercial (FAR up to 12) to facilitate conversion of an existing vacant...
Meeting Summary
The San Jose Planning Commission voted unanimously (10-0) to recommend City Council allow continued processing of a privately initiated general plan amendment (File GP26-002) at 525 Race Street, reclassifying a 3.98-acre, three-parcel site from Industrial Park to Combined Industr…
Key Decisions (1)
Approved
Early consideration general plan amendment at 525 Race Street (BASIS Independent School)
Vote: unanimous
Zoning Changes (1)
3.98 gross acres
Development Activity (1)
BASIS Independent School at 525 Race Street
Other
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
A vice chair expressed concern about converting prime commercial/employment land…
Sentiment
Commissioners noted BASIS's local campuses are full with waiting lists,…
Infrastructure
Traffic and site queuing (drop-off via Harmon Court, potential signalization…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteAMENDED PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Regular & General Plan… plan amendment
No vote recorded
1 plan amendment
No vote recorded
2 conditional use permit
No vote recorded
FREQUENTLY USED ABBREVIATIONS CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CUP Conditional… conditional use permit
No vote recorded
Who spoke
12 distinct speakers; 5 identified names.
All speaker roles: 6 Commissioner, 1 Applicant, 2 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep.
Identified name roles: 1 Applicant, 2 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Trish Aust, Applicant.
4 more identified names in Pro: 2 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (9)
38 recorded timestamps
- land use (4 timestamps)
- conditional use (3 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- public hearing (4 timestamps)
- environmental review (1 timestamps)
- industrial (8 timestamps)
Decision moments (1)
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