Planning Director's Hearing, September 17, 2026
Approved: Planned Development Permit for retaining walls at 5480 Country Club Parkway
What happened
On September 17, 2026, San Jose approved Planned Development Permit for retaining walls at 5480 Country Club Parkway.
At the San Jose Planning Director's Hearing of September 16-17, 2026, hearing officer John Tu approved three land-use permits by administrative action (no voting body).
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsBanquet Hall
ApprovedRetaining Wall
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 3
Planned Development Permit for retaining walls at 5480 Country Club Parkway
Planned development permit to allow construction of retaining walls up to 5.5 feet in height on the southern side of an approximately 0.26 gross acre single family property on the east side of Country Club Parkway at 5480 Country Club Parkway. CEQA exemption per section 15303. Approved on consent calendar by hearing officer (no voting body).
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Key Decisions (3)
Planned Development Permit for retaining walls at 5480 Country Club Parkway
Special Use Permit for banquet hall at 1654 Bernadette Drive
Special Use Permit for retaining wall at Zero Rolling Glen Court
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Development Activity (3)
Banquet hall at 1654 Bernadette Drive
Commercial
Retaining wall at Zero Rolling Glen Court
Residential
Retaining walls at 5480 Country Club Parkway
Residential
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote200 E. Santa Clara Street request
Who spoke
5 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Staff, 1 Public, 1 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 3 Staff, 1 Applicant.
Speaker sample: Jason Lee, Staff.
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Zoning terms (8)
24 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (9 timestamps)
- environmental review (1 timestamps)
- deferred (1 timestamps)
- planned development (1 timestamps)
- special use permit (8 timestamps)
- commercial (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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