5601 Great Oaks Parkway site plan
District District 2
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Planning Director's Hearing, September 18, 2026
Approved: Planned Development Permit at 5601 Great Oaks Parkway (Western Digital campus)
34m4,789 words
31 mentionspublic hearingland useenvironmental reviewdeferredplanned developmentindustrialapprovedresidentialzoningcommercialSan Jose, CA
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What happened
On September 18, 2026, San Jose approved Planned Development Permit at 5601 Great Oaks Parkway (Western Digital campus).
The San Jose Planning Director's Hearing officer approved a Planned Development Permit (file 25-027) for landscaping, circulation, and amenity improvements at the Western Digital industrial campus at 5601 Great Oaks Parkway, including removal of 41 trees and addition of a 64-squa…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Date
- September 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Approved
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Planned Development Permit at 5601 Great Oaks Parkway (Western Digital campus)
Plan development permit allowing modifications to vehicular circulation, pedestrian pathways, landscaping, stormwater control plan, site lighting, addition of a 64 sq ft utility shed, and removal of 41 trees on an approximately 5.7-acre portion of an approximately 142 gross acre Western Digital...
Key Decisions (1)
Approved
Planned Development Permit at 5601 Great Oaks Parkway (Western Digital campus)
2 conditions attached
Development Activity (2)
Western Digital Industrial Campus PD Permit improvements
Industrial
Data center on 15-acre western perimeter lot at Western Digital campus
Industrial
Market Signals (2)
Commercial Demand
A 15-acre perimeter lot at the Western Digital San Jose…
Sentiment
Public commenters expressed strong opposition to removal of mature trees,…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote200 E. Santa Clara Street request
No vote recorded
Who spoke
6 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Staff, 2 Public, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair, 1 Staff.
Speaker sample: Jason Victor, Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (10)
31 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (9 timestamps)
- land use (3 timestamps)
- environmental review (2 timestamps)
- deferred (1 timestamps)
- planned development (1 timestamps)
- industrial (7 timestamps)
Decision moments (1)
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