CEQA Review Activity in San Jose

San Jose City Council, Planning Commission, and the Historic Landmarks Commission are monitored by ZoneWire for rezoning, urban village plan amendments, planned development permits, CEQA reviews, conditional use permits, and site development permits across San Jose.

San Jose has approximately 8 zoning-related meetings per month across City Council, the Planning Commission, and the Historic Landmarks Commission. City Council meets biweekly, while the Planning Commission meets twice per month.

An urban village plan in San Jose is a neighborhood-level land use plan that designates specific areas for higher-density mixed-use development. Urban village plan amendments are a key signal for major development, particularly around the Diridon Station area where the Google downtown project is planned.

The highest volume of zoning activity in San Jose occurs around the Diridon Station area for the Google downtown village project, the North San Jose employment area for office and residential density, and the urban villages along Santa Clara Street and Stevens Creek Boulevard for mixed-use infill development.

Key zoning terms for San Jose include urban village plan, planned development permit, CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act), rezoning, conditional use permit, site development permit, general plan amendment, and PD (Planned Development) zoning. ZoneWire tracks all of these automatically across every San Jose governing body.