Explore zoning districts and recent rezoning activity in San Jose, CA. ZoneWire monitors council meetings to track every zoning change.
Live records updated through November 5, 2026
Updated with meetings through November 5, 2026.
The zoning information on this page comes from official sources. Confirm the zoning of a specific parcel with the San Jose planning department.
Zoning classifications used in this jurisdiction, from the adopted local code.
Farming, orchards, and very low-intensity uses on land not yet developed for urban purposes.
Typical single-family detached neighborhoods at up to eight homes per acre; other R-1 districts allow one to five.
Duplex and two-family residential areas at moderate densities between single-family and apartment districts.
Apartments, condominiums, and other multifamily housing at medium to high densities.
Land reserved for mobile home parks and manufactured-home communities.
Small shops and services meeting the daily needs of nearby residential neighborhoods.
Professional and administrative office development, often as a buffer near residential areas.
Pedestrian-oriented storefront commercial areas with limits on tenant size to keep a walkable scale.
The city's broadest commercial district for general retail, services, and auto-oriented businesses.
A flexible district mixing commercial uses with light industrial businesses.
Campus-style industrial parks for research, development, and clean technology employers.
Light manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution with limited external impacts.
The most intensive manufacturing and industrial operations in the city.
High-intensity downtown core district for offices, housing, retail, and entertainment.
Parks, greenways, and other protected open space lands.
These parcels came up for a zoning decision in San Jose in the last 30 days, often before they hit the market. See what changed, how the vote went, and hear the moment it happened. According to ZoneWire's analysis of official public meeting records, each decision below links to its timestamped source.
San Jose · Oct 28, 2026
Approved · 8-0Appeal of Special Use Permit for Valley Recycling capacity increase, approved by a 8-0 vote on Oct 28, 2026 in San Jose.
Your move: Entitlement cleared. The parcel just got more buildable.
San Jose · Oct 28, 2026
Approved · 8-0First Amendment to Apple Inc. Development Agreement, Orchard Parkway, approved by a 8-0 vote on Oct 28, 2026 in San Jose.
Your move: Entitlement cleared. The parcel just got more buildable.
San Jose · Oct 23, 2026
ProposedBriefing on proposed data center uniform standards on Oct 23, 2026 in San Jose.
Your move: Still pending. Track the next hearing before it's decided.
San Jose · Nov 3, 2026
Approved · UnanimousInterim ordinance: temporary moratorium on detention and custodial facilities, approved unanimously on Nov 3, 2026 in San Jose.
Your move: Entitlement cleared. The parcel just got more buildable.
San Jose · Oct 26, 2026
ApprovedCouncil Policy 6-30 public outreach policy update status report, approved on Oct 26, 2026 in San Jose.
Your move: Entitlement cleared. The parcel just got more buildable.
In San Jose, 90% of land-use board decisions were approved over the last 24 months. Multifamily / attached housing clear 97%, Commercial / office / retail 87%. ZoneWire analyzed 137 land-use board decisions in San Jose over the last 24 months. Here are the most active project types and how often each one clears.
| Project type | Decisions | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Multifamily / attached housing | 35 | 97% |
| Commercial / office / retail | 31 | 87% |
| Land use / comp-plan amendment | 18 | 100% |
| Special exception / conditional use | 14 | 71% |
| Single-family homes | 12 | 83% |
| Industrial / warehouse | 8 | 88% |
| Data center | 8 | 100% |
| Mixed-use | 5 | 80% |
These are the denials and deferrals in categories that usually sail through, the deals worth understanding before you commit capital.
Get free county alertsThe official San Jose zoning map is maintained by the local planning department. The zoning information on this page comes from official sources, and ZoneWire monitors council meetings for rezoning activity and zoning changes in San Jose.
Zoning districts in San Jose include A (Agriculture), R-1-8 (Single-Family Residential (Up to Eight Dwelling Units per Acre)), R-2 (Two-Family Residential), R-M (Multiple Residence), R-MH (Mobilehome Park), CN (Commercial Neighborhood), CO (Commercial Office), CP (Commercial Pedestrian). Each district has specific permitted uses, setbacks, and density requirements set by the local code.
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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.
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