Citywide Planning
Activities Status Report
Community and Economic Development Committee
February 27, 2023 – Item (d)3
Presenters:
Michael Brilliot, Deputy Director, Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Martina Davis, Division Manager, Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement 1 www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
Customer Service Charter
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Citywide Planning Overview
• Deputy Director + 22 FTEs
• 7 teams:
1. Housing
2. Climate Smart
3. Ordinance and Policy
4. General Plan
5. Urban Village Planning
6. Station Area Planning
7. Citywide Planning
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Housing
• Housing Element Update
• Draft submitted to State Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD): September 16, 2022
• Second public review period: September 16 to
December 17, 2022
• Comments received from HCD: December 15, 2022
• CEQA review in process
• City Council approval: June 2023
• Planner funded by Destination: Home
• Approved in 2022: 4 applications, 327 units
• Under review: 13 applications, 2,406 units
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Climate Smart
• Parking and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance approved by City Council, December 6, 2022
• Removes mandatory minimum parking requirements in most cases • Updates and adds new TDM requirements for new development • Streamlines transportation analysis and aligns it with CEQA review • Supported by American Cities Climate Challenge
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Ordinance and Policy
• Cannabis business ordinance adopted February 2022
• Revisions to Cannabis Business Ordinance – Summer 2023 • Coyote Valley Corridor Study - underway
• Evergreen/East Hills Development Policy
• Amend per City Council direction to no longer apply to newly entitled development
• Projected spring 2023 City Council hearing
• Council Policy 5-1 Vehicle Miles Traveled Update
• Policy update adopted December 2022
• Return to Council in spring 2023 with outreach recommendations 8 www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
Ordinance and Policy
• Upcoming Work Plan Items:
• Neighborhood Business District housing ordinance – fall 2023 • Zoning Ordinance Quarterly Amendments – fall 2023
• City Council Policy 6-4 Signs on City-owned Lands Amendment – fall 2023 • Senate Bill 9 housing update – early 2024
• Al Fresco Zoning Ordinance updates – TBD
• Sign Ordinance updates – TBD
• Zoning Ordinance Amendments to address state law changes (ADUs, shelters) - TBD
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General Plan
• Two City-initiated General Plan amendments approved in December 2022:
• Require development application reviewed concurrently with General Plan amendment
• Remove all commercial requirements for 100% affordable housing developments • Upcoming in April 2024:
• Privately initiated General Plan Amendments
• General Plan Annual Performance Review
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Urban Village & Station Area Planning
• Five Wounds Urban Village Plan Update
• Combined update of five Urban Village Plans in proximity of future 28th Street/Little Portugal BART
• Joint effort between City and VTA
• Reduce employment capacity, increase residential capacity • Includes extensive multi-lingual outreach
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• Upcoming Urban Villages, spring 2023
• Alum Rock east of I-680
• West San Jose "market ready"
• Capitol Station Area Plan
• 16 acres along Monterey Hwy near Capitol Caltrain station • Currently on hold due to staff vacancy
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Aligning Zoning with General Plan
• State law requirement to align zoning
districts with General Plan designations
• Approximately 12,000 properties must be
rezoned
• Approximately 4,630 completed
• Approximately 7,000 remaining
• Upcoming: 1,092 properties to City Council on
February 28, 2023
• Remaining to be completed by December 2023
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Citywide Planning
Mobilehome Park Land Use Designations
• Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Mid-Year Budget request submitted to fund General Plan amendments for 13 parks
• If approved, work will begin in spring 2023
• Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget request submitted for remaining 44 parks
• If approved, work will begin in summer 2023
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Citywide Planning
Activities Status Report
Community and Economic Development Committee
February 27, 2023 – Item (d)3
Presenters:
Michael Brilliot, Deputy Director, Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Martina Davis, Division Manager, Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement