Citywide Planning
Activities Status Report
Community and Economic Development Committee
March 24, 2025
Item (d)4
Presenters:
Martina Davis, Division Manager, Department of Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Ruth Cueto, Principal Planner, Department of Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Jerad Ferguson, Principal Planner Department of Planning, Building & Code Enforcement 1 Citywide Planning Overview
• General Plan
• Housing/Housing Element
• Ordinance & Policy
• Urban Village & Station Area Planning
• Data & Analytics
• Special Projects
• Destination Home
• 18 staff + Deputy Director (1 vacancy)
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning 2
Citywide Workplan
• Work required/committed through adoption of the 7th Cycle Housing Element – FY 30-31
• Major Initiatives:
1. Implement 6th Cycle Housing Element
2. General Plan Four-Year Review
3. Tri-Elements Update
4. 7th Cycle Housing Element Adoption
• State-mandated vs. City Priorities categories
• State-mandated: Required by state law, Housing Element commitments, response to litigation
• City Priorities: Projects directed by Council, other ongoing work such as coordination with IGR on state laws, data and analytics, etc. www.sanjoseca.gov/planning 3
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
Workload by Fiscal Year
Yearly Productive Hours: 21,237
4 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 FY 28-29 FY 29-30 Urban Village Planning
Other State Mandates
City-Initiated Ordinance and Policies
Other Policy & Admin Work
7th Cycle Housing Element
9/2027 - 6/2030
Safety, Open Space,
Environmental Justice
Elements Update
3/2026 – 10/2027
General Plan Major Review
& Housing Capacity EIR
2/2025 - 10/2027
Housing Element Action Items
116% Committed 101% Committed 73% Committed 62% Committed 68% Committed 68% Committed Yearly Productive Hours: 21,237
5 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 FY 28-29 FY 29-30 Urban Village Planning
Other State Mandates
City-Initiated Ordinance and Policies
Other Policy & Admin Work
7th Cycle Housing Element
9/2027 - 6/2030
Safety, Open Space,
Environmental Justice
Elements Update
3/2026 – 10/2027
General Plan Major Review
& Housing Capacity EIR
2/2025 - 10/2027
Delayed Projects
from FY24-25
New Projects
added in FY 25-26
Budget?
Housing Element Action Items
New State Mandates?
116% Committed 101% Committed
+?
73% Committed
+?
62% Committed
+?
New City Initiated Ordinances and Policies?
Delayed Projects?
68% Committed
+?
68% Committed
+?
Yearly Productive Hours: 21,237
6 General Plan Four-Year Review
• Accelerating work to successfully implement 6th Cycle Housing Element and prepare for 7th Cycle
• Must increase residential capacity
• Proposed limited scope includes evaluating the Urban Village Planning Process and Small Multifamily Housing strategy • Requires significant staff time and additional funding • Staff recommends the following shifts to the workplan to addressing funding:
• Pause Coyote Corridor Study until budgeted in future year • Combine Saratoga CEQA with Four-Year Review, which will delay adoption of Saratoga UV plan
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning 7
Transit Oriented Communities (TOC)
• Policy adopted by MTC
• Compliance required to access discretionary transportation funding • +/- $148 million from OBAG funding cycles since 2012
• Requires minimum residential and commercial office densities for new development within ½ mile of 54 transit stations
• $1.2 million planning grant application recommended for approval • If approved and accepted by City, work would begin in late summer/early fall 2025
• Would require shifting Citywide workplan priorities
• Recommend pausing SB 1333 rezonings
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning 8
Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Projects
• Special Event Permitting
• Coyote Monterey Corridor Study
• PBCE Consultant RFP
• Supergraphics Sign Code Update
Five Year Forecast
PHGC Guiding Principles
MTC PDA Grant
Policy 6-4 Updates
• Evaluate UV Process (HE)
• Development Fee Framework (HE)
• Neighborhood Urban Villages (HE)
• Saratoga Urban Village
• Alum Rock East Urban Village
• UV Funding GPA
• NSJ Overlay 2.0 (HE)
• Group Homes RA (HE)
• Council Policy 6-30 (HE)
• City Initiated Airport GPA
• GP Four Year Review
• Small Multi-Family Housing (HE)
• Standard Permit Conditions (HE)
SB9 Expansion (HE)
NBD Ordinance (HE)
Emergency Shelters 2.0 (HE)
Ministerial Infill Ordinance (HE)
Tri-Element Prework
Airport/CLUP Update Response
(HE) = Housing Element Item
• SB9 Expansion (HE)
• NBD Ordinance (HE)
• Emergency Shelters 2.0 (HE)
• Ministerial Infill Ordinance (HE)
• Tri-Element Prework
• Airport/CLUP Update Response
• Five Year Forecast
• PHGC Guiding Principles
• MTC PDA Grant
• Policy 6-4 Updates
116% Committed
• Supergraphics Sign Code Update
9 Future Work - Fiscal Year 25-26
• Coyote Monterey Corridor
Study
• Supergraphics
• Digital Wayfinding
• Pro-Housing Designation App
• Combined City Priority Zoning
Update
• Align Ag zoning with County
• Ministerial Infill Ordinance
Phase II
• Evaluate Urban Village Planning
Process (HE)
• Neighborhood Urban Villages (HE)
• Saratoga Urban Village
• Alum Rock East Urban Village
• NSJ Overlay 2.0 (HE)
• Group Homes RA (HE)
• Council Policy 6-30 (HE)
• GP Four Year Review
• Small Multi-Family Housing (HE)
• Standard Permit Conditions (HE)
• Tri-Element Update
• 5 Wounds Urban Village Update
• Sign Ordinance Litigation
• State Law Compliance
/Maintenance Update
• De Anza Urban Village
• SB 1333 Rezonings
Proposed: On Hold/Delay:
• Coyote Corridor
• Council Policy 6-30 (HE)
• Saratoga Urban Village
• Sign Ordinance Litigation
• Align Agriculture Zoning with
County
• SB 1333 Rezonings
• Additional items through
Budget Process
New Work:
• TOC Policy Compliance
• Mayor’s Budget Message
Items
101% + Over Committed Items
• Coyote Monterey
Corridor Study
• Align Ag zoning with County
• Sign Ordinance Litigation
• Council Policy 6-30 (HE)
• SB 1333 Rezonings
• Saratoga Urban Village
10 Next Steps
• Provide scope and cost for projects proposed in March Budget Message
• Direction from Council on prioritization and trade offs • Council approval of MTC Grant for TOC Policy
• General Plan Four-Year Review Scope to City Council in Spring 2025 www.sanjoseca.gov/planning 11
Citywide Planning
Activities Status Report
Community and Economic Development Committee
March 24, 2025
Item (d)4
Presenters:
Martina Davis, Division Manager, Department of Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Ruth Cueto, Principal Planner, Department of Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Jerad Ferguson, Principal Planner Department of Planning, Building & Code Enforcement 12