Per Municipal Code 21.07.040, the San José City Council will hear appeals to the environmental determination
made by City staff at a project’s public hearing. This
application form must be completed as instructed
below to facilitate the appeal.
WHO MAY APPEAL
Any person may file.
DEADLINE
File this completed application by no later than 5:00 p.m. of the third business day following the day of the
public hearing that relied upon the Environmental
Determination.
FEES & PROCESS
View the current fee for an Environmental Determination Appeal on the Table of Applications at www.sanjoseca.
gov/PlanningApplications. The fees vary depending on
whether you are a project applicant or non-applicant.
HOW TO SUBMIT - 2 OPTIONS
In-Person (no appointment required): Before the
fili
ng deadline stated above, come to the Planning
Offices, third floor of City Hall (200 E. Santa Clara
Street, San José) to submit the application. You may
pay the appeal fee in-person or staff may email you
an invoice which must be paid within 14 calendar
days of the invoice date for the appeal to be valid.
Email: Before the filing deadline stated above, email th
e completed application and any attachments to
[email protected]. If the appeal is timely
and complete, staff will email you an invoice for the
appeal fee, which must be paid within 14 calendar
days of the invoice date for the appeal to be valid.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
This application form, completed and signed. You
mus
t state with specificity the reasons that the
Environmental Determination should be found not
to be complete or not to have been prepared in
compliance with the requirements of CEQA.
Only appeals that are based on issues that were raised
at the public hearing or in writing prior to the public hearing will be considered.
City staff will set a public hearing date before the City Council; the appeal item will be placed on the agenda.
Staff will also prepare a recommendation of action to
the City Council.
FOR QUESTIONS
Speak with a City Planner at 408-535-3555; see phone
service hours at www.sanjoseca.gov/Planning.
Para información en español, comuníquese con un
Planificador de la ciudad al 408-793-4100.
Để được hỗ trợ, nói chuyện với Người lập kế hoạch
thành phố tại 408-793-4174.
PLANNING DIVISION 05/20/2024 SUBJECT TO CHANGE
APPEAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION APPLICATION
PLANNING DIVISION 408-535-3555 SAN JOSE CITY HALL, 200 E. SANTA CLARA ST., SAN JOSE, CA 95113 WWW.SANJOSECA.GOV/PLANNING continued >
Exhibit C - Environmental Appeal Application
APPEAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION APPLICATION PAGE 2 OF 2 PLANNING DIVISION 408-535-3555 SAN JOSE CITY HALL, 200 E. SANTA CLARA ST., SAN JOSE, CA 95113 WWW.SANJOSECA.GOV/PLANNING Please download and save this computer-fillable form to your computer. Follow instructions for Digital Forms.
The undersigned respectfully requests an appeal for the following environmental determination.
1. REASON/S FOR APPEAL: If more space is needed, attach a separate sheet.
2. PERSON FILING APPEAL
PRINT NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS:
EMAIL: PHONE:
● SIGNATURE OF PERSON FILING THE APPEAL DATE: [MM/DD/YYYY] For electronic submittal or virtual appointments, a Digital ID Signature is required.
For in-person appointments, an original ink signature is required.
3. CONTACT PERSON IF DIFFERENT FROM PERSON FILING APPEAL PRINT NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS:
EMAIL: PHONE:
Please see the attached letter for Reasons for Appeal
John Urban
11/24/2025
John Urban
Digitally signed by John Urban
Date: 2025.11.24 14:46:02 -08'00'
Exhibit C - Environmental Appeal Application