File No. PDC11-020. 1126 Barnes Lane. Planned Development Rezoning from R-1-2 Single Family Residence District to R-1-2(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow up to 4 single family detached residences on an approximately 1.04 gross acre site.

File No. PD11-033. Syufy Theater Demolition. Planned Development Permit to allow the demolition of an existing 65,238 square-foot movie theater building and replacement with a crushed rock (pervious) surface for interim parking uses. No changes to the existing approved land uses on the site are proposed. The project is located on the southeast side of Hillcap Avenue, approximately 80 feet east of Snell Avenue (3630 Hillcap Avenue).

File No. PDC12-001. Curtner/Union Retail Project. Planned Development Rezoning from the CP Commercial Pedestrian Zoning District to the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow for the demolition of up to seven existing structures, and the construction of 9,400 square feet of commercial uses including a restaurant with a drive-through on the 1.34 gross acre site.

Spreckles Sanitary Sewer Force Main Supplement & Pump Station Rehabilitation Project, File No. PP11-104. Public Project for the rehabilitation of the Spreckles Pump Station and installation of a supplemental sanitary sewer force main between the pump station and the Water Pollution Control Plant to provide reliable wastewater service for the Alviso community. The first segment of the new 10-inch diameter force main will extend approximately one mile from the Spreckles Pump Station to the WPCP, within the rights-of-way of Spreckles Avenue, Grand Boulevard, and Los Esteros Road. The second portion of the force main will connect to the end of Line A on Los Esteros Road and extend southeast onto the WPCP property for approximately 1,500 – 2,000 linear feet to connect to a pumping station. (Council District 4).

• Commments and responses

Challenger School Berryessa Campus Expansion, File No. PDC11-023 and PD11-022. Planned Development (PD) Rezoning to A (PD) or CIC (PD) Zoning District, PD Permit, and subsequent development and use permit applications to allow a private school to increase the enrollment by 160 students from 775 to 935 students and add 8 portable classrooms and associated administrative and training space to an existing private elementary school facility on approximately 7.23 gross and net acres on the northwest side of East Gish Road, approximately 500 feet southwest of Oakland Road (711 E. Gish Road).

Public Storage, File No. SP11-046. Special Use Permit to allow a 115,040 square foot addition (adding two levels) for three levels of mini-storage use within the interior of an existing storage-pod warehouse building to an existing mini-storage use in the IP – Industrial Park, HI – Heavy Industrial, and LI – Light Industrial Zoning Districts on an 8.5 gross acre site, located at 195 Tully Road.

Northern Regional Connector, File No. PP12-015. South Bay Water Recycling is proposing to install 16,000 linear feet of 30-inch recycled water pipeline, beginning at the perimeter of the Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club on Tasman Boulevard in the City of Santa Clara and ending at Mountain View-Alviso Road in the City of Sunnyvale. The project would allow delivery of recycled water from the San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant to the City of Sunnyvale.
The proposed pipeline is routed through the Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club in the City of Santa Clara, and in the public right-of-way, generally paralleling Hwy 237, in the cities of Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.

Nortech/Zanker Service Lateral, File No. PP11-054.  San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant Nortech/Zanker Service Lateral project to extend approximately 5,400 linear feet of 12-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) potable water pipeline to the new Advanced Recycled Water Treatment Facility (ARWTF) currently under construction on WPCP lands in Alviso.

Morse Street Homes, File No. PDC11-010.  Planned Development Rezoning from R-1-8 Residential Zoning District to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow the development of four (4) single-family detached homes on a 0.61 gross acre site located on the east side of Morse Street, 320 feet north of McKendrie Street.

Sign Code Update, File No. PP11-099.Major Update of the City of San Jose Sign Ordinance to a) Create an Oakridge/ blossom hill urban village signage area to allow special sign standards for an urban village area characterized by existing large-scale commercial development; b) Establish a three- year pilot program to allow for programmable electronic signs as components of freestanding signs within the Oakridge/Blossom Hill Urban Village signage area and a Sub-area of the Stevens Creek Boulevard signage area ; c) Amend the minimum height requirement for buildings as it relates to skyline signs and eliminate restrictions on skyline or roof signs adjacent to a public park; d) Increase the allowed area and allowable display height for fin signs ; and allow greater flexibility for their location; and e) Increase the allowable signage area for freeway signs, and provide greater flexibility for the use of height exceptions to address grade differential.

Huang / Quimby Road, File No. PDC10-002. The proposed project is a prezoning of the subject 2.8 gross acre site, located on the south side of Quimby Road, approximately 400 feet easterly of Murillo Avenue (3770 Quimby Road), to the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow for the development of up to seven (7) single-family detached residential units.

Premier Recycle, File No. CPA97-011-01. Conditional Use Permit Amendment for an existing recycling facility to increase the amount of material received and/or transferred on site from the previously approved 300 tons to 550 tons daily, to extend operation hours to 24 hours a day, to extend operations to Sundays, and to add a conveyor sort line to the facility on a 1.75 gross acre site. No new construction, other than installation of the sort line, is proposed.

• Response to comments

1024, 1044, and 1050 Paula Street, File No. PDC11-002. A Planned Development Rezoning to rezone from R-M Residential Zoning District to R-M(PD) Planned Development Zoning District and subsequent permits for a residential development to allow at least 7 and at most 8 detached single-family residences on an approximately 0.56 gross-acre site located on the south side of Paula Street, approximately 200 feet westerly of Race Street.

PP08-203. Alum Rock Park Bank Repair and Stream Restoration Projects. Stream and bank restoration activities on Upper Penitencia Creek within Alum Rock Park. Proposed activities include two bridge abutment repairs and ten bank repair, floodplain restoration, and fish passage improvement projects. Several of the specific project elements are intended to restore riparian and aquatic habitat, reduce erosion and sedimentation in the creek, and repair damage to historic structures.

• Response to comments

Harker School Master Plan. Planned Development Zoning for a private school master plan to demolish approximately 85,000 square feet of existing buildings and construct approximately 316,440 gross square feet of new construction and a new turf field on a 15.9 gross acre site, with no proposed increase in student population.

San Jose Water Company Recycled Water Phase II. San Jose Water Company proposes to construct, own, and operate seven recycled water pipelines and associated user connections identified in its Recycled Water Master Plan (RWMP) for the sale and distribution of recycled water within its existing service area, located within Santa Clara County, California (Proposed Project). Implementation of the Proposed Project would require additional amendments to the existing Wholesaler - Retailer Agreement to allow SJWC to construct, own, and operate each of the thirteen recycled water pipeline alignments analyzed in the Initial Study (IS).

File No. PDC10-025 North Capitol Villas. A zoning change from R-1-8 Residential Zoning District to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow for the development of up to 96 townhome units on a 4.30 gross acre property located at the northeast corner of N. Capitol Avenue and Sierra Road (1328 N. Capitol Avenue).

File No. PP10-157 Commercial Collection System Redesign. Under the proposed Commercial Collection System Redesign, one franchised hauler would have an exclusive agreement to collect commercial solid waste, recyclables, and organics generated in San José; and one organics processing contractor would have an exclusive contract to process commercial organics generated in San José.  The Initial Study / Negative Declaration analyzes the potential environmental impacts from a system using one solid waste collection franchisee and one organics processing contractor, as opposed to the current franchising arrangement with more than 20 franchised haulers with overlapping routes.

Medical Marijuana Ordinance Amendment, File No. PP11-039.   An ordinance amendment to the San Jose Municipal Code Titles 1, 6 and 20 establishing land use and zoning regulations pertaining to Medical Marijuana Collectives with the following major characteristics:

• A maximum number of 10 Medical Marijuana Collectives in San Jose, with no more than 2 per Council District.   

• Medical Marijuana Collectives would be allowed in the Commercial General, Downtown Primary Commercial, Combined Industrial Commercial, and Light Industrial Zoning Districts. 

• All Medical Marijuana Collectives would need to meet all of the following distance requirements:
  • 600 feet from Public and Private Schools (consistent with State law), and
  • 500 feet from child daycare, church with child daycare, community/recreation center, park, library, substance abuse rehab. center or another Collective, and
  • 150 feet from residential use, and
  • Additional potential criteria for Light Industrial parcels (not in an Enterprise Zone or other incentive zone; not within 1000 feet of a business that uses and/or stores hazardous materials); and
  • Not on the floors of buildings with active pedestrian use (typically the ground floor of Downtown and Neighborhood Business Districts, and all floors of major shopping centers such as Eastridge, the Plant, etc.).
• A Zoning Verification Certificate would be required for each establishment to determine whether or not a proposed Medical Marijuana Collective would meet all of the parameters.

Sewer Interceptor Phase VIA Public Project, File No. PP10-160.  Approval of the sewer project would result in the installation of new 72- and 84-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) sewer interceptor pipeline and new junction box within the existing public right-of-way of North 4th Street, Commercial Street and under Highway 101 to connect to the existing sewer structures in Zanker Road.  The proposed pipeline will run from the intersection of N. Fifth Street and Commercial Street, westerly along Commercial Street to its intersection with N. Fourth Street, then along N. Fourth Street N. northward and under Highway 101, for an approximate length of 4,900 LF.

• Response to comments

Coyote Creek Trail Master Plan. Development of a 4.1-mile segment of the planned Coyote Creek trail, from Montague Expressway to Watson Park, including five pedestrian bridges (including four over Coyote Creek and one over Penitencia Creek), 10 under crossings (beneath roadways, a railroad trestle, I-880 and U.S. 101), connections to existing and planned trails, gateway features at access points, and other trail amenities.

To view the technical reports please use the table of contents in the PDF file.

• Response to comments

File No. SP09-057. Dry-Fermentation Anaerobic Digestion Facility. Special Use Permit for a 270,000 ton per year dry fermentation anaerobic digestion (AD) facility to process the organic portion of solid waste. The facility includes three 60,000 square foot buildings, incidental office space, biofilters, outdoor space for aerated curing piles, screening and stockpiling finished materials, 6 power generators and 3 emergency generators on an approximately 41 gross acre site.

To view the technical reports please use the table of contents in the PDF file.

• Response to comments
• Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration
• Revised Initial Study
• Notice of Determination

File No. HA89-039-01, SuperMicro. A Site Development Permit Amendment to allow for the construction of a 59,624 square-foot addition to an existing 99,622 square-foot warehouse on an approximately 7.4 gross acre site located on the northerly side of Fox Lane approximately 600 feet westerly of Old Oakland Road (871 Fox Lane).

File No. PP10-178. Nortech East Loop Water Main Project to allow the installation of approximately 1,000 LF of 12-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) water main pipeline within and adjacent to the City of San Jose’s Water Pollution Control Plant lands in Alviso (APN: 015-30-098, 097-14-090). The project is located on both sides of Highway 237 at the northerly terminus of Headquarters Drive; and between Nortech Parkway and Baytech Drive, approximately 700 feet east of Fortran Drive.

• Comments
• Response to Comments

• Four lighted artificial turf fields, measuring 75 yards X 110 yards each
• A 2,500 square-foot building containing concessions, restrooms, changing room, office, and storage
• A 3,500 square-foot covered picnic area
• Site furniture (e.g., bleachers)
• An eight-foot high chain link fence around the soccer fields
• Parking facilities

The fields will be used by local and regional soccer teams and leagues for soccer practice, games, and tournaments.  Each field will have a maximum capacity of 60, for an overall capacity of 240 for entire facility.  The fields will generally operate on weekday evenings from 3 PM to 10 PM and weekends from 8 AM to 10 PM.

• Response to comments
• Revised Initial Study

Cannery Park. The proposed project is a A Planned Development Rezoning from the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow for the redevelopment of the site with up to 403 residential units, a +5,500 square foot restaurant, +8,500 square feet of artist studio space, and 0.61 acres of park land on an 11.4 gross acre site located at the northwest corner of N. 10th and E. Taylor Streets.

• Response to comments
• IS/MND text changes

The proposed project consists of the development of Reaches 9 and 9B of the Bay Trail as shown in the Bay Trail Master Plan, dated June 25, 2002 and the Lower Guadalupe River Trail Master Plan, dated June 22, 2005.  The proposed project includes approximately 2,320 L.F. of paved pedestrian/bicycle trail along the Alviso Slough/Guadalupe River, a pedestrian bridge crossing the Alviso Slough/Guadalupe River westerly of the existing Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Bridge, an approximately 200 L.F. access ramp system, and three under-crossings (beneath new bridge, UPRR alignment and Gold Street).

• Comment Letters
• Response to comments
• Revised IS
• Revised MND

An associated Planned Development Zoning (File No. PDC07-010) is on file to allow for the development of up to 150,000 square feet of mixed use and general commercial uses or up to 300,000 square feet of office/research and development (R&D) uses located in the northern 13.7 acres of the site and a maximum of a maximum of 342 residential units, which is a density of 20 DU/AC, on the southern 13.7 acres of the site. A total of 650 residential units would be permitted across the entire site. The Open Space/Riparian Area which provides an approximately 100-foot setback from Coyote Creek may include a 25-foot right-of-way (ROW) or approximately 0.6 acres for trail purposes. This proposed zoning would be presented in a staff report to Planning Commission and City Council at a future date.

The proposed project includes; (1) An amendment to the City of San José’s 2020 General Plan Land Use/Transportation Diagram to change the land use designation on the entire project site from Public Park and Open Space to Medium Density Residential (8-16 dwelling units per acre); (2) a Planned Development Prezoning from unincorporated Santa Clara County to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District and a Planned Development rezoning from R-1-8 Single-Family Residence Zoning District to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow for the development of up to 90 single-family detached units on 9.8 acres; (3) Annex an 8.5-acre parcel (APN 464-22-030) and 0.1 acres of APN 464-22-029 into the City of San José; (4) Relocate the existing park easement on APN 464-22-030 to APN 464-44-057; on the total 9.8-acre project site is located at the northeast quadrant of Blossom Hill Road and Cahalan Avenue.

The proposed project includes; (1) An amendment to the City of San José’s 2020 General Plan Land Use/Transportation Diagram to change the land use designation on the entire project site from Office to Medium High Density Residential (12-25 DU/AC) on 5.3 acres of a larger 7.8 gross acre site, and (2) a Planned Development Rezoning from R-M Multiple Residence District and CG Commercial General Zoning District to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow for the development of up to 104 townhomes and 90,000 square feet of office on a 7.8 gross acre site located on the west side of S. Monroe St, approximately 400 feet north of Tisch Way.

Planned Development Rezoning from R-1-1 Single-Family Residence Zoning District to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow for the development of up to nine (9) single-family detached units on a 0.95 gross acre site, located at 16440 Almaden Expressway.

Special Use Permit to allow the conversion of an existing warehouse to a metals recycling facility on a 1.8 gross acre site.

A Planned Development Rezoning from A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow for the development of up to 94 single family detached residences on an approximately 15.8 gross acre site.

What's new (8/18/2010): At the 8/17/2010 Council meeting, the City Council opened the public hearing on the proposed project. During that hearing, the Council decided to re-open the appeal period of the Plannning Commission's decision to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration for three business days. The re-opened appeal period will close on Friday August 20, 2010 at 5 p.m. The application for an appeal of an environmental determination can be found here. To file an appeal of this project please contact either John Davidson at 408-535-7895 or at john.davidson@sanjoseca.gov or Darryl Boyd at 408-535-7898 or at darryl.boyd@sanjoseca.gov. The City Council will continue to hear the project at their August 31 meeting.

What's new (8/20/2010): Four appeals of the Environmental Review Determination were received. Links to the scanned appeals are below. Note:appeal letters have response topic numbers noted in red. These numbers correspond to questions and responses in the supplemental staff report.

• Appeal of the Environmental Review Determination for PDC 10-005 from Jean Dresden
• Appeal of the Environmental Review Determination for PDC 10-005 from The Guadalupe Coyote Resource Conservation District
• Appeal of the Environmental Review Determination for PDC 10-005 from Lydia Wheeler
• Appeal of the Environmental Review Determination for PDC 10-005 from the Santa Clara Audubon Society / Committee for Green Foothills

What's new (8/27/2010): The staff report responding to the appeals of the the Environmental Review Determination is posted below.

• Supplemental staff report for PDC10-005.

What's new (8/30/2010): The technical appendices for the Initial Study are available below:

• Arborist's report
• All other technical appendices (75 MB - large file)