General Plan

Welcome to the City of San Jose General Plan Text page. A general plan is an adopted statement of policy for the physical development of a community. The San Jose 2020 General Plan (as amended through July 20, 2005) is the City's official policy regarding its future character and quality of development. The General Plan describes the amount, type and phasing of development needed to achieve the City's social, economic, and environmental goals. It is the policy framework for decision making on both private development projects and City capital expenditures. The General Plan is in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format and requires that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader. The paper size is 8.5x11 inches, which allows for printing of the text on any printer.

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This document includes all amendments adopted by the City Council on:

November 22, 1994,
December 5, 1995,
November 18, 1996,
November 20, 1997,
December 8, 1998,
December 7, 1999,
November 21, 2000,
February 20, 2001,
May 15, 2001,
August 21, 2001,
November 20, 2001,
May 7, 2002

June 4, 2002
September 3, 2002
December 17, 2002,
April 15, 2003,
August 19, 2003,
December 16, 2003,
May 6, 2004, and
July 15, 2004
October 21, 2004
January 13, 2005, and
May 4, 2005
July 20, 2005