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The City Council adopted the Framework for Preservation of Employment Lands on October 23, 2007 to preserve remaining industrial and commercial lands in the City of San José. This policy, together with the Joint Mayor-Council Memo, both available at the links above, provide the criteria to maintain no net loss of employment capacity on lands designated in the San José 2020 General Plan for commercial or industrial uses. Proposals for changes in land uses on designated employment lands in the City of San José are subject to the criteria in the Framework and the associated Joint Mayor-Council Memo.The PowerPoint presentation on the Framework and the staff memo to the City Council as well as the Key Employment Lands Map are accessible from the links above.
With the economic downturn, the pressure to convert employment lands to housing, civic, or retail uses has grown tremendously in recent years. A surge in conversion proposals prompted the City, in June 2003, to hire a consultant team to analyze the potential fiscal impacts of large-scale conversions. The consultant’s report, entitled "Towards the Future: Jobs, Land Use, and Fiscal Issues in San Jose's Key Employment Areas: 2000-2020," along with the map, are accessible from the links above. The PowerPoint presentation and the staff memo to the City Council on Employment Lands on March 29, 2007 are also accessible from the links above.
Planning staff has prepared a map and data table identifying all General Plan amendments affecting the City's industrial land supply over the 1990-2007 time period. To access this information, please use the links above.
An earlier report may also be of interest:
"Maintaining a Strong Economic Base: Analysis of High Tech Trends, Projections, Primary industries and Supplier Linkages in San Jose" April 21, 2000.
On December 3, 2007 Michael Krasny on KQED Radio hosted a panel discussion on Industrial Land Conversion. This discussion, which featured the cities of San Jose, Oakland, and San Francisco, is accessible from the following link:
http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R712031000
For more information on this topic, please contact Andrew Crabtree, Principal Planner at andrew.crabtree@sanjoseca.gov
The Housing Opportunities Study (HOS) was a three-phase effort initiated by the City of San Jose in January 2000 to identify vacant or underutilized sites near existing or proposed public transportation suitable for high-density residential or mixed-use development. The HOS involved extensive public outreach and analysis, and included public community meetings, public hearings, and public scoping meetings associated with the Environmental Impact Reports completed for each Phase.
In response to public input reiterating the importance of maintaining long-established businesses within the neighborhoods under consideration, and as a result of the economy changing from 2000 to the present, new market forces evolved that encouraged the private sector, on its own, to initiate housing opportunities, which ultimately reduced the need for the City to continue initiating such opportunities. Between Phase I of the Study, which was initiated in 2000, and Phase III of the Study, which is nearing completion, the private sector's actions have helped fulfill the Study's objectives.
In phase 1, completed in February 2001, General Plan amendments were approved for thirteen sites (seven along the Capitol Avenue/Expressway transit-oriented development corridor, five in Central San Jose, and one in North San Jose) to allow up to approximately 6,000 new housing units.
In phase 2, completed in June 2002, General Plan amendments were approved for four sites located along the East Santa Clara Street/Alum Rock Avenue transit-oriented development corridor to allow up to approximately 1,800 new housing units.
As part of phase 3, in December 2004, General Plan amendments were approved for four sites (GP03-06-01, GP03-06-02, GP03-06-07, and GP03-06-08) located south and west of Downtown (two housing sites near the Curtner light rail station, and two sites near/within the Midtown Specific Plan Area to preserve existing industrial uses and create new parkland) allowing up to approximately 575 new housing units.
For a complete list of approved HOS-related General Plan amendment sites by study phase, please click here.
For more information about this item, please contact the General Plan Team at (408) 535-7800.
The Housing Element of the General Plan demonstrates how policies and programs ensure that San Jose’s housing needs can be met between January 1, 1999 and June 30, 2006. On March 6, 2003, the State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) concluded that the City’s revised Housing Element met statutory requirements, and then on April 15, 2003, the City Council adopted the revised Housing Element Update.
The Housing Initiative was an innovative program established by the City of San Jose in 1989 to encourage the production of high-density housing near public transit facilities. |
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