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General Plan 4-Year Review

The City of San José is conducting its third four-year review of the Envision 2040 General Plan. The review is evaluating key policies related to how and where San José plans for future housing and job growth. Following eight Task Force meetings and a Planning Commission hearing, the proposed policy framework will be considered by the City Council.

Next Steps

The Planning Commission’s recommendation will be considered by the City Council on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.  The agenda,  council memorandum, and other documents are available on Legislation page. 

The Planning Commission discussed and voted on staff's GP Four-Year Review Policy Framework on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. You can find the minutes and vote results on our Planning Commission Agendas / Minutes page

four Focus Areas

Envision San José 2040

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The Envision San José 2040 General Plan establishes a four-year review cycle, providing opportunity to evaluate the City’s progress toward key goals and make any necessary adjustments to the General Plan. This four-year review includes public meetings of the Envision San José 2040 Task Force, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. 

The Task Force and decision-makers completed the first review cycle in 2016, and the second review cycle was completed in 2021. You can review the task force information, meeting descriptions and agendas, and other details for each cycle in the accordion below.

4-Year Review Cycle #3 Task Force

The Task Force convenes every four years to assist Planning Division staff in evaluating the City’s achievement of General Plan goals over the past four years and to make mid-course adjustments to the General Plan. At the end of the review process, the Task Force makes recommendations, first heard by the Planning Commission and then by the City Council for approval or further discussion.

For the 2025 Four-Year Review, in lieu of reconvening the original Task Force, the City Council approved the scope of work for the review and a General Plan text amendment (GPT25-002) to designate the Planning Commission as the Task Force for the 2025-2026 four-year review process. 

TASK FORCE MEETINGS

All Task Force meetings have concluded. The table below shows the Task Force meeting schedule. Meetings were held on Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Wing Rooms 118-120 at City Hall (200 East Santa Clara Street, San José, CA 95113). Agendas and materials for each meeting are posted below under the “4-Year Review Cycle #3 – 2025/26” section. 

 Meeting #1  Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Introduction/Background
 Meeting #2  Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Urban Village Strategy
 Meeting #3  Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Residential Capacity #1
 Meeting #4  Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Missing Middle/Small Multifamily
 Meeting #5  Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Residential Capacity/Jobs-to-Employed Resident Ratio
 Meeting #6  Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Missing Middle/Small Multifamily #2
 Meeting #7  Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Residential Capacity
 Meeting #8  Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Urban Village Strategy, Environmental Review

The City Council will consider the General Plan Four-Year Review policy framework on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Based on City Council direction, staff will prepare draft General Plan amendments and ordinance updates addressing the four focus areas mentioned above. Staff will also conduct the appropriate environmental analysis and engage the community and interested stakeholders on the proposed changes. In December 2027, the final proposed General Plan amendments and ordinance updates will be presented to the Planning Commission and the City Council for adoption.

What is a General Plan?

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

You can continue to stay involved in the General Plan Four-Year Review by subscribing  to receive project and meeting updates and by submitting questions and comments through this General Plan 4-Year Review Comment Submission form. The Virtual Open House also remains available as a resource to learn more about the review and the topics considered.

General Plan Four-Year Review Informational Meeting (December 15, 2025)

An informational webinar was conducted on December 15, 2025, in which Planning staff discussed basics of the General Plan and how the General Plan Four-Year Review will take a look at the city’s growth and changes.

Documents & resources

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4-Year Review Cycle #3 - 2025/26
4-Year Review Cycle #2 - 2020/21
4-year Review Cycle #1 - 2015/16