FILE NOS: PP18-092, ER22-220, ER23-081

Proposed amendments to Title 20 of the Municipal Code to create standards that could allow homeless individuals and families to sleep overnight in their personal vehicles, by allowing ‘safe parking’ as an incidental permitted use to an existing assembly use or on City properties, where the safe parking is provided on existing paved parking areas and operating in compliance with the San José Municipal Code.

Addendums to the Project 

24/7 Operation for RVs

File No. ER22-220. Analyzed the impacts of allowing the City to operate an Incidental Safe Parking site 24 hours a day, seven days a week on a City-leased site on a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Santa Teresa Light Rail Station parking lot.

1300 Berryessa Road

File No. ER23-081. Analyzed the impacts of allowing the City to operate an Incidental Safe Parking site 24 hours a day, seven days a week on a City-leased site at 1300 Berryessa Road.

LOCATION

Citywide

ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER

Citywide

CIRCULATION

The Negative Declaration and supporting Initial Study were circulated for public review from December 21, 2018 through January 21, 2019.

PROJECT DOCUMENTS

ADDITIONAL INFO

The City Council approved the project and adopted the Negative Declaration on February 26, 2019.

An Addendum to the Negative Declaration was prepared to modify the Amendments. This Addendum was adopted by the City Council on June 11, 2019.

An Addendum to the Negative Declaration was prepared to allow a 24/7 Safe Parking site specifically for Recreational Vehicles at the Santa Teresa Light Rail Station project site. This project was adopted by the City Council on November 8, 2022 (Resolution #80756).

An Addendum to the Negative Declaration was prepared to operate a 24/7 Safe Parking site for recreational vehicles at 1300 Berryessa Road site. This Addendum was adopted by Council on June 6, 2023 (Resolution #2023-204).

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER

Reema Mahamood
408-535-6872
reema.mahamood@sanjoseca.gov