State Clearinghouse Number:

2025020020

FILE NO: ER23-130

Project Description

The project consists of the installation and operation of a double-sided programmable electronic sign on City-owned property in accordance with Title 23 of the San José Municipal Code and Council Policy 6-4. The proposed billboard structure would be a back-to-back design in a 15-foot spread “V” structure. The proposed structure would be approximately 80 feet in height overall. The billboard frames would be approximately 14 feet by 48 feet and would be equipped with upper and lower rear catwalks extending along the length of the back of the billboards.

LOCATION

The project site is located at an unaddressed City-owned property on Willow Street. The nearest address to the project site is 385 Willow Street, San José, California 95110.

ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER

264-48-126

CIRCULATION

February 5, 2025, to Friday, March 7, 2025

The Draft subsequent Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was circulated from Wednesday, February 5, 2025, to Friday, March 7, 2025. The draft IS/MND and associated appendices are available for review below, as well as at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Library in downtown San José, and at the Willow Glen Branch Library located at 1157 Minnesota Avenue in San José.

PROJECT DOCUMENTS

Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND)
Response to Comments - Electronic Signs on City-Owned Property - Willow Street site
Response to Comments - Appendix A - Public Comment Letters Received
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)
Notice of Intent (NOI)
Appendix A - Aesthetics Supporting Information
Appendix B - AQ-GHG-Energy Supporting Information
Appendix C - Biological Resources Supporting Information
Appendix D - Cultural Resources Supporting Information
Appendix E - GHG Reduction Strategy Development Checklist
Appendix F - Hazards and Hazardous Materials Supporting Information
Appendix G - Noise Supporting Information
Appendix H - Transportation Supporting Information

ADDITIONAL INFOrmation

Following the public circulation period, comments will be responded to in a Response to Comments (RTC) document. The RTC will be posted online for public review prior to the project going to hearing. 

This item is scheduled for City Council hearing on June 17, 2025. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER

Cort Hitchens
408-794-7386
Cort.Hitchens@sanjoseca.gov