The San Jose Planning Commission met on September 24, 2025, with Chair Carlos Rosario presiding. Key agenda items included the approval of routine consent calendar items, a public hearing on amendments to the temporary outdoor event ordinance, and discussions on the upcoming four-year general plan review process.
Mr. Rosario and I'm the Chair of the Planning Commission. Welcome to the Planning Commission meeting. Is there a study session today? There's not mine. Okay. Please remember to turn off your cell phones. The parking validation machine to the garage under city halls located at the rear of chambers. Following roll call during the summary of hearing procedures, we will review how the public may provide comment during today's session. At this time, if you're able, please join me for the pledge of allegiance. Under God. Thank you. We will now move on to roll call. My name is Carlos Rosario and I am here. Vice Chair Bickford. Here. Commissioner Barroso. Here. Commissioner Bandal? Here. Commissioner Cantrell. Here. Commissioner Cow. Not here. Commissioner Casey. Here. Commissioner Nguyen is not here. Commissioner Olivario is not here. And Commissioner Young is not here. So that is six in attendance and we have quorum. So we'll now move on to the summary of the hearing procedures. Before we begin, I want to remind the planning commission members and members of the public to follow our code of conduct to meetings. This includes commenting on the specific agenda item only and addressing the full body. Public speakers will not engage in a conversation with commissioners or staff. All members of the planning commission, staff, and the public are expected to refrain from abusive language, repeated failure to comply with the code of conduct, which will disturb, disrupt, or impede the orderly conduct of this meeting may result in removal from the meeting. This meeting of the planning commission will now come to order. Now for the summary of hearing procedures. If you want to address the commission, please fill out a speaker card located on the table near the audio video technician and deposit the completed card into the glass basket. There are also speaker cards in the back of the chambers and at the side entrance. The procedure for this meeting is as follows. After staff's presentation, applicants or appellants may make their may make up to a five-minute presentation. During the public comment period, the chair will call out names on the submitted submitted speaker cards in the order for those members of the public who attend in person. As your name is called, line up in front of the microphone at the front of the chamber. Generally, each speaker will be given up to two minutes for public testimony, and speakers using the translator will have up to four minutes. At the discretion of the chair, the time allotted to each speaker may be changed depending on the number of items on the agenda, number of speakers, and other factors. Speakers using the translator will have double the time allotted. After the public testimony, the applicant and or appellant may make closing remarks for an additional five minutes. Planning commissioners may ask questions of the speakers, response to commissioner questions will not reduce the speaker's time allowance. The public hearing will then be closed, and the planning commission will take action on the item. The planning commission may request staff to respond to public testimony, ask staff questions, and discuss the item.