Date: November 19, 2025 Time: Started at approximately 2:45 PM (14:45) and adjourned at 10:06 PM.
The San Jose Planning Commission convened for a regular meeting covering multiple land-use and zoning items. The meeting included public comment, consent calendar approvals, and four major public hearings: a conditional use permit for extended hours at a bar, adoption of Eichler neighborhood design standards, amendments to the Historic Preservation Ordinance, and a comprehensive zoning code update. All votes were unanimous (9-0) unless noted.
Conditional Use Permit – After Bar and Grill (CP 24-036):
Eichler Neighborhood Design Standards (PP 24-012):
Historic Preservation Ordinance Amendments (PP 25-005):
Zoning Code Update (PP 25-001):
Good evening. My name is Carlos Rosario, and I'm the chair of the Planning Commission. Welcome to this Planning Commission meeting. Please remember to turn off your cell phones. The parking validation machine for City Hall is located at the rear of the chambers. and right now if you are able please stand up to salute the flag All right, we'll start out with the roll call. Chair Rosario, I'm here. Bickford here Commissioner Borosio Commissioner Bondall is not here Commissioner Cantrell is not here yet Commissioner Cowell here Commissioner Casey is not here yet Commissioner Nguyen yeah Commissioner Oliverio is not here yet and Commissioner Young here that is is seven and seven and we have quorum before we begin I want to remind the Planning Commissioner members and members of the public to follow our code of conduct at these meetings this includes commenting on the specific agenda item only and addressing the full body public speakers will not engage in conversation with the commissioners or staff all members of the Planning Commission staff and public are expected to refrain from abusive language repeated failure to comply with this 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 summary of the hearing procedures if you want to address the Commission please fill out a speaker card located near the audio visual technician and deposit the completed card into the plexiglass into one of the plexiglass baskets there are also speaker cards in the back of the chambers and at the side entrance the procedure for this hearing is as follows after staffs presentation applicants or appellants may make up to a five-minute presentation during the public comment period the chair will call out names on submitted speaker cards and the order received 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 or on on the stairs. Generally, each speaker will be given up to two minutes for public testimony and speakers using a translator will have up to four minutes. At the discretion of the chair, the time allotted for each speaker will be changed depending on the number of items on the agenda, the number of speakers, and other factors. Speakers using a translator will have double the time allotted. After the public testimony, the applicant or appellant may make closing remarks for up to an additional five minutes. Planning commissioners may ask questions of the speakers response to commissioner questions will not reduce the speaker's time allotments the public hearing will then be closed and the Planning Commission will take action on the item Planning Commission may request staff to respond to the public testimony ask staff questions and discuss them if you challenge these land use decisions in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at this public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the city at or prior to the public hearing planning commission's actions on rezonings prezonings general plan amendments and code amendments is only advisory to the city council the city council will hold public hearings on these section 21 2400 of the municipal code provides the procedures for legal protests the city council on rezonings and prezonings the planning commission's action on conditional use permits is appealable to the city council in accordance with section 20 100 220 of the municipal code agendas and all staff reports for this meeting may be accessed on the city on the city's website