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The San José Planning Commission met on October 28, 2026. The meeting included three main agenda items: an appeal regarding a construction debris transfer station (Valley Recycling), an amendment to the Development Agreement with Apple Inc., and an omnibus package of citywide zoning code updates. The commission voted unanimously to deny the appeal, recommend approval of the Development Agreement amendment to the City Council, and recommend adoption of the code updates.
Public Testimony & Positions:
Public Testimony & Positions:
Discussion:
Planning commission. Um welcome. Uh first order of business, please silence your cell phones. I just did mine after a phone call. Um the parking validation is actually at the top of the stairs in the back of the rooms for and it's for the city hall garage, um, the one with the entrance near the chamber. So let's uh start with the um salute to the flag flag and second vote as well for the all right, thank you. Uh let's do a roll call. Uh Vice Chair Young. Here Commissioner Aguello, Presson, Commissioner Bondel? Here, Commissioner Bickford? Here, Commissioner Cowell? Here, Commissioner Casey? Here, Commissioner Escobar. Here, Commissioner Newen. Commissioner Oliverio. Commissioner Rosario. All right, we do have quorum. So the summary of these procedures, just for everyone's information. Um, the full procedures are printed on the agenda, which are available in the back of the chamber or at the front on the side entrance. To speak in person, please fill out a speaker card and place it in the basket near the bottom of the stairs. Cards are also at the back of the chamber and the side entrance. To speak on Zoom, use the raise hand feature or press star nine on your phone. Please raise your hand only when the item or project you wish to address is being discussed. Staff will call your name and unmute you on Zoom. Ah, cool. Thank you. The chair may reduce the time to one minute if a large number of speakers wish to speak or be heard on an item. If you challenge these land use decisions in court, you may be only limited to issues raised at this hearing or in writing delivered to the city at or before the hearing. The commission's actions on rezoning, pre-zoning, general plan amendments, and code amendments is advisory to the city council, which will hold its own hearings, protest procedures, or in municipal code section 20.400. Conditional use permit actions are appealable to the city council. All right, let's call this meeting to order.