Your San José neighborhood could be on track to allow far more housing than it does today—and not just by a little.
City planning staff is asking the Planning Commission to recommend that City Council direct staff to draft sweeping changes to the General Plan Four-Year Review policy framework, part of the city’s ongoing Envision San José 2040 update. The centerpiece: raising the density limit in Residential Neighborhood zones from 8 units per acre to 32—and allowing 3-story buildings up to 35 feet tall in areas currently limited to low-density development.
The changes are framed around “small multifamily” and “missing middle” housing—the types of smaller apartment and condo buildings that fit between a detached house and a high-rise tower.
What changes, and where
The proposed density increases go beyond single-family-style blocks…