SAN JOSE — Seeking a speedy city review process, a developer plans to build 60 condominium units at the northwest corner of Saratoga Avenue and Doyle Road, according to records on file with the San Jose Planning Department.
A development group headed up by Tiburon-based real estate executive Mark Conroe is using the “builder’s remedy” strategy to nudge the proposal through the process. The project’s addresses range from 1175 through 1199 Saratoga Ave.
A builder’s remedy plan in California enables developers to bypass local zoning and general plan rules in cities and counties that have failed to adopt a long-range housing strategy that is certified by state government officials.
The development is slated to be considered this month at an administrative hearing held by city planning staffers.
The proposal is expected to reserve eight of the 60 rental units for lower-income households whose annual incomes are no more than 80% of the area median income…