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Council approves Berryessa mixed‑use zoning with conditions after wetland mitigation talks
Summary
The council approved a zoning/consent item for the Faccino property in the Berryessa/North San Jose urban village on Aug. 12, clearing the way for market‑rate and affordable housing near the BART station while directing staff to study long‑term maintenance financing for a state‑designated wetland and to investigate alternative mitigation options.
SAN JOSE — The San Jose City Council on Aug. 12 approved zoning and related actions for a multi‑block development across from the Berryessa BART station that includes market‑rate housing and a planned several‑hundred‑unit affordable housing component, while adding conditions to address wetland mitigation and long‑term maintenance funding.
Councilmember Matt M. McCaughey (referred to in the meeting as McCaughey) said the Faccino parcel across Berryessa Road is a critical piece of the Berryessa/North San Jose urban village and described a plan that would allow the developer, Swenson, to break ground on "a couple 100 units of affordable housing" on one portion of the site as early as this fall. He said the developer needs to start construction by Oct. 1 to meet funding obligations.
The development team alerted the city that a drainage ditch on the property has been designated a wetland by the Regional Water…
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