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San Jose planning commission to study SB 79 implementation, schedules housing meetings
Summary
The Planning Commission heard a city council update on SB 79 and related ordinance amendments, scheduled a February study session on SB 79 and a March meeting on small multifamily housing, and asked staff to share habitat-plan materials and monitor development performance.
The San Jose Planning Commission on Monday was briefed by city planning staff on recent city council actions and directed steps for local implementation of state housing law changes, including SB 79.
Munira Sandeep, deputy director for planning, told commissioners the city council approved a set of ordinance amendments to align local rules with state law and directed staff to study how SB 79 would apply locally, including potential exemptions for some industrial employment hubs and analysis of…
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