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San Jose staff urge quick action to limit state'mandated housing changes near transit
Summary
City planners told the council that California's new SB 79 will open large swaths of land near 56 transit stations to higher residential density, and urged early exemptions for employment lands and careful mapping with regional agencies before the law takes effect July 1.
City planning staff told the San Jose City Council on Jan. 27 that Senate Bill 79 will change which parcels cities can limit for housing near transit, and warned there is little time to prepare before the law takes effect July 1.
The presentation by Chris Burton, director of planning, and principal planner Jared Ferguson said SB 79 creates a half‑mile "TOD" radius around qualifying transit stations and sets minimum density and maximum buildability standards the city cannot preclude. Their analysis found the law could…
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