North San José Development Policies Update Project

North San José Development Policies Update Project

The City of San Jose is proposing to intensify development allowed within the Rincon de Los Esteros Redevelopment Area in the north part of the City. Rincon de los Esteros is an established industrial park area, with scattered enclaves of high and medium-high density residential, and a subarea that supports light and heavy industrial uses. The proposed intensification would encourage taller office/R&D buildings along the established light rail transit (LRT) line on North First Street, and would add residential development both within a newly designated Industrial Core Area, and through expansion of the existing North San José residential areas. In support of these land use policy changes, the City also proposes to upgrade the transportation network in the area, and modify the transportation policies that currently restrict development. This EIR addresses the impacts of developing approx. 26.7 million sf of new Industrial/office/R&D building space in the Rincon area beyond existing entitlements. Of this 26.7 million sf, 6.7 million represents full buildout of the project area under the existing FAR cap policy and 20 million sf would be the net amount of additional development potential created through the proposed changes to current City policies. This amount of total new development would allow for approx. 83,300 new employees. In addition, up to 32,000 new dwelling units would be allowed in Rincon at minimum densities of 20, 55, or 90 dwelling units per acre depending on their location. Of these 32,000 new units, 7,300 new residential units could be built on properties with existing residential General Plan designations and the remaining 24,700 new residential units could be built on properties within the housing overlay areas proposed by this project or in a mixed use configuration within the Industrial Core Area itself. This wold allow a population increase of approx. 56,640 persons.

San Jose

Santa Clara

Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)

Residential (Units 32,000, Acres 400), Office (Sq. Ft. 8,000,000, Acres 4,700, Employees 27,200), Industrial (Sq. Ft. 18,700,000, Acres 4,700, Employees 63,580)

General Plan Amendment

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, Energy