Google’s Updated Submittal for the Downtown West Mixed-Use Plan
Google originally submitted an initial development application with conceptual plans to the City of San Jose on October 10, 2019. On October 7, 2020, they submitted updated plans with additional detail and the remaining application documents necessary for the City to complete the development review process and continue to gather public input. The updated submittal is available at www.sanjoseca.gov/GoogleProject and generally includes:
an updated project description;
updated land use, infrastructure, and open space plans;
detailed Design Standards and Guidelines for the Downtown West project;
applications to change the regulations to accommodate the proposal (e.g., Planned Development zoning district, General Plan amendments, DSAP amendments, etc.).
The City has also posted the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Downtown West project and hosted a virtual Development Application Community Meeting on October 19.
The following videos describe the updated project description and Downtown West Design Standards and Guidelines (prepared by Google) and explain the updated submittal, development review process, DEIR, and public engagement opportunities (prepared by the City). Provide your questions and comments on the updated submittal using the feedback form below the presentation. This feedback form will be open until January 11, 2021 at 9:00 AM. Staff is requesting comments by this time to consider the input as they complete their review and prepare recommendations for Planning Commission and City Council.
City of san jose’s presentation on the development review process
Google’s presentation on their updated submittal, including Downtown West Design Standards and Guidelines
Share your thoughts with city staff by filling out the form below.
The purpose of this feedback form is to collect questions and comments related to the updated submittal (i.e., project description; land use, open space, and infrastructure plans; applications for regulatory changes; and the Draft Design Standards and Guidelines). The topics of interest generally correspond to the chapters of the Draft Design Standards and Guidelines and major plan sets:
Land Use and Building Design
Mobility (transportation)
Open Space (parks, habitat, landscaping, etc.)
Infrastructure (including District Utilities)
Environmental Sustainability
This form is not collecting comments on the Draft EIR. Public comments on the Draft EIR must be submitted in writing directly to environmental staff to be included in the Final EIR. The deadline for Draft EIR comments is November 23 at 5:00 pm. Information on how to provide EIR comments is at: www.bit.ly/GoogleProjectEIR.
Disclaimers: The demographic information at the end of the form is optional to provide - City staff uses this information to evaluate outreach objectives. All comments and questions submitted through this form will be shared with staff and posted online. Emails sent to City staff will also be posted online. The City cannot guarantee that personal identifying information will be removed from public records.