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S a n   J o s e   2 0 2 0   G e n e r a l   P l a n   T e x t

Welcome to the City of San Jose General Plan Text page. A General Plan is an adopted statement of policy for the physical development of a community. The San Jose 2020 General Plan is the City's official policy regarding its future character and quality of development. The General Plan describes the amount, type and phasing of development needed to achieve the City's social, economic, and environmental goals. It is the policy framework for decision making on both private development projects and City capital expenditures. The General Plan is in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format and requires that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader. The paper size is 8.5x11 inches, which allows for printing of the text on any printer.

Don't have Adobe Acrobat? Download it here

This document includes all amendments adopted by the City Council on:

November 22, 1994,
December 5, 1995,
November 18, 1996,
November 20, 1997,
December 8, 1998,
December 7, 1999,
November 21, 2000,
February 20, 2001,
May 15, 2001,
August 21, 2001,
November 20, 2001,
May 7, 2002,
June 4, 2002,
September 3, 2002,
December 17, 2002, 
April 15, 2003,
August 19, 2003,
December 16, 2003,
April 5, 2004,
June 16, 2004,
September 22, 2004,
December 14, 2004,
April 5, 2005,
June 21, 2005,
October 18, 2005,
December 6, 2005,
April 18, 2006,
June 27, 2006,
October 24, 2006,
Deceber 12, 2006,
April 24, 2007,
June 5, 2007 ,
January 8, 2008,
May 20, 2008,
December 16, 2008,
June 16, 2009,
December 1, 2009,
May 18, 2010/June 15, 2010,
December 7, 2010,

 

 

  
2020 General Plan Text
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Appendix C
(1.3 MB)

Appendix E
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Appendix F
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Appendix I
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Appendix J
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Last Modified Date: 4/13/2011
 
 

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