DISTRICT 1 PROJECT INFORMATION

City of San José 2023-2031 Housing Element

OVERVIEW: Learn more about our City's Housing Element status and process by visiting the City Planning Division's 2023-2031 Housing Element Webpage.

CURRENT STATUS: Certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development on January 29, 2024.

Costco Project Proposal at Westgate West

OVERVIEW: Learn more about this project proposal at the City Planning Division's Westgate West Costco Project Page. You can also read more at Costco's Westgate West Project Page, or at the Save West Valley! Website.

CURRENT STATUS: Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) comments are being reviewed by City staff.

The comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for this proposed new Costco warehouse in Westgate West closed on February 20, 2024. 

As part of the regular environmental review process, staff will examine the comments provided on the DEIR and will release answers to all timely filed comments. Staff are currently in the process of this review of comments. The next expected step in this process is the finalization of the environmental review documents, followed by a Planning Commission hearing, and a City Council hearing. There are no firm dates for these next steps. 

MEETING RECORDINGS:

• Meet-the-Developer Meeting #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22UoYfNGig
• Meet-the-Developer Meeting #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=565xs_svqqM&t=3s
• Proposed Costco Draft EIR Community Meeting 2/5/24 | City of San José (sanjoseca.gov)

El Paseo de Saratoga

This mixed-use signature project sits at the western corner of the existing El Paseo de Saratoga Shopping Center and a neighboring parcel across the street at the intersection of Saratoga Avenue and Lawrence Expressway.

Earlier this year, the property owner filed an application to alter the previously approved project in order to ensure that the planned Whole Foods Market can be constructed in a timely manner. This modification application was approved at a Director’s Hearing on November 29, 2023. Plans for the remainder of the reconfigured project were submitted and are currently undergoing staff review. This newest set of revisions affects buildings 1, 2, and 4, and reduces the total number of homes in the project to 867 (including a 120-room senior residential care facility).