...Title
PP25-005 - Amendment to the Title 13 (Historic Preservation) of the San José Municipal Code.
...Recommendations
(a) Adopt a resolution adopting the Addendum to the Downtown Strategy 2040 Final Environmental Impact Report (File No. PP15-102) and the Envision San José 2040 General Plan Final Environmental Impact Report (File No. PP09-011) and the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (File Nos. PP15-060 and GPT15-002), in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
(b) Approve an ordinance amending the Chapter 13.48 (Historic Preservation) of Title 13 of the San José Municipal Code by adding definitions for “detrimental”, “historic integrity”, and “substantial alteration”, clarifying definitions for “historic district” and “landmark”, clarifying the application of historic preservation permit findings and adding permit findings to allow the City Council to make certain overriding findings by resolution when work is detrimental to a landmark or property in a historic district.
CEQA: Addendum to the Downtown Strategy 2040 Final Environmental Impact Report (Resolution No. 78942) and the Envision San José 2040 General Plan Final Environmental Impact Report (Resolution No. 76041) and the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Resolution No. 77617). Planning Commission recommends approval (9-0-1; Casey absent) (Item 5.c on the 11/19/2025 Planning Commission Agenda). Historic Landmarks Commission recommends approval (4-2; Camuso and Cohen opposed) (Item 3.a on the 11/5/2025 Historic Landmarks Commission Agenda). (Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement)