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San Jose General Plan
What San Jose, Santa Clara County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is San Jose's long-range blueprint for land use, housing, and growth.
Source: California HCD Housing Element APR
Housing & development by year
| Year | Units permitted | Units entitled | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,629 | 5,031 | 1,085 |
| 2024 | 2,299 | 3,473 | 981 |
| 2023 | 3,104 | 5,290 | 970 |
| 2022 | 1,792 | 7,431 | 884 |
| 2021 | 1,671 | 3,318 | 970 |
| 2020 | 1,380 | 4,362 | 970 |
| 2019 | 2,425 | 3,439 | 827 |
| 2018 | 2,973 | 193 | 521 |
The plan document
Read San Jose's official General Plan: San Jose General Plan →
Elements · 1 Verifier-checked summary
- City of San José Adopted 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element — Chapter 3: Housing Goals and Strategies (rev. Nov. 2023) → Housing 2023-06-20
Chapter 3 of San José's adopted 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element sets five goals framing how the City will address housing needs during the planning period: Goal 1, an abundant and affordable housing stock; Goal 2, sufficient housing for people experiencing homelessness; Goal 3, housing stability and opportunities to build wealth for all residents; Goal 4, healthy, thriving neighborhoods with access to good jobs, schools, transportation, and other resources; and Goal 5, racially and socially inclusive neighborhoods that overcome past and present discrimination. Each goal is implemented through strategies (policies, programs, activities). Goal 1 covers market-rate and affordable production and preservation, including P-1 (align zoning with the General Plan by April 2024), P-2 (subsidize extremely low-income and permanent supportive housing; targets 1,200 ELI homes by Dec 2031), and P-3 (North San José Affordable Housing Overlay Zones for 24,000 planned units, with by-right permitting and minimum density of 20 units/acre).
Verifier-checked · grounded in the official document
- Envision San José 2040 General Plan (General Plan Text) — Land Use & Transportation (Chapter 5) → Circulation & Mobility 2011-11
Element summaries are generated from the official document text and held unless every fact is grounded in the source. Links open the jurisdiction's own published documents.