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Title 20 — ZONING›Part 3 — USES ALLOWED

20.80.

San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · San Jose

Outdoor dining within 150 feet of a residential zoning district that does not conform to Part 10.5 of

Chapter 20.80 requires issuance of a Special Use Permit.

J.

Screening of non-residential uses adjacent to residentially zoned properties.

Any non-residential use conducted on any property shall be effectively screened at the property line from any abutting property in a residential district. The screening required hereby shall be a masonry wall or a solid wooden fence five feet in height, except that any portion thereof situate in the required setback area from abutting public streets shall be not more than four feet; and in the event such use included any outdoor activity, such screening shall also include such trees or plants as the director deems reasonable necessary to effectively screen such use from the adjoining residence district. Such screening shall at all times be maintained in good condition and be kept free at all times of signs. In addition, where a use involving outdoor activity is on a lot or parcel adjoining a residential district, such lot or parcel shall be landscaped in a manner approved by the director.

K.

Wireless Communication.

Wireless communications antennae are allowed in Urban Village and Mixed Use districts pursuant to Table 20-50 only if all of the following criteria are met:

a.

The proposed antenna is located upon a parcel with a nonresidential use; and

b.

The proposed antenna is located either:

i.

More than thirty-five feet away from the nearest residential use; or at least one foot away from the nearest residential use for every foot of monopole height, whichever distance is greater; or

ii.

More than twenty feet away from the nearest residential use if the proposed antenna is mounted on an existing utility structure within a utility corridor.

Wireless communications antennae of any type located on a property zoned for Urban Village or Mixed Use, with a residential use shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter

20.100 of this title, except for certain modifications pursuant to Section 20.80.1915 of Chapter 20.80.

L.

Vehicular related uses in Urban Village and Mixed Use Zoning Districts.

Continued operation of existing use allowed with only 10% expansion of existing structures, unless specified through an Urban Village Plan that allows greater intensity of the use. Uses allowed by the Stevens Creek and 24th and William Urban Village Plans are not subject to the maximum 10% expansion of use.

New vehicle related uses allowed only pursuant to the provisions of the Stevens Creek and 24th and William Urban Village Plans, as amended.

Sale, leasing, or brokerage of passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks not exceeding 25 feet in length, and motorcycles are allowed to include the following incidental uses as part of their operation:

a.

Accessory installation, passenger vehicles and pick-up trucks.

b.

Car wash, detailing, not open to the public.

c.

Fuel service station or charge station, including incidental service or repair, not open to the public.

d.

Glass sales, installation, and tinting.

e.

Sale, vehicle parts, with onsite installation.

f.

Tires, batteries, lube, oil change, smog check station, air conditioning servicing of passenger vehicles and pick-up trucks.

(Ords. 30603, 30984, 31079.)

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