San Jose Municipal Code Part 4 Conversion of Residential Dwellings

A. No one-family dwelling in any District shall be converted to any other use except upon issuance of and in compliance with a:

1. Site Development Permit for conversion to a two-family dwelling or a multiple dwelling, unless allowed pursuant to the provisions of Part 9 and Part 9.5 of Chapter 20.30; or

2. Special Use Permit for conversion to any nonresidential use identified as a permitted, or special use in the District with the one-family dwelling; or

3. Conditional Use Permit for conversion to any nonresidential use identified as a conditional use in the District with the one-family dwelling.

B. No two-family dwelling or multiple dwelling in any District shall be converted to any other use except upon issuance of and in compliance with a:

1. Permit adjustment for conversion of a two-family dwelling to a one-family dwelling; or

2. Site Development Permit for conversion to a one-family, two-family, or multiple dwelling, unless allowed pursuant to the provisions of Part 9 and Part 9.5 of Chapter 20.30; or

3. Special Use Permit for conversion to any nonresidential use identified as a permitted, or special use in the District with the two-family or multiple-family dwelling; or

4. Conditional Use Permit for conversion to any nonresidential use identified as a conditional use in the District with the two-family or multiple-family dwelling.

C. Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed or construed to permit approval of any one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling or multiple dwelling use in any district in which such use is not otherwise allowed pursuant to and to the provisions of Chapters 20.20 through 20.70 of this Title.

(Ords. 26248, 26455, 29011, 31298.)