At last Wednesday’s meeting, San Jose’s Planning Commission approved the development plan of a 13.68-acre site at 2256 Junction Avenue in North San Jose. The original project plans brought by Duke Realty and Kimley Horn engineering and design consultants were approved in September of 2021, but this latest site-plan approval will allow the project to move forward under Prologis, with the demolition of the existing 141,510-square-foot industrial building to be replaced with the new 276,030-square-foot building.
2256 Junction Avenue Site Location, image prepared by Kimley Horn, via Google Maps
2256 Junction Site Aerial with Proximal Buildings, image prepared by Kimley Horn
The main recommendation of SJ Planning Commission was to consider the Project Mitigated Negative Declaration from 2021 and ensure development in accordance with CEQA. Since the preexisting industrial property is being replaced with another industrial, the development avoids some of the hoops and expenses of building commercial or residential, but the new building’s construction as well as long-term use must still comply with environmental standards set by the state.
Pollutant Mitigation Chart from Addendum Referenced by San Jose Planning Commission, data prepared by Kimley Horn
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Bring back the orchards….
How did they come up with these suspiciously low numbers?
I did my own calculations for 3600 Alameda Ave, a conservative estimate, based on the number of excavators and their engine sizes running per day.
Turns out Prologis understated their true NOx emissions, and the accurate figure was almost than 4x higher than the 54 lb/day limit that would trigger much more stringent environmental review.
BAAQMD is in their pocket, and neither party is being honest about the violent impact these “move fast and break things” methods have on the surrounding community.