Former San Jose City Hall Project
Project Overview:
The Project proposes demolition of the former San Jose City Hall building (former City Hall). The facility is a five-story, approximately 113,430-square-foot office building, at 801 North First Street in San Jose, on the northwest corner of North First Street and West Mission Street.
Demolition activities would include the following:
- Abatement of hazardous building materials;
- Site control and preparation for demolition;
- Demolition of the building and disposal of demolition debris; and
- Regrading and hydroseeding the site.
The building is currently vacant and is not in a usable condition, with ongoing maintenance and security costs borne by the County. No future use has been identified or proposed for the site following demolition of the building.
For your review:
- View Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)
- View Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)
- View DEIR Attachment A – Notice of Preparation and Comments Received during Scoping Period
- View DEIR Attachment B- Feasibility Study and Cost Estimates
- View DEIR Attachment C- Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Modeling Assumptions and Results
- View DEIR Attachment D- Historical Resources Documentation
- View DEIR Attachment E- Noise Modeling Results
- View DEIR Attachment F- Vehicle Miles Traveled Evaluation Tool Results
- Notice of Availability
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the proposed project (State Clearinghouse No. 2020060451) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for your review. The FEIR document includes responses to the comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), the FEIR appendices, and the DEIR as previously published.
Project Schedule:
Upcoming Meetings:
To be determined
Past Meetings:
Historical Heritage Commission Meeting
This project’s Landmark Alteration Permit application will be on the agenda for discussion by the Historical Heritage Commission.
Date and Time: Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 6:30p.m.
Meeting Access and Comments: More information can be found here.
Virtual Public Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) Meeting.
During the public review period, a public information meeting for the DEIR was held to describe the proposed project, review the DEIR, and obtain your verbal input on the adequacy of the DEIR.
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 6:30pm
Meeting: A copy of the meeting presentation can be viewed here.
Historical Heritage Commission Meeting
This project was on the agenda for discussion by the Historical Heritage Commission.
Date and Time: Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 6:30p.m.
Meeting: A copy of the item can be viewed here. A recording of the meeting can be viewed here.
Project Timeline:
- On May 5, 2020, the Board of Supervisors received the report that assessed the feasibility of reusing the former San Jose City Hall facility and directed the County Administration to prepare an environmental analysis of removing the Former City Hall for the Board of Supervisors’ future consideration.
- On June 22, 2020, the County posted the Notice of Preparation for a 30-day public review period.
- On July 7, 2020, the County held a Public Scoping Meeting regarding the environmental impact report to describe the proposed project and the environmental review process and to obtain verbal input on the EIR analysis for the proposal.
- On September 25, 2020, the County posted the Draft Environmental Impact Report for a 45-day public review period.
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