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South San Jose neighbors fight duplex plan they say exploits state housing law

by Keith Menconi, San Jose Spotlight September 3, 2026September 1, 2026

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Permit records suggest the corporate owner of this single-family home in South San Jose intends to demolish the building and replace it with a duplex under Senate Bill 9. (Maryanne Casas-Perez/San Jose Spotlight)

RESIDENTS OF A SOUTH SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD are organizing against plans to redevelop a single-family lot, accusing the developer behind the project of misusing state housing laws. Opponents fear the precedent the project might set if it’s allowed to move forward.

An LLC linked to Redwood City-based development firm Samara has filed permit applications to demolish a home that sits on a nearly half acre lot at 15385 Warwick Road and replace it with a duplex, according to permit records.

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Tagged: accessory dwelling units, ADUs, affordable housing, development, Duplexes, Homestead Acres, housing, Housing Action Coalition, housing crisis, Housing density, housing development, land use, redevelopment, San Jose, San Jose Department of Planning Building and Code Enforcement, San Jose Planning Commission, San Jose Spotlight, San Jose State University, SB 9, Senate Bill 9, single-family homes, Single-Family Zoning, South San Jose, state housing law, zoning
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