Residential accessory uses.
San José Municipal Code § 20.75.220
in effectResidential accessory uses, including recreation facilities, mail rooms, laundry facilities, storage and other similar facilities shall be allowed on a ground floor commercial frontage pursuant to a conditional use permit, provided such uses do not reduce the required active commercial building frontage required in Table 20-152 of Section 20.75.140 . "Ground floor commercial frontage" means the ground floor area of a lot that has a main street or major cross street frontage located between the build-to-line and a parallel line located sixty feet back from the build-to-line. (Ord. 29011.)
Source: San José Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinancesFetched: 7/25/2026