Major construction project - Defined.
San José Municipal Code § 13.36.240
in effect13.36.240 - Major construction project - Defined.
A. For the purposes of this chapter, a "major construction project" is one in which the encroachment permit application, the plans submitted with such application, and any other relevant information requested by the director of public works, or the director's designee, indicates that the applicant's construction cost estimate or the engineer's estimate for the improvements in the public right-of-way for the entire project, including the portion for which the encroachment permit is requested, will total ten million dollars or more, as adjusted periodically pursuant to Subsection B. herein, and at least one of the following conditions will exist:
1. The project will impact two or more signalized intersections;
2. Sidewalk access will be precluded for the length of a block; or
3. The project is located within the lesser of five hundred feet or one block of another project located in the right-of-way.
B. For the purposes of this section, the ten million dollar threshold defining major construction projects herein shall be adjusted every five years on October 1 by the change in the Engineering News Record (ENR) Construction Cost Index from the base level on October 1, 2003. In the event that the ENR Construction Cost Index is discontinued, the director of public works shall select and authorize use of a similar construction cost adjustment mechanism to replace the ENR Construction Cost Index.
C. For the purposes of this section, the phrase "improvements in the public right-of-way" shall not include any property right that has been offered to the city through an irrevocable offer of dedication as a condition of final map approval under the Subdivision Map Act where the dedication of the property and all improvements thereupon have not been accepted by the city.
(Ord. 26996.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT13STSIPUPL_CH13.36PURI-WWOPE_PT2COIMMIPL_13.36.240MACOPREFFetched: 11/1/2026