Incidental uses, office.
San José Municipal Code § 20.40.110
in effectSubject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions hereinafter set forth, space situate entirely within a building used for business, professional or administrative office purposes may be used for the operation of a restaurant, café or newsstand if: 1. The use of such space for a restaurant, café or newsstand is incidental and auxiliary to the primary and main use of the building for one or more of the above uses; 2. The gross floor area of such building is fifty thousand square feet or more; 3. Two hundred fifty or more persons are employed in such building; 4. The only public access to the restaurant, café, newsstand is by way of an interior lobby or court, and there is not direct access thereto from outside the building; 5. The total combined gross floor area of all restaurants, cafés, and newsstands in any one building shall not exceed one-tenth the total gross floor area of the entire building. (Ords. 26248, 29364.)
Source: San José Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinancesFetched: 7/25/2026