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Partition update

Despite the petition was getting a lot of support and being emailed to the a few city offices, Kooser Woods Coalition did not hear from the City officials.  

A meeting/presentation took place at 5:30pm, May 27,2025 at Dartmouth Middle School but Kooser Woods Coalition was not notified. Some volunteer shared a few captured snapshots of slides. Please see below.

Active concerns and issues to take forward

Let's understand details about PERMIT PARKING REQUIREMENTS. It is one of the foreseeable issues concerning neighborhood.

By San Jose City Department of Transportation

•  The city staff is no longer issuing Permit Parking.

• The exception is congested areas within an Urban Village Development

• The Kooser Apartments are the 1st phase of the Kooser Urban Village. Princeton Plaza development is what the city wants if the center is sold. 

• The neighborhoods affected by the Kooser Urban Village MUST GENERATE a public request for permit parking in our neighborhood. (No info on whether they will be accepted.)

• The streets around the Urban Village to be permitted must be within 1/4 mile from the development.

• The neighborhood must submit pictures of the Streets to be permitted taken on a prescribed date and time : A Sunday afternoon

• Fifty One Percent of the homes on the streets to be permitted must sign a petition and agree to be permitted.

• Questions for the City Manager :

• Will our CC&R's ( Contract Covenants Restrictions) in our Homeowners Title Insurance.  Kooser/Dentwood  CC&R's requires a two spaces on the property (Garage) and two spaces on the street for guests for each LOT. 

Call for action

Let's get together at the July 4th Dentwood Block Party and enjoy a potluck BBQ with family friends games and community and talk about how we will move forward.