Battle over possibility of taller buildings near San Jose International Airport

With Google slated to build a massive campus in San Jose in the coming years and a development boom downtown, a fight is brewing over the possibility of allowing taller buildings near the airport. But for the first time in recent memory, the city’s Airport Commission has broken with airport staff, suggesting the move could relegate Mineta San Jose International Airport to little more than a regional airport and lead to tragic accidents. The city and airport officials are backing what’s been labeled Scenario 4, which would allow buildings to be anywhere from 5 to 35 feet taller in the downtown core and anywhere from 70 to 150 feet taller around Diridon Station.

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