Nearly one year after enacting a policy aimed at speeding up approvals for large-scale infill housing developments, San José has approved its first project under the new rules, cutting the permitting time by more than half.

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The city has greenlit Holland Partner Group’s proposal to build a 540-unit mixed-use development at 3896 Stevens Creek Blvd, replacing six commercial buildings on the 4.72-acre lot.

While the average review time for multi-family housing projects that proceed to a planning director’s hearing is about 20 months, Holland Partner Group’s approval took eight months.

“It takes longer to get a permit to build housing in California than it does for a couple to bring new life into the world,” Mayor Matt Mahan said in a news release. “That’s absurd — and it’s

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