Effective January 1, 2020, State Assembly Bill (AB) No.1486 amended the State of California Surplus Land Act (SLA) by prohibiting local agencies from commencing negotiations over the sale or lease of surplus property prior to sending notices of availability about public land to designated entities.
AB 1486 requires the City of San Bernardino to declare property as “surplus land” or “exempt surplus land” before taking any actions to dispose of such property. This process includes issuance of a notice of availability (NOA) or request for proposals (RFP). This declaration must be made by the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, during a regularly scheduled public hearing.
Following the declaration of surplus land, the City must provide a NOA to all eligible entities for specified uses, including affordable housing, parks and recreation, and schools. An entity desiring to purchase or lease the surplus land for any of the purposes described above must notify the City in writing of its intent to purchase or lease the land within 60 days after receipt of the City’s notification of availability and intent to dispose of the land.
If the City receives notice of interest from any eligible entity, the SLA mandates a 90-day good faith negotiation period with any designated entity that submits timely offers. If no notice of interest is received or negotiations do not result in a disposition, the City may proceed with disposing of the land after presenting the commencement of actions and history to HCD. The SLA does not require the City to dispose of surplus land at less than fair market value. However, the SLA requires that, at a minimum, any subsequent development of 10 or more residential units on the site must designate at least 15 percent of units as affordable.
The Real Property Division maintains a list of all City owned property organized into two categories:
- Declared Surplus or Exempt Surplus Land: Properties declared “surplus” or “exempt surplus” by the Mayor and City Council and are available for sale or lease.
- Undeclared Surplus Land: Properties owned by the City not yet available for sale.
Interested in purchasing City owned property, click here for the SLA Map
Locate City owned property, click here for GIS map of City owned property by Ward
Donating land to the City: If you are interested in donating land to the City of San Bernardino, please call 909-384-5366 or email realproperty@sbcity.org
Real Property Division Services:
Leasing:
- Cell Towers
- Municipal Facility Agreement (Small Cell Sites)
- City Facilities (parking, special events)
- City property (land and buildings)
A Community Facilities District (CFD) is a special tax district provided within State Law that funds public improvements and on-going services within an identified area or development. These districts apply an annual fee or special tax that is levied upon properties within the District which provide the revenue to offset the cost of maintenance of the public improvements necessary to serve the development.
Final CFD 2018-1 Annual Report
Final CFD 2018-2 Annual Report
Final CFD 2019-1 Annual Report
Final CFD 2020-1 Annual Report
Final CFD 2021-1 Annual Report
Final CFD 2022-2 Annual Report