Additionally, the City will spend $500,000 on a Caltrans program to prepare a bridge inventory to develop a program for repair, rehabilitation, and replacement. • Updates to streetlights – Through the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) the City will replace the incandescent fixtures with LED fixtures.
• ADA improvements – The City will spend $2 million to update ADA accessibility in facilities, public right of way, parks and city programs.
• Storm drainage updates – The City will spend $1 million to prepare regional drainage studies by watershed and develop hydraulic modeling of the city’s storm drain systems.
These citywide infrastructure improvements will support new and existing residents as new housing is built over the 6th cycle (2021-2029).
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 4-45 WATER
The San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) is a retail public water supplier that serves more than 45,400 municipal water service connections to the City. The SBMWD service area is bounded on the north by the National Forest, on the east by the East Valley Water District and Redlands Municipal Utilities Department, on the south by the cities of Loma Linda and Colton, and on the west by the West Valley W ater District, Rialto, and Muscoy Mutual Water Company.
Water service demand and supply estimat es for the City of San Bernardino and its housing element are assessed by the 2020 Integrated Regional Urban Water Management Plan (IRUWMP).
SBMWD’s water supply consists entirely of groundwater from the Bunker Hill Basin. SBMWD participates in ongoing water conservation measures and contributes to regional recharge projects to optimize and enhance the use and reliability of groundwater resources. The IRUWMP utilizes the SCAG Regional Transportation Forecast to calculate population growth rates for years 2020 through 2045. SBMWD’s demands in single dry years are assumed to increase by 10% above normal year demands. The local groundwater basins SBMWD produces water from have storage for use in dry years so SBMWD can produce the volume of water needed to meet 100% of demands in single dry years. SBMWD’s supplies are 100% reliable during single dry years.
The Drought Risk Assessment (DRA) is a new analysis required for the 2020 UWMP, with a focus on the five- year consecutive drought scenario beginning in 2021. Because SBMWD relies on groundwater basins with significant storage, available water supplies gene rally do not vary on a monthly or seasonal basis. As shown in Table 4-9, the City will be able to ensure that water supplies can meet expected demand during the 2021-2029 timeframe.
Table 4-9 San Bernardino Water Demand and Supply
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
PLANNING HORIZON (YEARS)
2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
Single Family Water Demand 18,710 19,260 19,811 20,253 20,695 Multi-family Water Demand 5,832 6,004 6,175 6,313 6,451 Total All Land Uses 42,248 43,458 44,667 45.639 46,661
Projected Water Supply 48,585 49,976 51,368 52,485 53,603 Surplus Water Availability +6,337 +6,519 +6,700 +6,846 +6,992 Source: Integrated Regional Urban Water Management Plan, 2020 Accessed at https://www.sbmwd.org/DocumentCenter/View/7859/Part-2-Chapter-8_SBMWD_2020-UWMP-Chapter_Final?bidId=
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SEWER
According to the City ’s 2019 Sewer Master Plan, the SBMWD operates and maintains the Ci ty’s sewer collection system and Water Reclamation Plant (WRP). Built in 1958, the WRP is a 33 million gallons per day (mgd) Regional Secondary Treatment facility that provides wastewater treatment services for San Bernardino, Loma Linda, East Valley Water District, San Bernardino International Airport, Patton State Hospital, and areas of unincorporated San Bernardino County. 1 The collection system consists of 493 miles of pipe, primarily (96 percent) of vitrified clay pipe (VCP) with the remainder of pipelines built of a variety of materials from concrete to steel among others.
The EVWD service area also includes 1,500 customers in the City of San Bernardino who are on septic systems . Approximately 90 percent of the parcels’ current land use is single- family residential. Using the sewer generation factors, the estimated total amount of flow that would be added to the EVWD system if all these parcels converted to sewer is approximately 0.75 mgd. In 2023, EVWD opened a new wastewater facility, the Sterling Natural Resource Center (SNRC), which has a treatment capacity of 10 mgd. The Center allows EVWD to cease sending its wastewater to San Bernardino for treatment and allow s it to treat its own wastewater instead. Projected wastewater generation from the EVWD ranges from 8.0 to 9.4 mgd by 2030.
Table 4-10 summarizes the City’s wastewater
collection system demand and capacity. Prior
to completion of the SNRC, the City could treat
33 mgd of wastewater annually. However, the
buildout demand in 2060 was 33.8 mgd. With
the completion of the Sterling Center, up to 9.4
mgd can be diverted from San Bernardino’s
wastewater treatment demand, freeing up to
9.4 mgd of capacity. Therefore, the City can
continue to meet the demand for wastewater
treatment within its jurisdiction through
buildout of the general plan. Over the next
several years, the City will be updating its
sewer system master plan and will recalibrate
demand estimates based on anticipated
growth and development in the city.
1 Sewer Master Plan Update, 2019. Prepared by Stantec. Accessed online August 2022. https://www.sbmwd.org/DocumentCenter/View/7624/2019-Sewer-Master-Plan---Main-Report?bidId= Table 4-10 San Bernardino Existing
Wastewater Collection System
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
Active Lift Stations 15
Siphons 12
Sewer Connections 38,300
Water Reclamation Plant 1
DEMAND AND CAPACITY
AFY MGD
Total Demand 37,876 33.8
Total Capacity – 44.0
Surplus/(Deficit) Capacity – 10.2
Source: Sewer System Master Plan, 2019
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 4-47 Figure 4-6 Broadband Coverage in San Bernardino and Vicinity
BROADBAND UTILITIES
San Bernardino’s broadband network covers many areas at an average connection speed.
However, gaps remain. A large part of the City, including downtown and northwest, lack consistent broadband download and upload speeds. The City has been awarded a $425,000 grant by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to plan for a 21st century broadband network citywide. “Smart San Bernardino” will allow the City to develop a broadband needs assessment, community engagement, and a strategic plan to provide high speed broadband to the entire city.
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4.5 IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES
Managing and providing affordable housing and support services requires financial and administrative services beyond the capacity of City staff. The following section provides a snapshot of organizations and funding resources that can be leveraged to implement these activities.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES
San Bernardino relies on the active involvement of public and nonprofit agencies to meet local housing and supportive service needs. Some of the active organizations in the City are listed here. • Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services. Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services (NPHS) is a nonprofit community development organization dedicated to building equitable communities in the Inland Empire since 1991. NPHS has grown from a small grassroots organization into a multifaceted organiz ation focused primarily on the Southern California region. NPHS administers homeownership and housing rehabilitation programs for the City. • Habitat for Humanity . Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit agency dedicated to building affordable housing and rehabilitating homes, with a strong presence in California. Habitat homes are sold to very low -income families at no profit with affordable, no -interest loans.
Volunteers, churches, and businesses provide most of the labor; public agencies or individuals donate land. In recent years, Habitat also provides housing rehabilitation assistance. • Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board (IFHMB) . IFHMB is the designated fair housing services provider in the City. IFHMB provides free services to low and moderate income individuals throughout the Inland Empire region. This program includes fair housing services, landlord/tenant mediation services, housing counseling, and alternative dispute resolution.
IFHMB also provides education on housing rights and responsibilities. • At-Risk Affordable Housing Developers. Several additional developers may be able to assist in preserving affordability covenants attached to at-risk affordable housing projects: National Community Renaissance, Jamboree Housing Corporation, Abode Housing Corporation, TELACU, Neighborhood Housing Services, Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino, a Community of Friends, and numerous other partners.
• Local Community Organizations . The City has an extensive network of local community organizations who are active in providing a wide range of housing and community services.
Chapter 2 listed the many organizations providing services to special needs households in the City. Faith -based organizations include groups such as Inland Congregations United for Change, Lutheran Social Services, and local health care organizations.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 4-49
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
The City relies on 10 primary sources of funding to implement and support housing activities.
These revenue sources and funding allocated annually are summarized in Table 4-11.
Table 4-11 Primary Financial Resources
FUNDING
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION OF FUNDING PROGRAM ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES Community
Development
Block Grant
The federal government awards CDBG funds annually on
a formula basis to entitled cities to carry out a range of community development activities directed toward
revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and
improving community facilities and services, principally targeted for low and moderate-income persons. The City
receives an annual allocation of $3.5 million.
• Property acquisition
• Housing rehabilitation
• Homebuyer assistance
• Economic dev’t
• Homeless assistance
• Public services
• Infrastructure improv’t
HOME
Investment
Partnerships
Program
The federal government awards HOME funds annually on
a formula basis to entitled cities to fund a range of
activities including building, buying, and rehabilitating affordable housing or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people. Cities must comply with specific
matching funds from nonfederal sources. The City
receives an annual allocation of $4 million.
• Site acquisition
• Site improvement
• Rehabilitation
• Homebuyer assistance
• Rental assistance
Emergency
Solutions Grant
(ESG)
The federal government awards ESG funds annually to
cities to address local homelessness. This includes funds to outreach to homeless people; improve, provide and
operate shelters; provide essential services to shelter residents; rapidly re-house homeless people; and prevent people from becoming homeless. The City receives an
annual allocation of $250,000.
• Street outreach
• Emergency shelter
• Prevention activities
• Rapid rehousing
• Data Collection (HMIS)
Neighborhood
Stabilization
Funds (NSP)
The federal government established his program to
provide emergency assistance to stabilize communities
with high rates of abandoned and foreclosed homes, and
to assist households whose annual incomes are up to 120 percent of the area median income (AMI). The U.S.
Congress approved three rounds of NSP funding. The City has $2 million in NSP funds for this period.
• Purchase/rehab of
abandoned or
foreclosed
• Establish land banks for
foreclosed homes
• Demolish + redevelop
blighted properties and
vacant sites
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Table 4-11 Primary Financial Resources
FUNDING
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION OF FUNDING PROGRAM ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES Low Income
Housing Tax
Credits (LIHTC)
This federal program subsidizes the acquisition,
construction, and rehabilitation of affordable rental
housing. States award the credits on a competitive basis to developers of affordable rental housing. Developers
often sell the credits to investors to obtain funding who claim LIHTC credit over a 10-year period.
• Housing development
• Housing acquisition
• Housing rehabilitation
Housing
Choice
Vouchers
The County of San Bernardino Housing Authority
administers the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program
for the City of San Bernardino. Funds are used to maintain the affordability of subsidized affordable housing project, support public housing, and provide 2,600 rental housing vouchers for residents.
• Rental assistance
• Scattered sites
• Family self sufficiency
• Moving to Work
• Public housing
The Building
Homes and
Jobs Act
(aka SB 2)
The California HCD provides grants to cities for plans and process improvements that accelerate housing
production. HCD awarded the City funds for its Housing
Element, fair housing, DTSP, Carousel Mall, and outreach efforts. The City received $1.1 million for the 6th cycle Housing Element planning period.
• General Plan
• Housing Element
• Development codes
• Fair Housing
• Design guidelines
Redevelop-
ment Funds
While redevelopment agencies were dissolved with state
legislation in 2012/2013, the City of San Bernardino
maintains former RDA funds that can be used to stimulate the development of affordable housing. Use of the funds is subject to strict guidelines. The City has about $6
million of RDA funds remaining.
• Site acquisition
• Affordable housing
development
HOME ARP San Bernardino is eligible to receive up to $5 million in HOME American Rescue Plan (ARP) grants. Funds must be
used to address homelessness, persons at risk of
homelessness, those fleeing violence situations, and those needing supportive services. HCD will also receive $131 million to implement the program.
• Affordable Housing
• Tenant-Based Rental
Assistance (TBRA)
• Supportive, Prevention,
Housing Counsel Svcs
• Noncongregate Shelter
American
Rescue Plan
The City will receive $85 million in pandemic relief under the American Rescue Plan (ARPA). Jurisdictions must
provide annual expenditure reports to the Treasury
documenting state and local expenditures.
• Infrastructure
• Violence Prevention
• Parks, Rec, Open Space
• Other expenses
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-1
5.0 FAIR HOUSING
Chapter 5, fair housing, is intended to address the new fair housing requirements for housing elements consistent with Gov’t Code §§ 8899.50, 65583(c)(5), 65583(c)(10), 65583.2(a).
In recent years, one of the most significant new housing laws enacted by the State Legislature is Assembly Bill 686 (AB 686), Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. In short, this bill requires all housing elements to contain an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH). This requirement is intended to ensure that all people have the opportunity for housing and other community benefits regardless of their status. Affirmatively further fair housing means “taking meaningful actions that, taken together, address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity and, among other items, fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair housing laws” (Gov’t Code 8899.50(a)).
The AFH in the housing element must be consistent with the core elements of the federal AFFH Final Rule of 2015 and applicable statutes in California housing element law. The California Department of Housing and Community Development have issued a comprehensive guidebook for complying with this law.
1 In short, the AFH must address the following requirements:
1. Community outreach, which includes a summary of fair housing outreach and capacity and the receipt and consideration of public input and local knowledge on fair housing
2. Assessment of Fair Housing on a variety of mandated topics, including segregation and integration, disparities in access to opportunity, disproportionate needs, etc.
3. Inventory of sites to meet the jurisdiction’s RHNA along with an analysis that demonstrates how the site selection and housing will further fair housing statutes
4. Identification and prioritization of factors that have contributed to any observed fair housing issues within the jurisdiction
5. Goals, actions, and programs that are meaningful and affirmatively further fair housing for all residents in San Bernardino
1 California Department of Housing and Community Development, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Guidance for All Public Entities and for Housing Elements (April 2021); Accessed at: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/community-development/affh/docs/affh_document_final_4-27-2021.pdf.
Fair housing choice means that
individuals and families have the
information, opportunity, and
options to live where they choose
without unlawful discrimination and
other barriers related to race, color,
religion, sex, familial status, national
origin, disability, or other protected
characteristics.
AFFH Guidance Memo randum, State of
California HCD (2021)
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5.2 INTEGRATION AND SEGREGATION
The AFH requires that cities address patterns of segregation that may disproportionately affect persons of protected classes. To inform this assessment, data were collected on demographic , socioeconomic, household, and housing characteristics to assess the presence of patterns that suggest concerns with respect to fair housing opportunity.
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Household income is a key factor affecting the opportunity for households of all types, whether starting out, raising a family, or retiring. Fair housing concerns arise when significant income differences occur as a result of race and ethnicity, neighborhoods, or other characteristics.
In San Bernardino, the median household income is
$45,834–approximately 25 percent below the
County median household income. Comparatively,
cities shown in Table 5-1 have a median household
income from $53,000 to $74,000. The City’s median
income is within the lowest quartile countywide.
According to the CHAS, the prevalence of lower
income households is 47 percent Countywide,
ranging from 23 percent in Chino Hills to 71 percent
in Needles. For comparison, 61 percent of
households in San Bernardino (the fourth highest
Countywide) earn low income.
Over the past decade, the City’s household income
has increased by only 1 percent annually. As shown
in Table 5-2, the City’s share of households earning
very low income actually increased, from 37 to 40
percent of total households. The share of low- and
moderate-income households remained the same.
However, the share of above moderate-income
households declined from 24 to 21 percent of total
households. As of 2019, the majority of
neighborhoods in the City ha s a concentration of
lower-income residents, where more than 50
percent of households in a tract earn below 50
percent of the County median income.
Table 5-1 Household Income, San
Bernardino and the Region
City Hhld Med.
Income
% Low
Income
San Bernardino $45,834 61%
Colton $53,838 53%
Loma Linda $55,607 46%
Redlands $74,839 37%
Rialto $61,518 49%
Yucaipa $69,104 40%
County Avg. $61,291 47%
Source: 2015-2019 ACS.
Table 5-2 Household Income, by
RHNA Category, San Bernardino
Income
Categories
Percent of Hhlds
2010 2019
% Very Low 37% 40%
% Low 20% 21%
% Moderate 19% 18%
% Above-Mod 24% 21%
Total 100% 100%
Source: ACS, 2006-2010 and 2015-2029.
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The dissimilarity index measure s the level of
segregation in a jurisdiction by income. The index
ranges from a score of 0 (total integration) to a
score of 100 (total segregation). Values of 60 or
above are high, values of 40 or 50 are moderate,
and values in the 30s and less are considered low
levels of segregation. San Bernardino County has
areas where there are significant differences in
household income. However, a comparison of the
median income levels for census tracts in the City
(Table 5 -3) shows a low level of segregation for
most income pairings, except very low versus above
moderate income, which is expected if comparing
areas with apartments and single-family homes.
Race and Ethnicity
San Bernardino’s generally higher level of
integration is supported by a comparison of
income levels of residents by race and ethnicity.
The median income s of San Bernardino City
households by race/ ethnicity are remarkably
similar, except for Black Americans, who earn the
lowest median household income. However, there
is a significant disparity in income levels of
residents of the same race and ethnicity in the City
versus the County . Shown in Table 5-4 , all
race/ethnic groups in the City, particularly Blacks
and Asians, have a smaller median income than
their counterparts in the county as a whole. This
finding speaks to the disparity of income of San
Bernardino residents compared to the county.
Figure 5 -1 displays the median income of census tracts , and Figure 5 -2 shows the low to moderate income concentrations (0 to 50 percent of County median income) in San Bernardino.
It shows that the majority of the City is a lower income concentration, surrounded by higher income areas to the east, west, and south, adjacent to the City borders.
Table 5-3 Dissimilarity Index for
Household Income, San Bernardino
Income by
RHNA Category
Segregation, 2020
Score Level
Very Low & Low 17 Low
Very Low & Mod 24 Low
Very Low & Above 37 Mod
Low & Moderate 19 Low
Mod. & Above 23 Low
Low & Above 31 Low
Source: CHAS, 2015-2019 by census tract.
Table 5-4 Household Income by
Race and Ethnicity, San Bernardino
Race and
Ethnicity
Med. Hhld Income
City % of Cnty
Median Inc.
City Median $45,834 75%
Hispanic $47,482 79%
NH White $49,713 73%
NW Black $32,248 63%
NH Asian $47,393 58%
Other N/A N/A
Source: 2015-2019 ACS.
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Figure 5-1 Median Household
Income by Census Tract
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Figure 5-2 Prevalance of Low-
Income Population
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RACE AND ETHNICITY
According to the ACS, there was a significant change in the race and ethnic composition of residents in San Bernardino County and the City, particularly the growth of nonwhite population.
In the County, the percentage of the nonwhite population rose from 65 percent in 2010 to 71 percent by 2019 . San Bernardino followed this trend; the percentage of the nonwhite population increased from 80 to 86 percent during the same period of time.
In 1980, San Bernardino’s predominant
race/ethnic group was White, comprising 57
percent, followed by Hispanic (25 percent),
Black (15 percent), and all others combined (3
percent). Forty years later, Hispanics are the
predominant group in all census tracts except
Verdemont ( Table 5-5). By 2020, residents
identifying as White fell to 14 percent, Blacks
remained at 13 percent, and Asians rose to 4
percent. While the City has historically had
segregative practices , they have long ended
and remnant patterns gradually diminished.
The dissimilarity index is used to measure the
level of segregation within in a city. The index
ranges from 0 (total integration) to 100 (total
segregation). Values of 60 or abov e are
considered high, and means that 60 percent (or
more) of one group would need to move to a
different tract for both groups to be equally
distributed. Values of 40 or 50 are moderate,
and values in the 30s and below are designated
as low segregation . In Table 5-6, five of six
race-ethnic pairings significantly improved in
integration from 1980 through 2020. This
analysis shows that the level of integration for
race and ethnic groups continues to improve.
Figures 5- 3a and 5-3b show the changes in
the nonwhite population in San Bernardino. In short, there has been increases over the decade in every neighborhood and, as of 2019, only a few small tracts in northern San Bernardino do not have a nonwhite majority population, though that will likely change by 2030. These trends, in concert with the dissimilarity index findings, show that there are no segregative patterns.
Table 5-5 Race and Ethnicity, San
Bernardino and the Region
Race and
Ethnicity
Percent of Residents
City County
Hispanic (any race) 66.2% 54.8%
White 14.4% 25.2%
Black 12.1% 8.4%
Asian/Pacific Is. 4.1% 8.2%
All Others 3.2% 3.1%
Source: ACS 2015-2019.
Note: All others represents 3 percent or less of the population Table 5-6 Dissimilarity Index for Race
and Ethnicity, San Bernardino
Race and
Ethnicity
Dissimilarity Score
1980 2000 2020
White & Black 65 37 27
White & Hispanic 53 43 35
White & Asian 27 38 35
Black & Hispanic 42 25 25
Black & Asian 60 35 34
Hispanic & Asian 50 38 40
Source: Brown University, 2023
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Figure 5-3a Percent of Population
that is Non-White, 2010-2014
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Figure 5-3b Percent of Population
that is Non-White, 2015-2019
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AREAS OF POVERTY AND AFFLUENCE
Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty
‘Fair housing concerns arise when poverty is concentrated. HUD has identified racial/ethnic concentrations of poverty (R/ECAPs) where: 1) there is a non-White population of 50 percent or more; and 2) more than 40 percent of residents in that neighborhood live at or below the poverty line. HUD supplements the income test with an alternate criterion. Thus, a neighborhood can be a R/ECAP if the poverty rate exceeds 40 percent or is 3X the average poverty rate for its region.
According to HUD, in 1990, the County had
six census tracts designated R/ECAPs, all of
which were in the City of San Bernardino.
The number of R/ECAPs in the city and
county peaked in 2010 when the City had 70
percent of the County’s R/ECAPs. The
increase in the County’s R/ECAPs were due
to R/ECAPs designated in the High Desert
and central San Bernardino County. In 2023,
HUD provided “Year 2020” updated data
which show s the first decline in R/ECAP ,
which declined in San Bernardino to almost
1990 levels. Figure 5-6 shows that the City’s
R/ECAPs are located in areas located
between the I-10 and SR-210.
The City’s R/ECAPs are largely due to the
economic and social changes in the City. Following the real estate meltdown of the late 1980s, the closure of the BNSF Maintenance Yard, Norton AFB, and Kaiser Steel resulted in a loss of 30,000 direct jobs and 60,000 to 90,000 indirect jobs . The mortgage meltdown in the 2000s resulted in thousands of foreclosures. These misfortunes culminated with the City’s bankruptcy (2012), terrorist attack (2015), and pandemic. These conditions particularly hurt the City’s oldest areas, between the SR- 210 and I -10, which was home to the City’s i ndustrial and military base, modest income neighborhoods, and oldest and original infrastructure.
The City has attempted to improve all TCAC low resource and R/ECAP areas via redevelopment until the Governor dissolved project areas in 2012. While progress was made, these efforts were insufficient to address aging infrastructure, declining housing conditions, and the poor socio- economic conditions and severity of economic and financial issues since 1980. Section 5.1.3 and Tables 5-23 and 5-24, discussed later, provide the foundation for a place- based programs to address blight, improve the built environment, and address social issues in these areas.
Figure 5-4 Trends in R/ECAPs, 1990-2020
0 2
4 6
8 10
12 14
16 18
1990 2000 2010 2020
City R/ECAPs
County R/ECAPs
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Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence
Racially concentrated areas of affluence (RCAA) are essentially the converse of R/ECAPs. According to the federal government, t he definition for an RCAA is a census tract in which 80 percent or more of the population is White and has a median annual household income of at least $125,000.
RCAAs represent a public policy issue to the extent that an RCAA has been created and maintained through exclusionary and discriminatory land use patterns, development practices, and reinvestment strategies. RCAAs are often considered to have more exclusive access to better education, employment, environmental, and public services.
RCAAs are typically found in wealthy neighborhoods such as beachfront communities, hillside developments, and high rent commercial/residential districts. San Bernardino does not have any census tracts that qualify as RCAA’s; in fact, the City is predominantly lower income, which is the reason for SCAG allocating a high proportion of above moderate income units for its RHNA . In the Inland Empire, the RCAAs are known to be in eastern Yucaipa, portions of Redlands, east Highland, Rancho Cucamonga, portions of Upland and La Verne north of the SR -210, Riverside, and others. RCAAs can also be found within wealthy resort communities in the Coachella Valley.
As of 2023, San Bernardino has three clusters (8 tracts) designated as higher or moderate resource.
CT# 7091, in the far northeastern edge, is entirely steep hillsides and undevelopable. This tract incorrectly shows as higher resource because it covers wealthier populated areas in Highland. CT# 4507 and 4509, in north San Bernardino, covers the unincorporated Arrowhead Farms. Only CT# 4505, a small tract in the city adjacent to Arrowhead Farms, is moderate resource. CT#2706, in northwest San Bernardino, is exclusively industrial, covers higher resource populated areas in adjacent cities, and therefore incorrectly appears to be high resource.
Only four populated tracts in San Bernardino are not low resource in San Bernardino. Two census tracts were previously designated high(er) resource-4503 and 4504. As of 2023, only tract 4503 has predominantly high household incomes and is designated higher resource Tract 4504 was downgraded to moderate resource. In addition, tracts 4511 and 4512 are also moderate resource.
Taken together, one high resource tract (4503) covers 3,800 residents and three moderate resource tracts cover 14,100 residents – all of which are located within Northwest San Bernardino.
All other tracts (approximately 46 census tracts) throughout the community are low resource.
In this overall area, the City is expanding housing mobility for lower income households through four strategies. As discussed on Page 5 -48 and in Section 5.9 , t he strategies include ADUs, surplus sites, rental vouchers, and preservation of affordable housing units within that area.
Figures 5-5 and 5-6 show areas within the community where poverty is most prevalent, where TCAC designates low income/high segregation areas exist, and where R/ECAPs are located.
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Figure 5-5 Prevalence of Poverty
Among Residents
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Figure 5-6 Areas of Segregation
and Poverty, 2020
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-13
PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY
Persons with a disability face greater difficulty finding, securing, affording, and maintaining suitable housing. Persons with disabilities may need additional accessibility features in housing.
Regionally, between the 2014 and 2019 ACS, the percentage of the County’s population that was disabled increased from 10.9 to 11.3 percent, while declining in the City from 13.0 to 12.3 percent.
Only four of the City’s fifty or more census tracts had a 5 to 10 percent increase and 2 tracts (in the sphere) had an identical decline in the percentage of disabled people. The changes were split – one tract in the far northwest, southwest, northeast, and central with no apparent pattern. Given that the margin of error at the tract level is about 10 percent, any changes are nominal at best.
The prevalence of residents with a disability in San
Bernardino County varies : between 9 and 21
percent for cities, with a Countywide average of
13.0 percent. Of the jurisdictions in the immediate
area, shown in Table 5-7, Loma Linda has the
largest proportion of residents with a disability at
13.8 percent, following by San Bernardino at about
12.3 percent. The City has approximately the same
proportion of residents with a disability as the
County and ranks 15
th among 24 cities, which
although is slightly higher than nearby cities in the
valley, is not evidence of segregation.
In San Bernardino City, the majority of disabled
people are adults 18 to 64 years old, who comprise 54 percent of all persons with a disability. In contrast, minors under the age of 18 comprise only 10 percent of the disabled population and, according to data from the State of California, predominantly reside with a legal guardian at home.
Approximately 34 percent of the disabled population is over 65 years of age. Data were not available for people who are disabled and living in each type of group quarters, though many who reside in adult or elderly residential care facilities would be expected to have a disability.
Figures 5-7a and 5-7b display where disabled people live in the City. Most tracts have 10 to 20 percent of residents living with a disability —consistent with the County average and only five census tracts exceed a disability prevalence of 15 percent. The highest concentration of disabled people (28 percent) is in Tract 57.01 due to the Meadowbrook Tower. One census tract is home to Patton State Hospital and has a 40-plus percent disability rate because the hospital covers the entire tract and houses residents with severe psychiatric conditions. In neither case do the City’s rate or distribution of disabled people suggest segregative practices.
Table 5-7 Disability Status, San
Bernardino and the Region
Jurisdiction % of Residents
with a disability
San Bernardino 12.3%
Colton 11.2%
Loma Linda 13.8%
Redlands 11.7%
Rialto 9.5%
Yucaipa 11.8%
Source: 2015-2019 ACS
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Figure 5-7a Prevalence of People
with a Disability, 2010-2014
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Figure 5-7b Prevalence of People
with a Disability, 2015-2019
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SENIORS
Senior citizens aged 65 and older are known to face greater difficulty finding, securing, affording, and maintaining suitable housing both due to their age, disability, and fixed income status.
Regionally, between the 2014 and 2019 ACS, the percentage of the population that was seniors increased from 9.6 to 11.3 percent in the County and from 8.3 to 9.0 percent in the City. Only two of the City’s fifty or more census tracts had a 5 to 10 percent increase in seniors, with one recording more than 10 percent increase due to the construction of a new senior project. All other tracts recorded less than a five percent change, which is within the margin of error at the tract level . In summary, there was virtually no statistically significant change in the vast majority of the City.
The prevalence of seniors in San Bernardino County
varies: between 6 and 20 percent for cities, with a
County average of 11.3. Of the jurisdictions in the
immediate area, shown in Table 5-8, Loma Linda
has the largest proportion of seniors at 19 percent,
followed by Redlands and Yucaipa with 15 percent
each. Each these communities are distinctly
different from San Bernardino. Having a retirement
population and significant number of age -
restricted mobilehome parks. The City of San
Bernardino has approximately the same proportion
senior residents as Rialto and Colton, which share
borders with San Bernardino.
San Bernardino has an extensive inventory of senior housing affordable to lower income households which is publicly subsidized and deed restricted with long- term covenants in place.
More than fifteen senior housing projects have been built, many of which are downtown and in close proximity to public services, transit, and social services. In the past decade, several TELACU affordable housing projects for seniors have been built in the community.
Figures 5-8a and 5-8b display where seniors live in the City. Over the prior planning period, the prevalence of seniors increased above 5 percent in only one census tracts (in the far northeast) and one that increased in downtown by more than 10 percent, the latter due to the construction of new senior housing. Only one census tract saw a decline in the number of seniors by 5 to 10 percent. Overall, the vast majority of census tracts saw minimal increase or decline (less than five percent) in the senior population, which is well within the margin of error for ACS tract level data.
Table 5-8 Seniors Citizens, San
Bernardino and the Region
Jurisdiction % of senior
citizen residents
San Bernardino 9%
Colton 10%
Loma Linda 19%
Redlands 15%
Rialto 10%
Yucaipa 15%
Source: 2015-2019 ACS
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Figure 5-8a Percent of Residents
that are Seniors, 2010-2014
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Figure 5-8b Percent of Residents
that are Seniors, 2015-2019
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FAMILIAL STATUS
Familial status affect s one’s income (whether there is more than one working), size of housing needed (children, multigenerational living) , and type of home that can be afforded . Certain household types have been discriminated against. For example, single -parent households may experience discrimination due to their source of income. Large families searching for affordable housing may experience discrimination against children.
Regionally, the ACS reports that 20 percent of the County’s households were large families for 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 with minimal aggregate change recorded over the past decade. The City also recorded no change, although it has a higher prevalence of large families at 24 percent.
With regard to single parents with children, the County saw a significant decline from 13 to 8 percent. Mirroring the County, the City also saw a large decline in the percentage of single parents with children, from 19 to 12 percent citywide, though still very high for San Bernardino.
Table 5-9 displays familial status in San Bernardino,
surrounding cities, and the county. As shown,
approximately one-quarter (24%)of all households in
the City are large families. Rialto has the largest
prevalence at 32 percent, followed by San Bernardino
at 24 percent, and Colton at 18 percent. Over the
decade, large families have increased slightly in
Muscoy, downtown, and northeast San Bernardino.
However, there have been declines in the prevalence
of large households in south and north Bernardino.
With respect to single parents with children, the
prevalence of single parents with children ranges
from 5 to 18 percent in the County with the City
ranked the fourth highest of 24 cities. San Bernardino
had a slightly larger proportion of their population that Colton and Rialto, but twice the prevalence of Loma Linda, Redlands, and Yucaipa.
Over the decade, about a third of the City’s tracts north of the SR -210 have had slight increases or decreases in the prevalence of single parents with children (0-5 percent, which can be assumed the ACS margin of error), a third have had declines of ten percent or more (e.g., westside, central and downtown), and only the northeast City has had a larger increase in limited census tracts.
Figures 5-9a and 5-9b show the changes in prevalence of large families. Figures 5-10a and 5- 10b show the changes in the prevalence of single parent with children.
Table 5-9 Familial Type, San
Bernardino and the Region
Jurisdiction
Family Type
Large
Families
Single
Parents
San Bernardino 24% 12%
Colton 18% 11%
Loma Linda 10% 5%
Redlands 11% 6%
Rialto 32% 9%
Yucaipa 15% 6%
Source: 2015-2019 ACS.
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Figure 5-9a Percent of Households
with Five or More People, 2010-2014
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Figure 5-9b Percent of Households
with Five or More People, 2015-2019
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Figure 5-10a Percent of Single Parent
Households with Children, 2010-2014
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Figure 5-10b Percent of Single Parent
Households with Children, 2015-2019
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5.3 DISPROPORTIONATE NEED
This AFH assesses disproportionate housing needs to identify groups of residents that experience more severe (disproportionate) housing needs compared to residents in other areas of the City and the region. The key issues assessed include housing overcrowding and overpayment, housing conditions, and the potential displacement associated with these conditions.
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
San Bernardino City residents have a higher
prevalence of housing problems, measured by
overpayment and overcrowding, than that of County
residents. As shown in Table 5 -10, 47 percent of
County residents experience housing overpayment
as of 2019, down from 54 percent in 2010. Compared
to the City, 54 percent of households are overpaying
for housing, down from 60 percent in 2010.
Homeowners in both the County and City have t he
same overpayment rate; however, City renters have a
much higher prevalence of renter overpayment.
The regional trends for housing overcrowding show
a much different pattern than overpayment. As
shown in Table 5-10, while overpayment rates have
changed since 2010, overcrowding rates remained
relatively unchanged. Regionally, household
overcrowding is also prevalent in many communities,
with concentrations in nearby Fontana, Rialto, Mira
Loma, Highland, Ontario, and other cities.
While there are no reliable data sources that
document trends and patterns in substandard
housing regionally, HCD’s AFH mapper does provide information about patterns in housing displacement risk. San Bernardino has an enhanced level of displacement, due to the mismatch between residential incomes and housing costs. These findings were echoed during housing element meetings on the lack of affordable housing.
Table 5-10 Regional Analysis of
Overpayment and Overcrowding
Jurisdiction 2010 2019
County Overpaying (Percent of Hhlds)
Homeowners 52% 38%
Renters 58% 57%
Total 54% 47%
City Overpaying (Percent of Hhlds)
Homeowners 56% 39%
Renters 63% 63%
Total 60% 54%
County Overcrowding (Percent of Hhlds)
Homeowners 5% 5%
Renters 15% 14%
Total 9% 9%
City Overcrowding (Percent of Hhlds)
Homeowners 9% 10%
Renters 21% 21%
Total 15% 16%
Source: 2010, 2015-2019 ACS
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HOUSING OVERPAYMENT
Households are o verpaying when they pay more than 30 percent of income toward housing.
Overpayment often occurs when family members have insufficient income for housing; that could be due to either insufficient income from work or very high housing costs. Moderate overpayment refers to paying 30 to 50 percent of income toward housing; severe overpayment refers to paying more than 50 percent of income toward housing. The net effect is that residents face a greater level of housing insecurity and inability to afford other life necessities.
In San Bernardino city, 39 percent of
homeowners with a mortgage and 60 percent
of renter households overpay for housing
(Table 5-11). Overpayment for homeowners
in nearby cities is comparable, averaging 36
percent, and rang ing from 29 to 41 percent.
Overpayment for renters in San Bernardino is
consistently higher. Housing overpayment for
renters in surrounding cities ranges from 42
percent in Yucaipa to about 5 9 percent in
Rialto. In the County, the City’s prevalence of
housing overpayment is the highest of the
cities for renters but average for owners.
Figures 5-11a and 5-11b show the high percentages of renter overpayment citywide , with the highest rates of overpayment occurring in the northern and central portions of the City. The high proportion of lower income households in the City, a shortage of apartments, and higher rents contribute to a higher prevalence of renter overpayment. According to the 2006-2013 and 2015- 2019 CHAS, the prevalence of renter overpayment increased in north San Bernardino, above the SR-210, most likely due to the increased pr ices (and therefore rent ing costs ) of single -family homes. Declines in the prevalence of renter overpayment occurred in the central city (SR -210 south and north of I -10) except for near the airport. Renter overpayment did not increase significantly in areas noted for displacement.
As shown on Figures 5-11c and 5-11d, the distribution of overpayment for homeowners ranges from 20 to 60 percent. T he highest rate of overpayment is in the central core —this area has households with the lowest income. Conversely, the lowest pr evalence of overpayment is in the northern (where incomes are highest) and the southern and eastern portions of the City , where home prices are significantly lower than average relative to household income. As mentioned earlier, homeowner overpayment has declined regionally and locally over the last decade. In San Bernardino, the prevalence of homeowner overpayment fell in about 75 percent of all tracts.
Table 5-11 Prevalence of Overpayment
Jurisdiction Owner HH Renter HH
San Bernardino 39% 60%
Colton 37% 56%
Loma Linda 33% 53%
Redlands 33% 52%
Rialto 41% 59%
Yucaipa 29% 42%
County 36% 54%
Source: 2015-2019 ACS
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Figure 5-11a Percentage of Renter House-
holds Overpaying for Housing, 2010-2014
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Figure 5-11b Percentage of Renter House-
holds Overpaying for Housing, 2015-2019
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Figure 5-11c Percentage of Owners
Overpaying for Housing, 2010-2014
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Figure 5-11d Percentage of Owners
Overpaying for Housing, 2015-2019
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HOUSING / SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS
San Bernardino’s housing stock is varied in age, style, location, and condition. No recent housing surveys exist due to lack of City resources, the recession, City bankruptcy, and COVID. This year, 2023, has been a turning point for the City to reestablish its Housing and Code Enforcement Divisions. Staff hiring has allowed the City to begin refocusing efforts on educating residents about city codes, enforcing regulations, and focusing on a broader housing strategy. The following are descriptions of housing conditions, based on field observations from Code Enforcement staff. • Demolition. Houses that need to be torn down due to dilapidated conditions. Those homes have serious structural defects including, but not limited to: roof rafters exposed and deteriorated, walls with extreme fire and flood damage, lack of windows with interior elements exposed, copper piping removed, old electrical wires, and aged plumbing that no longer functions properly. The City estimates that up to 2 percent of the housing stock (1,333 units) requires demolition and would be more economical to replace than rehabilitate. • Major Repair. These units have a sound underlying structure, but major repairs and replacement activities are needed to bring the house up to current codes and make it livable.
Improvements include re- roofing, electrical and plumbing replacement, replacement of exterior siding/stucco, the replacement of rehabilitation of interior kitchen/bathroom, and repairs to exterior painting, windows and doors. The City estimates that 7 to 10 percent of housing units (4,630 to 6,614 units) require major repairs. • Moderate Repair. These housing units are structurally sound and in livable condition, but need exterior repairs such as roof repairs, interior/exterior paint, and upgrade of some windows and doors, interior kitchen and bathroom upgrades, and accessibility improvements.
The repairs needed are largely related to the age of housing and gradual decline of existing interior and exterior components associated with normal maintenance and repair. City staff estimate that up to 20 percent of homes (113,230 units) require moderate repairs.
Finally, the City has 46 mobile home parks which are inspected by HCD for structural conditions.
Although no parks were suspended in 2022 and 2023, visual observation indicates that many of the units also need repair, replacement and, in some cases, demolition.
Code Enforcement staff indicate that the need for demolition, repair, and rehabilitation needs exist equally between single- and multiple-family homes, and that needs are dispersed citywide, with no neighborhoods being disproportionately impacted. This is because the vast majority of residents are low income and lack the financial resources to improve their homes. Moreover, many rental properties are owned by absentee landlords, who are responsible for repairing their units.
In the coming years, the Housing Plan includes Program 3.1 to conduct a survey to clarify and document the housing conditions in the City and funding sources to assist our residents.
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HOUSING OVERCROWDING
Housing is overcrowded when there is more than one resident per habitable room in a home.
Overcrowding often occurs when nonfamily members have insufficient income and therefore Moderate overcrowding refers to 1 to 1.5 persons per room and severe overcrowding is more than 1.5 persons per room. Overcrowding can lead to accelerated wear and tear on housing units, parking shortages, and higher levels of stress for residents who have inadequate living space.
Table 5-12 displays data for households that
experience overcrowding. Countywide, the
overcrowding rate was 4.8 among homeowners
and 11.8 among renters. In nearby cities,
overcrowding for homeowners ranged from
approximately 2 to 10 percent; San Bernardino
had one of the highest rates of owner
overcrowding at 10 percent. Renter overcrowding
ranged from about 4 percent in Loma Lind a to
about 23 percent in Rialto. Similarly, S an
Bernardino renters also had one of the highest
rates of overcrowding at 20 percent – more than
double the statewide average of 8 percent.
Housing overcrowding in the City is likely due to various factors, including the following. • Inappropriate housing supply. In total, 24 percent of the City ’s households are large families, and over half are low income. The lack of large enough housing is typically most acute in apartments, which often are predominantly 1 or 2 bedroom units. • High housing costs. With the recent escalation in housing prices and rents, many lower income households simply do not have enough income to afford housing. As a result, families will rent rooms or live in smaller sized housing in an effort to afford a dwelling. • Student population. The City is home to CSUSB and has a significant student population.
Therefore, to reduce housing costs, it is very common for students to live two or more to a room, which often results in overcrowding.
Figures 5-12a and 5-12b geographically displays overcrowding data for San Bernardino city. The largest change in overcrowding included declines in the westside and southern San Bernardino, around the airport (predominantly industrial), and slight increases in eastern and northeast San Bernardino, primarily in the unincorporated sphere. While there are slight changes in the prevalence of overcrowding in some census tract, the net effect is no overall change citywide.
Table 5-12 Prevalence of Overcrowding
Jurisdiction Owner
HH Renter HH
San Bernardino 10.0% 20.6%
Colton 7.5% 16.9%
Loma Linda 3.7% 3.8%
Redlands 2.3% 6.0%
Rialto 10.4% 23.3%
Yucaipa 2.5% 4.7%
County 4.8% 11.8%
Source: 2015-2019 ACS.
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Figure 5-12a Prevalence of
Housing Overcrowding, 2010-2014
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Figure 5-12b Prevalence of
Housing Overcrowding, 2015-2019
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DISPLACEMENT RISK
Displacement refers to a situation where households can involuntarily lose their housing. This can result from a variety of factors, including large-scale development activity, significant reinvestment or disinvestment in neighborhoods, and changes in local and regional job opportunities.
Displacement can also occur when households are priced out of the market, when buildings and apartments change ownership, or if there are insufficient housing options. In some cases, displacement can also lead to g entrification, where the new er residents that move into an area have higher income levels or a different racial makeup than the residents who were displaced.
Assessing displacement risk is complex, with no agreement on how it should be measured.
Moreover, some of the factors that can drive displacement (such as greater neighborhood investments) are needed to improve quality of life. The Urban Displacement Project has developed an Estimated Displacement Risk (EDR) model that calculates displacement risk for low -income renter households in all census tracts statewide. Displacement risk means that in 2019 a census tract had characteristics that are strongly correlated with more low-income renter population loss than gain; in other words, more low-income households left these neighborhoods than moved in.
Regionally, areas at risk of displacement include portions of Upland, Claremont, Ontario, Redlands, and Fontana , Hemet and downtown Riverside. T he three primary areas are downtown San Bernardino, downtown Riverside, and Hemet ––with San Bernardino being the largest area.
However, it should be noted that the EDR model results are “modeled” displacement risks based on a statistical formula and the accuracy of the data cis unknown. Because the EDR data does not identify the causes of displacement, UDP recommend that the tool NOT be used to assess vulnerability to investment, be incorporated into impact assessments, or equity scoring tools.
The EDR provides three layers of displacement information. The “Overall Displacement” map layer shows the number of income groups experiencing any displacement risk. Displacement risk is calculated for two household income groups: low income and very low income households. For these two layers, tracts are assigned to either a darker red color representing higher displacement risk, or lighter orange colors representing less risk. The three levels of risk are as follows:
• Probable: Potential displacement of the given population in these tracts. • Elevated: Moderate amount of displacement (e.g., 10 percent) of the given population. • High: Relatively high amount of displacement (e.g., 20 percent) of the given population.
Figure 5-13 displays the displacement risk data for San Bernardino. Primary displacement risk for lower income households exists in the downtown and central areas. The 11 census tracts and the centermost area of the City are at extreme risk of displacement, meaning that over 20 percent of the lower income population in each census tract is at risk of displacement or is leaving the area.
Displacement risk can be combated through the development of new affordable housing options.
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Figure 5-13 Prevalence of Housing
Displacement Risk
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UNHOUSED POPULATION
Homelessness continues to be a significant issue
in San Bernardino County. Factors contributing
to increases in homelessness may include lack of
available resources, spikes in rent, loss of
employment, housing evictions, lack of
affordable housing, and reductions in public
assistance to lower income households. T he
2022 San Bernardino County Homeless Count
recorded 3,333 unhoused people Countywide—
a 75 percent increase since 2016 (see Figure 5-
14). In San Bernardino, however, the number of
homeless people increased 140 percent. Though
the number of shelter beds have increased in the
City, that increase has been far outpaced by the
increase in the number of homeless people.
San Bernardino has the highest number of
homeless people in the County (Table 5-13). In
2022, 1 ,350 people were unhoused , but that
number increased in 2023. Of that total, 992
persons were unsheltered, 238 were sheltered,
and 120 were in transitional housing. A bout 70
percent of unhoused residents were male and 30
percent were female. In terms of demographics,
38 percent of homeless people were ages 25 to
30, 40 percent were Hispanic, and 27 percent
became homeless in the past year. Chapter 2 of
the housing element provides additional data.
It should be noted that other homeless counts,
using more expansive definitions, are higher than the County’s official Homeless Count, which conforms to HUD’s Continuum of Care program. The California Department of Education counts homeless public school students whose nighttime residence is (i) shared housing with others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason, (ii) a hotel or motel, (iii) a temporary shelter, or (iv) unsheltered. The first two categories of temporary residences are not included in the federal definition of homelessness. According to this more expansive definition used by the Department of Education, up to 3,620 students/youth in the San Bernardino City Unified School District are precariously housed.
Table 5-13 Unhoused Population,
San Bernardino Region 2022
Jurisdiction Persons
Unhoused
San Bernardino 1,350
Colton 199
Loma Linda 9
Redlands 184
Rialto 7
Yucaipa 11
County 3,333
Source: County Homeless Count 2022.
0 200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
2016 2018 2020 2022
Unsheltered
Sheltered
Unhoused Total
Figure 5-14 Homeless People in San
Bernardino City
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-37 Providing the unmet need for emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and other housing arrangements represents a major challenge in San Bernardino. In December 2022, the City approved a Homelessness Solutions Action Plan and allocated $24.5 million in ARPA funds to address the unmet need for shelter. In February 2023, the City Council approved a local Homelessness State of Emergency Declaration and shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code ( GC) § 8698. In response, the City C ouncil adopted a homeless state of emergency plan in May 2023 for the delivery of additional housing options and supportive services. These plans will add up to 535 new beds (or 65 percent of the total need) to the City’s inventory of housing for homeless residents.
A summary of projects and ongoing efforts include:
• Complete the 30 -unit U.S.VETS permanent supportive housing project, which will be a project reserved for homeless veterans.
• Complete the 85-bed Mary’s Village transitional housing project, the first for men, as part of its 10-acre, multiservice complex that is approved for development. • Complete the proposed 170 -bed Lutheran Social Services Center, a multiservice homelessness campus in central San Bernardino.
• Develop the Pacific Village complex, which will add 100 shelter beds and 32 recuperative care, transitional beds. Phase 1 has been completed.
• Develop the SBHOPE campus, a 225 -bed navigation center campus at 796 E. 6th Street.
The City owns a 5.5-acre site that is slated for interim units and supportive services. • Contract with local motels to provide interim housing for up to 200 people while the navigation center is being completed.
• Staff the eight-member Homeless Prevention Outreach Team to support substance use disorder services, mental health services, and engage with clients on a peer level. • Work with the Salvation Army to facilitate the reuse of an additional site that could accommodate an additional 200 homeless people during the Emergency period. • Provide a flexible mix of services for homeless people in different situations, including mobile showers, recovery services, workforce development, etc. • Continue advocacy for additional state and federal funding, including possible shelter opportunities in other areas of San Bernardino, as feasible.
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5.4 ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
AB 686 requires the AFH to evaluate access to employment, schools, transit, housing mobility, and a healthy living environment throughout the City. The analysis must also assess any disparities in access to opportunity, such as further distance to jobs, proximity to hazardous environmental conditions, or limitations in the ability to move between neighborhoods.
RESOURCE OPPORTUNITY
California Government Code § 65583 (c)(10)(A)(ii) requires the AFH to include a map of access to resources such as living-wage jobs, good schools, quality neighborhoods, and environment. The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) issues opportunity maps each year that provide insight into the local issues to address in the AFH. Overall, opportunity maps are intended to display which areas, according to research, offer low-income children and adults the best chance at economic advancement, high educational attainment, and good physical and mental health.
According to the Task Force’s methodology, the tool allocates 20 percent of the tracts in each region with the highest index scores to the “Highest Resource” designation and the next 20 percent to the “High Resource” designation. These two categories are intended to help State decision-makers identify tracts where research suggests low -income families are most likely to thrive, and where they typically do not have the option to live, but might if given the choice. As illustrated in Figure 5-15 and described below, key findings are as follows. • High Resource Areas. The areas have high levels of employment and proximity to jobs, access to high educational resources, low poverty rate, and low environmental pollutants.
There are high resources tracts in the northernmost part of the City. These areas contain primarily newer residential developments farther from industrial developments. • Moderate Resource Areas . These tracts generally have access to some of the same resources as the high resource areas, but have longer distances to travel to jobs, lower median home values, fewer educational opportunities, and a greater level of environmental concerns. There are a few moderate resource areas in the City , including some census tracts to the northeast.
• Low Resource Areas. Low resources areas refer to areas where the majority of residents have limited access to quality education, economic opportunities , transit, and a healthy environment. The central core is designated as low resource and high segregation and poverty, meaning that this area is composed primarily of minority residents who are low income and are disconnected from the City’s health, housing, and economic resources.
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Figure 5-15 TCAC Composite
Resource Score
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The City of San Bernardino has a diverse
economy consisting of a variety of industries. As
of 2020, the ACS reported 86,836 currently
employed residents. The highest number of
residents (18 percent) work in educational
services, and health care and social assistance
industries. An estimated 14 percent work in retail,
and about 13 percent work in transportation and
warehousing and utilities. About 9 percent work
in construction, and a small percentage work in arts and entertainment. M ajor employers in the City include San Manuel, Amazon, CSUSB, Dignity Health Community Hospital, St. Bernardine Medical Center, San Bernardino County, and the Burlington Distribution Center among others.
TCAC maps provide insight on the condition of the local economy versus other areas of the region.
These maps rely on an index that combines five variables —poverty, adult educational level, unemployment rate, job proximity, and median home value. San Bernardino’s economic scores are lower than many areas located in the eastern, western, and southern parts of the county. The key drivers of low economic development opportunity scores are threefold: college educational attainment, higher rates of poverty, and higher rates of unemployment. Cities with similar conditions include the industrial portions of Ontario, Fontana, Rialto, and Colton—which face the same socioeconomic conditions as San Bernardino. (Figure 5-16). This area is multijurisdictional, located between the SR-201 and I-10, and extends west from Highland through Ontario.
San Bernardino’s poorer economic conditions are mostly citywide, and harken date back 50 years.
The 1982/1983 closure of the Kaiser Steel plant in Fontana —a major source of employment for San Bernardino residents —eliminated 8,000 jobs. In 1992, the Santa Fe Railway moved its maintenance shop to Topeka , Kansas, taking with it another 7,000 jobs. The federal base realignment and closure of Norton Air Force Base in 1994 caused the loss of 20,000 jobs and of $1 billion to the local economy. The meltdown of the real estate industry in the mid-2000s, city bankruptcy in the mid-2010s, and the pandemic of the 2020s took further tolls on the economy.
The City of San Bernardino as a governmental institution is attempting an economic rebirth and has formally exited bankruptcy proceedings as of 2022 . The former Norton Air Force Base has transitioned to the San Bernardino International Airport operated by the Authority (SBIAA). The Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) and SBIAA estimate that they have had an economic impact of 14,500 jobs. Large educational institutions (State and Community College District) have spurred growth in the educational sector. Meanwhile, the City ’s health sector continues to grow with the addition of a new medical school and health care institutions downtown.
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Figure 5-16 TCAC Economic
Opportunity Score
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The City of San Bernardino has a variety of tools in place to stimulate economic development. In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created the Opportunity Zones tax incentive, an economic development tool that allows people to invest in distressed areas. Its purpose is to spur economic development and job creation in distressed communities by providing tax benefits to investors.
In 2018, 27 census tracts in San Bernardino were designated Opportunity Zones (OZ)— encompassing the areas that score the lowest in economic opportunity.
In the past few years, the City has begun to see investment:
• Creation of new office space for the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Program. RevOZ and its affiliates made a 10 -year investment in OZ equity to support construction of the $6 million center.
• Construction of a $30 million, 1 80,000-square-foot speculative distribution facility on a 10-acre site near the San Bernardino International Airport. The new development is part of the OZ investment fund Starpoint Properties launched last year. • OZ financing is also being explored for the demolition of the Carousel Mall, a 43-acre site, and its future redevelopment as a planned mixed-use community, the centerpiece and catalyst project intended to spur the revitalization of downtown San Bernardino.
Recent programs to improve workforce training include:
• San Bernardino Valley College. In 2023, San Bernardino Community College District was awarded $20 million from the California Workforce Development Board to expand career training programs in the areas of water, health, logistics, trucking, and energy -utility line clearance. SBVC also received $1.5 million for the Clean Energy Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technician Program that will train a workforce to work on these types of vehicles. • Nonprofit Workforce Training . Nonprofits have also received funding for workforce training. In 2019, Citadel Community Development Corporation, a San Bernardino–based nonprofit, received a grant of $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor. The funding will allow Citadel to carry out its mission of helping formerly incarcerated Inland Empire residents re-enter the workforce by funding on-the-job training and support for new hires. • Employment and Training . Local nonprofits have been active in providing direct assistance to train residents. In 2017, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (SBBMI) donated $3.4 million to Goodwill to train and place up to 1,580 residents through Goodwill's Career Pathways Program. In 2021, SBBMI donated an additional $4.0 million.
Goodwill also operates a Career Resource Center along Waterman Avenue.
These are just a few of the many private sector and non- city efforts underway to stimulate economic development in the community.
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
San Bernardino’s educational system was historically segregated. Though the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision at the US Supreme Court found segregation in public schools unconstitutional, it took decades for San Bernardino schools to formally desegregate. Segregation in San Bernardino was largely the result of restrictive covenants, evidenced by Blacks and Mexican Americans living on the City’s west side. After decades of slow progress, in 1972, the NCAAP filed a lawsuit and on June 27, 1972, Superior Court Judge Egly ordered integration of city schools by 1974. Following years of appeals, in September 1976, the California Supreme Court upheld Judge Egly's decision, and the district was forced to integrate schools by the 1979-80 school year.2 Fifty years later, the San Bernardino City Unified School District encompasses approximately 100 schools serving 47,000 students in San Bernardino, Highland, and a few unincorporated areas. The SBCUSD’s total budget is $825 million annually. Within the SBCUSD are 67 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 8 high schools , and 3 K- 12 schools. In addition, the d istrict has 4 continuation schools, 4 alternative schools, and 2 special education schools. Student demographics are primarily Hispanic (81 percent), followed by Black (10 percent), White (5 percent), and all others (5 percent). On average, 63 percent of the students are economically disadvantaged.
Regionally, San Bernardino’s educational attainment is similar to surrounding communities such as Rialto, Colton, Grand Terrace, Fontana, and surrounding unincorporated islands. Attainment is generally lower in a band south of the SR -210 and north of I -10, extending from west Highland westward to the City of Fontana. This large portion of San Bernardino County has generally lower income than wealthy areas in the far west and far east San Bernardino County. It should also be noted that the demographics are disproportionately Hispanic and Black. High school graduation rates are also markedly lower than the east/west end of the Valley. Many schools are Title 1. The educational scores in this area are multijurisdictional and span the entire center of the valley.
Title I is a federally funded program authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as reauthorized by the “ Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).” The program is intended to give all children a significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education and to close educational achievement gaps. In Title 1 schools, children from low-income families make up at least 40 percent of enrollment, and the schools are eligible to use Title I funds to operate programs to raise the achievement of the lowest- achieving students. Funds are used to support evidence-based educational strategies that close the achievement gap. A ll schools in San Bernardino are Title 1 schools regardless of population makeup of the surrounding neighborhood, although two tracts in the north show higher educational achievement.
2 Fighting School Segregation in San Bernardino: How activists challenged a geography of segregation in the 1960s. Maile Costello and Daniela Gomez, ed. by J. Tilton, a U of R REST Public History Project March 4, 2022. Accessed at:
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Figure 5 -17 shows differences in educational
achievement in San Bernardino cities based on
TCAC models. Most of the City falls within the
lowest two tiers of educational achievement.
CDE provides a more fine- grained assessment
of academic attainment. As shown in Table 5-
14 for ELA proficiency, 8 percent of city schools
score in the blue and green tiers compared to
25 percent Countywide. SBCUSD and C ounty
schools mostly score in the yellow-orange tiers.
The primary difference between the City and
County is that a significantly lower proportion
of SBCUSD scores are in the top tiers. However,
SBCUSD has almost the same proportion of
schools scoring in the red tier as the County. As
shown on the California School Dashboard
2022 platform, school ranking is generally low
regardless of location or demographics.3
The issue of workforce readiness is related to adult educational attainment. According to the American Community Survey, 31 percent of adults 25 years and older, nearly one in three, do not have a high school diploma. This is the second highest rate in San Bernardino County and is nearly double the County median of 18 percent. A high school diploma or college degree opens many career opportunities that are typically closed to those without these achievements. The education level of residents is evidence of the quality and diversity of the labor poo l—an important factor for businesses looking to locate or expand in the region. Moreover, a less educated workforce has a higher rate of unemployment or underemployment.
Recently, public advocates and the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the San Bernardino County Office of Education (SBCOE). The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Inland Congregations United for Change (ICUC), a nonprofit comprising 63 interfaith congregations in San Bernardino and the Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (COPE). The complaint alleges that SBCOE provided insufficient oversight in ensuring that the Local Control and Accountability Plan prepared by several districts, including SBCUSD, showed funding was adequately targeted for low-income students and students of color, English language learners, and foster youth. On June 14, 2021, the California Department of Education issued an order for corrective actions. 4 3 California School Dashboard Navigator 2, online at: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/62027fd0854044b7a28a4d9a89358ae6 4 The California Department of Education decision regarding the lawsuit filed by the Public Advocates and ACLU can be accessed online at:
https://www.publicadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06_14_2021-final_cde-decision-sbcss-003.pdf.
Table 5-14 Academic Performance
Jurisdiction City County
English Language Arts (ELA)
Blue (Highest) 3% 5%
Green 5% 20%
Yellow 39% 38%
Orange 51% 32%
Red (Lowest) 1% 4%
Math Proficiency
Blue (Highest) 1% 4%
Green 7% 18%
Yellow 42% 41%
Orange 45% 29%
Red (Lowest) 5% 7%
Source: California School Dashboard, CDE, 2018/2019.
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Figure 5-17 TCAC Educational
Opportunity Score
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HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
San Bernardino continues to facilitate the development, maintenance, and rehabilitation of housing opportunities affordable to renters and homeowners, suitable to individuals and families of different needs, and that provide opportunities for housing security and mobility. This includes both the production and protection of affordable housing Affordable Housing Inventory
As summarized in Table 5 -15, San Bernardino has
an extensive inventory of affordable housing units.
For instance, 46 mobile home parks provide roughly
4,100 rent-stabilized units for families and seniors.
Also, 38 housing projects provide about 3,800
affordable units for veterans, seniors, and families.
The Housing Authority distributes 3,600 rental
vouchers to City residents—including 30 percent for
female-headed families with children, 31 percent for
seniors, and 43 percent for households with a
disability. And an unknown number of market -rate
affordable housing units are also available.
New Housing Production
San Bernardino is also increasing the production of
affordable and market rate housing projects, as
described in Chapter 4 of the housing element. As
shown on Figure 5 -18 these include housing
projects for seniors, special needs, families, and
other age groups that will provide more than 2,500
new homes when complete. A ffordable housing
projects include, but are not limited to:
• Seccombe Lake
• Arrowhead Grove, Phases IV to VI
• Former Meridian Apartment site
• Accessory Dwellings
• Housing for homeless people
Table 5-15 Affordable Housing
Inventory in San Bernardino
Type of Affordable
Housing
Project/
Units
Rent Stabilized Mobile
Home Parks
46 MHPs
~ 4,100 units
Affordable Apartments
Receiving Subsidies
38 projects
~3,800 units
Rental Housing Choice
Vouchers from the PHA
N/A projects
~ 3,600 units
Source: City of San Bernardino, 2023.
Senior
54%
Large
Family
20%
All Ages
17%Special
Need
Transition
al
PSH
3%
Figure 5-18 Percentage of Existing
Affordable Housing Units by Group
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Figure 5-19 Housing Choice Vouchers
by Census Tract
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Accessory Dwelling Units
The City has a successful record of facilitating
the development of accessory dwellings (ADU).
The current distribution is 43 percent moderate
income, 42 percent low income, and 15 percent
extremely low income. Based on conversations
with developers, ADUs affordable to lower
income households are being built in northern
San Bernardino, such as in Verdemont Ranch.
Citywide, in 2022, 270 building permits a
projected to be issued for ADUs, and two thirds
are affordable to lower income households.
Two hundred A DUs are anticipated to be
permitted in San Bernardino, from 2024-2029.
Improving Housing Mobility
San Bernardino is predominantly a lower income community with only six tracts of its 50 census tracts designated as higher resource. While the City is developing housing in low er resource neighborhoods as a strategy to improve housing security for lower income residents, a key goal of fair housing is to improve housing mobility. The goal is to implement policies that encourage the greater integration of households of varied income levels and household types, particularly within neighborhoods which have access to higher resource opportunit ies. Prior analysis demonstrated that four tracts in Northwest San Bernardino are higher resource (one is designated high resource and the other three are designated as moderate resource).
To increase the supply of affordable housing for lower income households within higher and moderate resource opportunity census tracts, the City is relying on a fourfold strategy described below and included in section 5.9 of this chapter and Table 5-29.
1. Approve accessory dwelling unit applications in Northwest San Bernardino like the 84 - unit single-family residential subdivision that has ADUs included for each home site.
2. Surplus City -owned parcels that are zoned for single- family homes and require such projects to include affordable single-family homes in compliance with the SLA.
3. Affirmatively market housing choice vouchers to 16 apartment property owners in the area to encourage the use of vouchers for lower income residents
4. Work with the HASCB to ensure the preservation of affordable housing units in the area, particularly the 10-unit Kendall Drive projects.
Accessory Dwelling Units in San Bernardino
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TRANSPORTATION ACCESS
San Bernardino has some of the most extensive infrastructure of freeways, transit lines, and arterials. Transit service is related to environmental justice in that adequate and affordable transit should be available to residents of all incomes, and particularly to those who are “transit dependent.” Transit should be designed to connect residents with job centers, governmental offices, medical centers, parks and recreation, and educational opportunities to the extent feasible.
Metrolink Rail
San Bernardino operates two Metrolink
stations, located on either side of the I -215.
Metrolink trains depart weekdays every 10 to
20 minutes during peak frequency. Service
typically operates during the week from 3:30
am to 10:00 pm, depending on the statio n.
Weekend service typically operates between
6:30 am and 7:30 pm. The Downtown Station is
the easternmost terminus for the San
Bernardino Line, which originates 53 miles to
the west at Los Angeles Union Station. The San
Bernardino Metrolink serves approx imately
3,500 riders during the weekdays.
Bus Service
Omnitrans operates 14 bus routes in San Bernardino that connect to a variety of points, and most routes connect to the Downtown Transit Center. Routes in San Bernardino typically operate every 20 to 30 minutes during peak hours. The SBx Green Line travels a 16-mile route along the E Street Corridor, from Cal State San Bernardino at the north to Loma Linda University and Medical Center at the south. This express route features dedicated bus -only lanes, traffic signal prioritization, onboard wi-fi, and bike racks. The SBx Green runs every 20 to 30 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends. The SBx Green Line operates between CSUSB and Loma Linda University every 20 to 30 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends.
The City of San Bernardino has the most extensive coverage, infrastructure, and ridership levels for public transit in the county. Average weekday boarding total more than 6,000 per day and 1.8 million boardings annually. In addition, OmniAccess averages more than 56,000 boardings annually. In short, San Bernardino’s transit ridership exceeds more than the combined totals for the three largest cities in the county–Fontana, Ontario, and Rancho Cucamonga–and is expected to increaser further with revitalization efforts ongoing in the city.
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Transit Evaluation
San Bernardino provides some of the most
complete transit coverage in the County.
As shown in Table 5-16, the City’s transit
system has an extensive reach; 89 percent
of households and 91 percent of all jobs
are within ½ mile of a transit route. The
City’s Transit Performance Score averages
6.7 out of 10, the highest in the County
(Figure 5-20). The City’s interior has the
highest rating of 9, and the lowest scores
are in sparsely populated Verdemont,
where transit demand is low. San
Bernardino also has five high quality transit
areas with multiple transit stops.
Special services are provided to transit -
dependent users, as described below.
• Students. Omnitrans’ Free Fares for School program offers students free rides to school.
Students with a valid K-12 student ID can board any of Omnitrans’ fixed route services for free. The program was designed to allow students to get to school and extracurricular and recreational activities, encourage school attendance, and promote equity. • Disabled People. OmniAccess Service is a shared-ride service for people whose disabilities prevent them from using regular fixed -route service. OmniAccess provides curb- to-curb service and is available during the same periods that fixed -route service operates.
OmniAccess serves up to 0.75 mile on either side of a bus route. Personal care attendants and young children ride free. More than 56,000 boardings are recorded each year. • Low Income Riders . San Bernardino largely consists of lower income census tracts. An estimated 80 percent of the households who live within 1/2 mile from transit have lower income, earning less than $75,000 annually. The primary gap is in the Verdemont area, although this area is only sparsely developed, located near the base of the mountains, and has a relatively low demand for transit.
• Title VI Equity Analysis . In 2023, OmniTrans adopted its Short -Range Transit Plan and has certified that the impacts of service and fare changes are not discriminatory and are distributed equitably in compliance with federal Title VI protections.
Table 5-16 Transit Metrics, San Bernardino
Transit Indicators No. County
Ranking
Transit Routes within ½ mile
of the average block group 6 1st
Transit Trips Available per
week to average block group 2,483 2nd
Jobs w/in ½ mile of transit 91% N/A
Hhlds w/in ½ mile of transit 89% N/A
Transit Connectivity and
AllTransit Performance Score
6.0 6.7
2nd
1st
Est. percent of households
living within ½ mile of transit
earning less than $75,000
80% N/A
Sources: AllTransit, 2023.
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Figure 5-20 Transit Score in San
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The Inland Empire, in particular San Bernardino County, has long served as the region’s gateway.
The Vallery region of the County, of which San Bernardino serves as the core, is home to several international airports, four major interstate freeways, multiple railroad hubs (including BNSF railroad), and a robust trucking and warehousing sector that have fueled regional growth. In combination with existing heavy industr y, mining, and manufacturing and former military uses, the valley region of San Bernardino has a complex legacy of environmental pollution.
The California Environmental Health Screening Tool
(CES) is a tool developed by CalEPA for analyzing
environmental justice (EJ) issues. Specifically, CES
can identify places that are disproportionately
burdened by pollution or that have a more
vulnerable population. In accordance with SB 1000,
cities are required to use this tool to identify areas
where EJ concerns may exist and where appropriate
goals, policies, and programs are warranted. The
CES calculates a score for each census tract; scores
that fall within the highest 25
percent of all tracts
statewide (the fourth quartile) are designated as
disadvantaged by the State of California.
The region that comprises the City of San Bernardino and its environmental challenges are largely the result of existing industrial land uses, transportation infrastructure, and associated pollution.
The San Bernardino Valley communities that have disadvantaged areas include: 1) historic Ontario, much of the industrial complex, and areas around the airport; 2) Fontana’s industrial core (former home to Kaiser steel); 3) portions of Colton around the mine and railyard; and 4) the majority of the City of San Bernardino. Other areas in the central valley –like Chino Valley or Rancho Cucamonga– have very high pollution burdens but are not disadvantaged.
Disadvantaged communities in the region, including San Bernardino, often face more than just environmental pollution. The communities noted above also tend to have high concentrations of population characteristics that are considered disadvantaged. These include higher rates of poverty and unemployment, lower levels of educational attainment, high housing cost burdens relative to income, and poorer health outcomes. However, cities like Chino and Rancho Cucamonga that have high levels of pollution are not considered disadvantaged because they are generally wealthier areas that lack the contributing population characteristics.
Figure 5-21 displays CalEnviroScreen results for the City of San Bernardino.
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Figure 5-21 CalEnviroScreen
Composite Scores
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Of the City’s approximately 50 census tracts
(including sphere) , 35 tracts ( 70 percent)
scored as disadvantaged with respect to the
composite EJ score (Figure 5 -22). Only 28
tracts (56 percent) exceed the disadvantaged
threshold for pollution, but 38 census tracts
(76 percent) exceed the threshold for
population characteristics. The central and
downtown areas have the poorest CES scores,
and the northern section of the City, including
Verdemont, is the least disadvantaged area
due to lack of industry and less transportation
infrastructure (Figure 5 -23). These scores
show that the disadvantaged status of tracts
seems to result more from population
characteristics than pollution burden.
CES data provide a more nuanced
assessment of the City’s disadvantaged communities. In the census tracts considered disadvantaged, all are lower income census tracts. Second, the race and ethnic composition of residents in census tracts that are disadvantaged due to environmental polluti on is 75 percent Hispanic, 10 percent White, 11 percent Black, and 4 percent Asian. In comparison, the City’s demographics are 68 percent Hispanic, 13 percent White, 12 percent Black, and 4 percent Asian.
Hispanics are overrepresented in disadvantaged areas; other groups are underrepresented.
Cleaning the environment is costly and often takes many years to complete. Some of the current cleanup activities going on include, among others:
• In 2020, CARB approved a community emissions reduction program to focus on a Warehouse Indirect Source Rule, air monitoring at concrete and asphalt plants, air filtration devices at schools, and idling sweeps for truck traffic in Muscoy and west San Bernardino. • As of 2022, the Norton Air Force Superfund site (now the San Bernardino International Airport) has cost an estimated $140 million to address groundwater contamination due to dioxin; PCBs; and heavy metals including chromium, arsenic, and copper. • As of 2022, the Newmark Superfund site and its 23-square-mile plume of contaminated groundwater has cost approximately $80 million to clean up chlorinated solvents, tetrachloroethylene (PCE), and TCE in the Shandon Hills and neighboring Muscoy.
Figure 5-22 CES Scores by Quartile, City of San
Bernardino
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40 CES Composite Pollution Burden Population
Charactertistics
1st Quartile 2nd Quartile 3rd Quartile 4th Quartile
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Figure 5-23 CalEnviroScreen
Pollution Burden Scores
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5.5 FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT
This section describes fair housing enforcement and compliance profile within San Bernardino. It consists of a description of services provided, sample of caseload, and summary of how the City complies with various state and federal fair housing laws in this housing element.
LOCAL FAIR HOUSING SERVICES
San Bernardino contracts with the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board (IFHMB ) to provide fair housing services. IFHMB provides a range of services to resolve issues related to housing discrimination, homeownership sustainability, rental complaints, and disputes in court through the provision of resource recommendations, education, and mediation. The IFHMB provides resources in both Spanish and English and provides a hotline for other ESL residents in need.
Key services provided are highlighted below:
• Fair Housing Services. IFHMB p rovides information, investigation, education, conciliation, and/or referral of discrimination complaints free of charge to individuals and entities in its service area. Fair housing workshops are offered year -round to educate housing providers, tenants, homeowners, financial and lending institutions on fair housing laws. • Landlord-Tenant Mediation. IFHMB provides information about landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities. In addition, trained mediators provide mediation services to resolve conflicts between tenants and landlords. This includes both apartment properties , mobile home properties, and other homes offered for rent.
• Housing Counseling. IFHMB p rovides confidential, one-on-one counseling for individuals facing foreclosure, requesting rental information, and experiencing homelessness.
Additionally, IFHMB’s Legal Department conducts investigations into unfair and predatory lending practices for prospective or current homeowners. • Fair Housing workshops. IFHMB conducts workshops throughout the region, although COVID-19 protocols have limited efforts in recent years. Organizations can also request presentations. A calendar of events is posted online at IFHMB’s website where residents, stakeholders, and property owners can learn more. See https://www.ifhmb.com/events. • Fair Housing toolkit. IFHMB created a toolkit available through social media and online. The toolkit provides information about fair housing rights and responsibilities. The toolkit was developed to promote fair housing throughout San Bernardino, Imperial, and Riverside County, and all materials are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
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Over fiscal years (FY) 2020/21 to 2022/23, the IFHMB provided a total of 734 residents with fair housing services. The primary receivers of fair housing services were Hispanic and Black residents—52 percent Hispanic and 40 percent Black. Whites and Asian comprised the remaining 8 percent of caseload. About 14 percent were female- headed households, 17 percent were seniors, and nearly 38 percent had a disability. Of all the households that received fair housing services, about 3 percent were above moderate income, 13 percent were low income, 27 percent were very low income and 57 percent were extremely low income.
Residents filed 262 specific fair housing complaints with the IFHMB over a three year fiscal period.
The majority of fair housing complaints were filed during FY 2020/21, but the number of complaints declined 58 percent over the following years. The reason for the decline is unknown, but could be due to the abeyance of COVID. T he most commonly cited complaint —disability— comprised more than half of all cases and is similar to regional and statewide statistics. Race and source of income were tied for the second- and third-most complaints, followed by sex. Familial discrimination comprises only 4 percent of cases, much lower than typical.
Table 5-17 details the number and type of fair housing complaints received from FY 2020 through 2022 and the prevalence of each complaint as a percentage of all complaints received.
Table 5-17 Fair Housing Complaints, FYs 2020–2022
FISCAL YEAR SUMMARY
BASIS 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 TOTAL PERCENT
Disability 85 29 23 137 52%
Race 16 9 5 30 11%
Source of Income 10 5 15 30 11%
Sex 9 10 4 23 9%
Arbitrary 4 4 5 13 5%
Familial Status 5 2 3 10 4%
Age 2 4 2 8 3%
National Origin 4 2 0 6 2%
Total 138 66 58 262 100%
Source: Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board, 2020-2023.
Notes: Religion and color recorded 0 cases, sexual orientation 2 cases, marital status 3 cases.
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Landlord-Tenant Services
The IFHMB also provided 3,856 with tenant-landlord dispute services. Of the community members served, about 66 percent were Hispanic and about 27 percent were Black. Also, 10 percent of were female-headed households, about 11 percent were seniors , and 18 percent had at least one disability. Overall, the total number of persons who received support from landlord-tenant services decreased from 1,531 in FY 2020/ 2021 to 1 ,057 in FY 2022/ 2023 (about 31 percent), although to a lesser degree (decline) than fair housing complaints.
Table 5-18 displays the landlord tenant disputes data . Over the three -fiscal year period, 1,212 disputes were filed with IFHMB. The highest year was FY 2020/21, but the number of disputes fell 25 percent by FY 2022/2023. Eviction was the most commonly reported landlord-tenant dispute, totaling 516 cases. In FY 2022-23, the number of evictions increased to 50 percent of all disputes.
The high number of evictions could be due to the closure of two affordable housing projects and an illegally converted dorm that housed homeless people. Rights and responsibility, repairs, and rent increases followed eviction as the primary causes of disputes filed by renters.
Table 5-18 Landlord-Tenant Disputes, FY2020-2022
FISCAL YEAR SUMMARY
BASIS 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 TOTAL PERCENT
Eviction 193 154 169 516 43%
Rights & Responsibility 139 76 56 271 22%
Repairs 92 83 72 247 20%
Rent Increase 28 56 43 127 10%
Security Deposit 13 8 8 29 2%
Neighbor Dispute 6 4 4 14 1%
Shared Utilities 1 3 2 6 0%
Foreclosure 0 1 0 1 0%
Illegal Entry 0 1 0 1 0%
TOTAL 472 386 354 1,212 100%
Source: Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board, 2020-2023.
Generally, the above results conform to what was learned during the housing element update.
The City has responded in the past year by holding quarterly workshops with the Legal Aid Society, where residents, landlords, and tenants can obtain more information on these issues.
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STATE AND FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING COMPLAINTS
The City enforces fair housing and complies with fair housing laws and regulation through a twofold process: review of local policies and code for compliance with state law and the referral of fair housing complaints for investigation and resolution by the regional fair housing provider.
Fair Housing Complaints
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development and California Department of
Fair Employment and Housing maintain
records of fair housing complaints . From
2013 to 2021, 315 fair housing complaints
were processed Countywide. Of that total,
49 cases (15 percent) were reported in San
Bernardino. As shown in Table 5-19, the
distribution of fair housing complaints in
the City and County were very similar:
disability bias was the most prevalent, at 46
to 47 percent, followed by race at 34 and 35
percent, and familial status at 10 percent.
Those who reported disability bias identified the failure to make reasonable accommodation and refusal to rent as the primary offenses. Those who reported familial status bias identified refusal to rent or discriminatory terms as the primary offense. Those who reported national origin /race and color bias identified refusal to rent or sell, discriminatory financing, and advertising. Those who reported fair housing issues based on sex reported coercion and advertising or statements and those who reported based on religion identified discriminatory refusal to rent and discriminatory terms and conditions.
Table 5-20 shows the outcomes for all filed
in the City. Over half the complaints were
settled as no cause determination, 30
percent were successfully settled , and 16
percent were withdrawn or dismissed. The
high proportion of no-cause determinations
is notable. IFHMB provides programs and
services focused on eliminating housing
discrimination, providing general assistance
and counseling, education, and outreach
activities.
Table 5-19 Fair Housing Complaints
Discrimination Bias San Bern.
City
San Bern.
County
Disability 47% 46%
Race/ National Origin 35% 34%
Familial Status 10% 10%
Religion 4% 2%
Retaliation 0% 2%
Sex 4% 6%
Total 49 315
Source: HUD/FHAP Cases, San Bernardino County, 2013-2021.
Table 5-20 Housing Case Closure Reasons
Closure Reason Total
Count
No cause determination 25
Conciliation/settlement successful 14
Complaint withdrawn after resolution 4
DOJ settlement 2
Other final outcomes 4
Total 49
Source: HUD/FHAP Cases, San Bernardino City, 2013-2021
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Enforcement and Outreach
The City does not have capacity to carry out enforcement and outreach, and therefore, contracts out enforcement services to IFHMB. The City contracts out enforcement services to agencies with fair housing expertise. The primary agency is Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board (IFHMB), whose legal staff possess the necessary expertise to conduct fair housing enforcement activities. Under their contract, IFHMB provides landlord -tenant counseling and other fair housing services to eliminate identified impediments to fair housing through education, enforcement, and testing to about 3,300 persons. The City actively works with IFHMB to notify them of enforcement concerns.
To further ensure the enforcement of fair
housing laws, the City conducts other activities.
In 2023, a t the request of the community, the
San Bernardino Community and Economic
Development Department Housing Division
holds quarterly workshops with Legal Aid of San
Bernardino, a fair housing provider based on
downtown San Bernardino. These workshops
cover a broad range of topics, and also address
enforcement activities that may arise. They also
serve to help staff identify emerging concerns.
Chapter 6 details these efforts in greater detail,
including results of interviews with Legal Aid.
The City’s Housing Division also participates in fair housing outreach and enforcement activities.
In 2022, the City hired a housing compliance specialist who is responsible for the following:
• Inspects, monitors, and ensures compliance of City-funded affordable housing; • Takes lead in review and approval of Affirmative Marketing and Tenants Services Plans; • Conducts inspections of affordable apartments, prepares monitoring/inspection reports; • Ensures monitoring and inspection deficiencies are addressed in a timely manner; • Coordinates the Tenant-Land Lord Workshops.
Finally, the City of San Bernardino’s Housing Division is responsible for preparing the Analysis of Impediments, Consolidated Plan, Affirmative Fair Housing Plan, Public Participation Plan, and compliance documentation with all city-housing service contractors and monitoring contracts to ensure that fair housing requirements are being addressed consistent with state and federal law.
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FAIR HOUSING COMPLIANCE
The City of San Bernardino reviewed its general plan, zoning, land use, building, and administrative regulations as part of the 6th cycle housing element update to ensure compliance with applicable fair housing law. As the community grows and changes over the planning period, it is necessary to ensure and enforce that all persons have access to sound and affordable housing and that programs are administered in a manner that affirmatively further fair housing opportunity.
The 2021-2029 Housing Element will ensure compliance with fair housing law through a variety of programs and actions that include, but not limited to, the following:
• Density Bonus (GC § 65915 et seq.). Although the City has a density bonus ordinance, it has not been updated since 201 3. The City will amend its density bonus program in accordance with ABs 2753, 2372, 1763, 1227, and 2345 and other laws. The Housing Element includes a program that will incorporate these revisions into the code. • No-Net-Loss (GC § 65863). The City, through its General Plan update, will designate sufficient land at all times during the planning period commensurate with its assigned RHNA and will periodically review its land inventory to ensure site availability. The Housing Element includes a program of actions to be undertaken.
• Housing Accountability Act (GC § 65589.5). The HAA significantly limits the ability of a local government to deny an affordable or market -rate housing project that is consistent with planning and zoning requirements. The City will follow the regulations set forth by HCD in their September 15, 2020 technical memorandum for adhering to the HAA. • Application Processing. The City relies on state law for processing application for housing projects, conducting no more than five hearings for projects that comply with objective development standards, and making a decision on a project within 90 days after EIR certification or 60 days after adoption of an MND or EIR for affordable housing. • Objective Development and Design Standards (GC § 65913.4). The City will adopt objective development and design standards that improve certainty for the development community regarding the design of residential and mixed -use projects. The Housing Element includes a program that incorporate standards into the development code. • Homeless Accommodations. The City will revise codes for emergency shelters, transitional housing, supportive housing, and allow for low -barrier navigation centers as a by -right land use in accordance with GC §§ 65582, 65583, and 65660. Also included is recently approved AB 2339 regarding sites for emergency shelters. The Housing Element includes a program that incorporates these revisions into the development code.
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• Farmworker and Employee Housing (HSC §§ 17021.5 and 17021.6). The City will revise its zoning codes to allow for farmworker housing, agricultural housing, and employee housing as a by -right residential use or agricultural use in accordance with state law. The Housing Element includes a program incorporating revisions into the development code. • Residential Care Facility (HSC § 1502 et seq.) The City will revise its zoning code to allow for residential care facilities , alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities, and other group housing consistent with the Community Care Facilities Act , other state law, and federal fair housing law. The Housing Element includes a program outlining actions to be undertaken. • Housing Crisis Act (GC § 66300). The 2021-2029 housing element update will not propose changes that downzone certain parcels, impose a moratorium on development, or impose design review standards that are not objective in nature. The City shall comply with requirements for replacement units at appropriate affordability levels to the extent required by California law.
• Surplus Land Act ( GC § 54420). The City has staff in the Community and Economic Development Department responsible for the disposition of surplus lands. City staff reviews sites and ensure s that notification, advertising, evaluation, and selection processes comply with state law. All Surplus Land Act sites are GIS mapped on the City’s website. The City has hired a consultant to provide real estate services to assist in that effort. • The City’s intent is to dispose former RDA sites in compliance with the requirements of the Community Redevelopment Law (HSC § 33000 et seq.), California Relocation Assistance Act (GC § 7260 et seq. and 25 CCR § 6000 et seq.) and Housing Crisis Act (GC § 66300); advertise surplus land for sale on the City’s website for residential development; and consider bids in compliance with Surplus Land Act requirements.
• Housing Discrimination ( GC § 12955 et seq. ). This prohibits various unlawful acts of discrimination in housing accommodations, real estate and financial institution s, multiple listing services, etc. The City hires a fair housing entity, IFHMB, to investigate all landlord - tenant and fair housing concerns. The City also refers cases to a local, state, or federal fair housing agency. The City will also periodically hold, in conjunction with fair housing providers, workshops on discrimination, landlord-tenant issues, and other related matters.
Gov’t Code § 12955 et seq. also prohibits housing discrimination through public or private land use practices, decisions, and authorizations because of protected class. Discriminat ory practices include but is not limited to restrictive covenants, zoning laws, denials of use permits, and other actions authorized under the Planning and Zoning Law (Title 7 § 65000 et. seq.) that make housing unavailable. The Housing Element and programs propose amendments to the municipal code to address fair housing requirements.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-63 Findings, Lawsuits, Enforcement Actions, Settlements, or Judgments As required by Gov’t Code § 8899.50, San Bernadino administers programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing and avoid any action that is materially inconsistent with its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing. The City complies with Gov’t Code § 11135 et seq., which requires full and equal access to all programs and activities operated, administered, or funded with financial assistance from the state, regardless of one’s membership or perceived membership in a protected class.
Compliance with Fair Housing Statutes
In developing this Assessment of Fair Housing, the City of San Bernardino has not received any of the following notifications related to fair housing concerns or civil rights violations:
• A charge or letter of finding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development concerning a violation of a civil rights-related law.
• A cause determination from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing or local fair housing agency concerning a violation of a state or local fair housing law. • A letter of findings issued by or lawsuit filed or joined by the U.S. Department of Justice or the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, alleging a pattern or practice or systemic violation of a state and/or federal fair housing or civil rights law. • A claim under the False Claims Act related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, or civil rights generally, including an alleged failure to affirmatively further fair housing.
Compliance with Housing Element Statutes
On September 29, 2022, the City of San Bernardino received a notice of violation from the California Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to State Housing Element Law (Gov’t Code, § 65585) due to its late submittal of the housing element. (
www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/planning-and-community/HAU/san-bernardino-NOV- 092922.pdf. Th e City is committed to adopting a housing element that meets all requirements of state law, including affirmatively further fair housing. The Element will be submitted in 2023.
Additionally, the City has received notification of Gracia, et al. v. City of San Bernardino , CIV SB 2301818 (filed February 10, 2023), a lawsuit brought on behalf of a group of low-income residents regarding statutory violations of the housing element, laws requiring zoning and siting for emergency shelters, density bonus law, and statutory and fair housing violations regarding its maintenance of the crime-free ordinance and multihousing program. The City will submit a revised housing element to HCD in 2023 following City Council authorization.
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5.6 LOCAL CONTEXT
SAN BERNARDINO HISTORY
As one of the oldest incorporated communities in the Inland Empire, the City of San Bernardino has a rich and complex history dating back to the mid-1800s. The City’s history, from just before its incorporation to the present day, provides the context for this fair housing assessment.
Additional reference materials are available that provide a full discussion of the City’s history.
Incorporation Years
San Bernardino’s formation as a city can be traced to 1851, when a company of 500 Mormons departed Salt Lake City for Southern California, where LDS leader Brigham Young envisioned a Mormon colony to facilitate overland travel between Salt Lake City and the Pacific Coast. The company arrived at Cajon Pass in June 1851 and began negotiating for the purchase of Rancho San Bernardino, a 35,000-acre Mexican land grant. In 1853, the Mormons commissioned a survey of the townsite for the San Bernardino fort. Sherwood’s “Plan of the City of San Bernardino” was modeled on the layout of Salt Lake City and consisted of a rectangular grid of 72 blocks with wide streets and one-acre lots. Near the center of town, Sherwood set aside a public square suitable for a temple; this later became a public park (today’s Pioneer Park).
In 1853, the County of San Bernardino was also created and divided into three townships. San Bernardino was designated the County seat, with the Mormon Council House serving as the first courthouse. In 1854, the California legislature incorporated the City , which by then had 1,200 residents, three-quarters of them Mormon. The City was officially incorporated in 1857. Later that year, most of the colonists were recalled by Brigham Young due to the Utah War. A Los Angeles syndicate acquired much of the colony and resold it to non-Mormon settlers, who continued the agricultural and ranching work begun by their predecessors. Wheat remained the staple crop.
Some settlers maintained irrigated alfalfa fields started in 1852 -53 by Mormons from Australia.
Some of San Bernardino’s new settlers set out vineyards, and others experimented with oranges.
Railroad and Citrus Define San Bernardino
The creation of a wagon road through Cajon Pass created new markets for goods in the desert settlements of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. San Bernardino, at the foot of Cajon Pass, facilitated much of Southern California’s desert trade. In 1881, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad entered Southern California through Cajon Pass. San Bernardino thereafter became the division point for the AT&SF’s Los Angeles Division. The “Santa Fe” played a significant role in the development of San Bernardino and the region. New towns emerged and old towns grew rapidly.
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By the late 1880s, however, the Rancho era shifted from cattle trading and grain production to a citrus industry aided by innovations in irrigation; the completion of transcontinental railroads ; venture capitalism ; and the labor of Native Americans, Chinese, and Mexican workers. C itrus agriculture and transcontinental railroads continued to define the economy, landscape, labor, and culture of the City in the late 1880s to mid-1920s. By 1915, San Bernardino had transformed from a scarcely populated rancho to a thriving semiurban transportation center with a population of nearly 5,000 people who enjoyed modern hotels, street lighting, theaters, railroads, and paved streets with a thriving downtown. San Bernardino celebrated its agricultural heritage during the annual National Orange Show. Later, the Great Depression affected the entire region. Thousands of Dust Bowl migrants left the Great Plains and arrived in Southern California during the 1930s.
World War II and Post-war Era
The 1940s to 1960s ushered in a period of
growth. The country was involved in World
War II and needed land for its military. Norton
Air Force Base, known as the San Bernardino Air
Depot, was built in 1942. The base transformed
the economy, population, and job market.
During the early 1940s, 20,000 employees
worked at the base , and San Bernardino’s
population grew from 43,000 to nearly 63,000.
Another war-based company, Kaiser Steel, had
over 8,000 employees. Defense workers flocked
to the City to fill wartime labor shortages. Jobs
at BNSF, Norton, and Kaiser Steel fueled a
demand for housing, resulting in vast tracts in
the City's north central and Del Rosa areas.
During the 1950s, freeway construction caused a pronounced change in the City. The arrival of Interstate 10 to San Bernardino County in 1954 and its push eastward lasted into the 1960s ; coupled with the railroads, this ultimately led to the prominent warehousing sector evident today.
Caltrans also built Highway 395 (renamed I-215 in 1982) through San Bernardino in a north-south alignment, which veered northwest toward Cajon Pass, paralleling the Santa Fe Railroad. Using unorthodox left-exiting off-ramps, engineers deliberately steered motorists away from the Mt.
Vernon colonia, giving priority to the City’s downtown and E Street districts. T he freeway Norton Air Force Base
Source: Tech. Sgt. Robert Simons, USAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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accelerated the City’s growth to the north as long- distance commuters opted for new housing near the San Bernardino Mountains and CSU San Bernardino campus, which opened in 1965.
San Bernardino enjoyed its heyday during the
1960s and 1970s. It was the car -cruising
capital of Southern California from the late
1940s to the early 1970s. Memories of cruising
E Street or Route 66 are etched into the City’s
collective memory . The City still holds the
annual Route 66 Rendezvous, a four -day
celebration of America's Route 66. The City ’s
peak came when the National League of Cities
awarded San Bernardino an All -America City
award in 1977. Yet it is important to note that
the 1960s and 1970s were a challenging time
of turbulent social change everywhere,
including in the Inland Empire, and economic
change was on the immediate horizon.
Urban Decline and Revitalization
Since the 1970s, the City has experienced extensive changes that have led to urban decline. The most frequently cited reason is closure of the “big three”—the BNSF Railroad Maintenance Yard, Norton AFB, and Kaiser Steel—which resulted in a loss of 30,000 direct jobs and another 60,000 to 90,000 jobs when economic multipliers are factored in. Another factor was the mortgage meltdown of the mid -2000s, which resulted in thousands of home foreclosures and eroded the City’s property tax base. Subsequent factors also hurt the City ’s retail base ( Carousel Mall, auto malls, etc.), resulting in significant losses in sales tax revenues. O ther factors include pressing urban problems and insufficient investment in city infrastructur e. These misfortunes culminated with the City’s bankruptcy in 2012, a terrorist attack in 2015, and the aftermath of the pandemic.
In 2022, the City of San Bernadino officially emerged from bankruptcy proceedings. The City is undergoing a General Plan update and the Downtown Specific Plan that will reinvigorate downtown and provide a mix of housing for different ages and income levels. The City’s finances have significantly improved and stabilized, allowing increased expenditures for community services, public safety, and development. Building permits are at the highest levels in years. The Norton AFB continues its successful transition to a general aviation center surrounded by industrial and manufacturing land uses. Ongoing hazard cleanups are improving the City ’s environment. The City is reinvesting in its neighborhoods and addressing some of its more challenging social problems, including poverty, unemployment, and crime.
Downtown San Bernardino
Source: San Bernardino Sun.
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SAN BERNARDINO AND MULTICULTURALISM
Many San Bernardino cultures have contributed to the City. Hispanics, Native Americans, Chinese, and Blacks have played important role s, and each encountered discrimination and segregation that was common in the region, state, and nation. Though it is not possible to cover this topic in depth, the following excerpts provide context for understanding the City.
Asian Americans
In 1867, the first Chinese immigrants arrived in
San Bernardino and soon became involved in
construction of the railroads. The Chinese were
forced to move in 1878 to a “ Chinatown” on
Third Street between what is now Arrowhead
Avenue and Sierra Way due to an “Anti-Laundry
Ordinance.” By the late 1890s, San Bernardino's
Chinatown had 400 to 600 residents, many from
the Chinese province of Guangdong. San
Bernardino County facilities and Pioneer Park
now occupy the former Chinatown.
After the railroad lines were completed, many
Chinese worked in the region’s citrus industry
and in produce, on farms in what would become
the Base Line Gardens tract east of Waterman
Avenue. Chinese also worked as cooks, launderers, and bus boys. However, in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act placed a 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States. When the Act expired in 1892, the US Congress extended the ban for an additional 10 years in the form of the Geary Act. By the mid-1920s, however, San Bernardino’s Chinatown was largely abandoned.
The remaining Chinatown was demolished in 1959 and 1960 during a redevelopment project.
As was the case throughout California, Japanese immigrants also experienced discrimination.
During World War II , many were relocated to internment camps in Poston, Arizona. The War Relocation Authority operated the camp from 1942 until it was shut down in 1945. More than 17,000 people were relocated, mostly from California, including San Bernardino County. Many who returned from their experience lost their homes, business, and livelihoods. In contrast, Filipinos did not experience the same discrimination, arguably due to the fact that the island had been ceded by Spain along with Puerto Rico and Guam as a result of the Spanish American War in 1898. Today, Filipinos are one of the fastest growing race and ethnic groups in the Inland Empire. Asian Americans have also made steady progress in educational attainment and business development. And as of 2022, San Bernardino elected its first Asian-American mayor.
Photograph of original San Bernardino Chinatown
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Native Americans
Native Americans originally inhabited the area known as San Bernardino. After the missions were secularized, settlers created ranches, farms, mines, and logging camps. These newcomers sought to own land without obstruction. Indigenous people who remained on their ancestral lands were often the victims of harsh treatment and violence. The mid-1800s was a period of existential threat for native Americans. In 1866, a militia of white colonizers initiated a 32 -day campaign to kill all Indian natives from the Bi g Bear V alley. Led by Yuhaaviatam tribal leader Santos Manuel, the remaining 20 to 30 members fled to Warm Creek in the San Bernardino Valley.
In 1891, passage of the Act of Relief for Mission
Indians recognized the San Manuel Band of
Mission Indians as a sovereign nation and
established the San Manuel Indian Reservation.
The reservation was and still is in the San
Bernardino foothills, originally on 657 acres of
steep foothills. T he earliest laborers for inland
citrus colonies were Native Americans who
picked crops and excavated irrigation canals .
The Reservation was later expanded to 1,100
acres, but residents generally lived in poverty
during much of the early 1900s. Housing was
later placed on the reservation, but
infrastructure was lacking until decades later.
The opening of Indian bingo in 1986, then later
a casino and water bottling plant in the 1990s
and 2000s, brought change to the Reservation.
Since then, the San Manuel Reservation has
grown in size and become a major benefactor to
the City. In 2019, the band donated $25 million
to the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital.
In 2020, the San Manuel Band gifted $9 million
to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The San
Manuel Band has also funded a veterinary clinic
and renovations to San Bernardino parks, and
donated $3.4 million to Goodwill Southern
California, among others. The history of the San
Manuel Reservation can be found in detail online
at: https://sanmanuel-nsn.gov/culture/history.
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Though generations of Mexicans had lived in the area since the Rancho San Bernardino, the citrus industry and railroads spurred immigration. The Santa Fe railyard was one of the company’s major hubs on the west coast , and Mexican railroad workers were hired to help with track laying and grading. By 1910 the City recorded 888 foreign-born Mexicans living in the City. Moreover, many of San Bernardino’s Hispanic newcomers arrived after 1910 to escape violence associated with the Mexican Revolution. A colonia was established on the west side of San Bernardino, Mt. Vernon corridor, and Route 66 east of Mt. Vernon. Despite repatriation campaigns of the 1930s, the Mt.
Vernon colonia became a thriving commercial district and established a permanent community of Mexicans in San Bernardino that remains today.5
Mexican Americans also experienced discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and other services. Community groups led significant change. In 1943, Mexican children were refused admittance to the Municipal Plunge except for one day a week, the day before it was drained and cleaned. San Bernardino’s Mexican American Defense Committee and its members and others demanded that Mexicans be allowed to use the municipal pool during all of the hours it was open to the public. In Lopez v. Seccombe, the court ruled that that the City barring Hispanic from parks, pools, and other recreational facilities was illegal under the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments.
Lopez v. Seccombe became part of a larger legal movement to dismantle racial discrimination. 6 During the 1940s and 1950s, many Mexican Americans served overseas defending America from the Axis powers. When the war ended, Mexican Americans were no longer willing to accept second-class citizenship, limited education and job options, or segregation. These new -found demands converged with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, leading to greater integration locally. Moreover, as Mexican business owners gained financial prosperity, they attained social and political power. Still, the Westside had to contend with discrimination like the construction of the SR- 395, which had ramps designed to funnel traffic to the City ’s historic downtown only, cutting off the west side. These ramps would eventually be reconfigured—50 years later.
Since that time, Hispanic groups have become the largest race and ethnic group in San Bernardino. Many members now hold offices at every level of government and are elected City Council members. CSUSB, a leading state academic institution, has received grants to advance economic and educational opportunity. And in 2022, the White House held a summit to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing equity and economic empowerment and to connect local Hispanic community members directly with federal leaders and resources.
5 Ocegueda, Mark (2017),Sol y Sombra: San Bernardino’s Mexican Community, 1880-1960 Dissertation submitted to the University of California, Irvine. Accessed online at: https://escholarship.org/content/qt39x753fm/qt39x753fm_noSplash_81424a806a3e12a7154f89e40448f80e.pdf. 6 Ocegueda, Mark (2010) "Lopez v. Seccombe: San Bernardino’s Mexican American Defense Committee and Its Role in Regional and National Desegregation," History in the Making: Vol. 3, Article 4. Available at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/history-in-the-making/vol3/iss1/4.
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Black Americans
Black residents have a long history in San Bernardino , dating to the Valley Truck Farm in southeastern San Bernardino.7 Valley Truck Farms was unique in that the subdivision planned to have no racial restrictions, a novel idea during the 1920s and not without controversy. The neighborhood formed its own Civic and Business League in 1930. The neighborhood began as agrarian, but would grow throughout the 1940s as Norton Air Force Base expanded and employed many Blacks. Children attended Mills School. However, with the community in the airport flight path and economic forces favoring other nonresidential land uses, industrial developments have since largely replaced the original neighborhood.
The Westside was the heart of San Bernardino’s Black community, many of whom worked for the Santa Fe railroad. During the World War II and postwar periods, St. Paul AME Church and the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge hosted NAACP meetings that were a forum for opposition to the City’s “White Trade Only” signs. The Masonic Lodge hosted black fraternal societies and provided meeting space for San Bernardino’s Negro Welfare League. Private homes also served as gathering places during the 1930s and 1940s. The Anna B. Garner Women’s Political Club met at members’ houses. Likewise, journalists J. Robert Smith and Mary Lou Phillips published the Tri - County Bulletin, a black Inland Empire newspaper, from their house on Harris Street.
The Civil Rights Era was a time of turmoil nationally. In San Bernardino, Blacks and Mexicans had been systematically excluded from housing north of Baseline Street and east of the train tracks and later the 215 freeway due to restrictive covenants, resulting in segregated public schools.
While the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) found segregation in public schools unconstitutional, it took decades to take effect in San Bernardino. The Congress for Racial Equity, NAACP, and others sued t o force the C ounty school district to implement a desegregation plan, which culminated when the California Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that required mandatory desegregation and integration of SBCUSD by 1974. 8 Since that time, Blacks have achieved trailblazing accomplishments in San Bernardino, including elected office; military leaders and commendations ; and leading physicians, educators, judges, community volunteers, pastors, etc. Local organizations, including but not limited to the Congress for Prophetic Engagement, Inland Empire Concerned African Churches, NAACP, and others continue to remain active, championing equity in housing, employment, social justice, etc. In the past few years, CSU San Bernardino has initiated a history project, “Bridges That Carried Us Over Project: Black History in the Inland Empire” to document the history, contributions, aspirations, and continued legacy of Blacks in the San Bernadino community.
7 The Valley Truck Farm neighborhood can be found online at: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7343b0fe57b34cd18950547008ea4439. 8 Fighting School Segregation in San Bernardino: How activists challenged a geography of segregation in the 1960s. Maile Costello and Daniela Gomez, ed. by J. Tilton, a U of R REST Public History Project March 4, 2022.
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OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS
Since being declared an All American City in 1975, San Bernadino has faced extraordinarily significant challenges over the past decades. The loss of its major employers (Kaiser, Norton Air Force Base, BNSF Railyard Maintenance Yard, etc.) and , with it, a large share of the City’s middle class employment opportunities. The real estate meltdown of the mid 2000s, resulting in one of the highest foreclosure rates in California. The municipal bankruptcy of 2012, resulting in a significant loss of private investment and revenue to maintain City infrastructure and services. The terrorist attacks of 2015. And the COVID pandemic, and its profound effects on new business.
Few cities, if any, have faced so many challenges in so few years. Restoring the City will take years of comprehensive community building —economic development, environmental, infrastructure, parks, housing development, and more. T he following initiatives, among others, are part of an investment playbook based on recommendations from the Aspen Institute.
Key initiatives found in this element are as follows:
• Infrastructure Reinvestment. San Bernardino is spending more than $5 million on master plans for roadways, sewer and water infrastructure, facilities, and ADA improvements. More than $50 million in nonpark capital improvements are planned for FY2022 -2024. Additional large projects include State Street extension and Vernon Bridge replacement. • Park Investment. The City is in the midst of improving virtually every park and recreational facility, particularly focusing on the westside and central districts. This element includes improvements to 12 parks at a cost of at least $35 million. An additional $10 million is being earmarked for improving neighborhood community centers. • Homeless Projects. More than $24 million has been allocated to address homelessness initiatives proposed by the City’s new Housing Division. The City is developing permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, motel contracts, and a homeless navigation “City of Hope” campus for unhoused individuals. • Housing Projects. More than 2,000 housing units, affordable and market rate, are in the development pipeline. Chapter 4 describes the many projects underway, including affordable housing citywide. The General Plan update and Downtown Specific Plan will add significantly greater sites for new housing in the community.
• Economic Development . The City Council approved the formation of a new Economic Development Division to bring sustained focus on economic development, workforce training, and business retention and expansion. The City started up a new entrepreneurial center with CSUSB to assist local business and general economic development.
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Comprehensive community building also includes affirming its diverse community, which is 85 percent Hispanic, Black, and Asian. T he City has and continues to take affirmative steps to be active in promoting and celebrating the diversity of its residents and the history, heritage, and contributions made by individuals and groups. The City recognizes that resident involvement will be a key strategy in furthering housing policy and programs. Recent events are as follows:
• The National League of Cities awarded the City of San Bernardino its 2023 City Cultural Diversity Award at the League’s National Conference held in Washington DC from March 26-
28. The award recognized the City’s inaugural Festival , “ Where Our Cultures Connect .” The event drew 7,000 to 10,000 participants during the daylong event. the award was accepted by Mayor Helen Tran, the first Vietnamese American Mayor, and Council Member Kimberly Calvin.
This is just one example of such events being held in the community. • The City sponsors a wide variety of events to
commemorate its multicultural residents. Every
February, the City celebrates Black heritage, posting
more than a dozen events on its website during the
month to celebrate Black culture throughout the
City. In S eptember of each year, the City also
celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, and
works with community partners to publicize events
at the Feldheym Library, CSUSB, HispanicCoalition
of Small Businesses, Community College District,
and the San Bernardino County Museum.
• Asian American, Pacific Islander, Desi Americans, as
well as Native American heritages are celebrated
annually through city events and through a series
of lectures and events at California State University
San Bernardino. T he San Manuel Band of Mission
Indians is actively involved with CSUSB in
sponsoring events and has dedicated grants to the university to startup its First Peoples’ Center in 2017.
• Civic leaders continue to be diligent in addressing racism and advancing community unity.
One such example was in response to a resident interrupted a City Council meeting with racist epithets on October 18, 2023 via Zoom. One week later, the City of San Bernardino Mayor and City Council brought together community leaders, members of the faith community, state and regional elected leaders, and residents to the steps of City Hall on October 23 in a community stand against racism to promote unity and tolerance in the community.
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5.7 DISADVANTAGED AREAS
This section discusses disadvantaged unincorporated communities, as directed by state law, with respect to water, wastewater treatment, stormwater drainage, and structural fire protection that inform the development of goals, policies, and programs in the Housing Plan chapter. Also discussed are disadvantaged incorporated areas and efforts to improve these areas.
5.1.2 Disadvantaged Unincorporated Areas
Adopted in 2011, Senate Bill 244 (Gov’t Code § 65302.10) requires cities to review and update the land use element of their General Plan to identify lower income unincorporated communities, excluding any area within the sphere of influence of a city or incorporated town. This legislation was passed to address the complex barriers that contribute to regional inequity and infrastructure deficits in disadvantaged unincorporated communities.
In accordance with SB 244 and guidance provided by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and San Bernardino County LAFCO, this chapter does the following:
• Identifies and describes each “island” or “fringe community” that exists within that city’s sphere of influence that is a disadvantaged unincorporated community. (GC § 65302.10.(a)) • Includes an analysis of water, wastewater, stormwater drainage, and structural fire protection needs or deficiencies for each identified community. (GC § 65302.10.(a)) • Includes an analysis of potential funding mechanisms that could make the extension of services and facilities to identified communities financially feasible. (GC § 65302.10.(a)) • Includes responsive goals, policies, and programs to be included in other elements of the General Plan that can address the identified infrastructure and service level deficiencies.
The San Bernardino County LAFCO has prepared disadvantaged communities mapping to identify areas Countywide and in San Bernardino where disadvantaged communities exist ( Figure 5-26).
Seven communities in the City are identified as disadvantaged and are therefore subject to the legislative requirements. Additional unincorporated areas in the City ’s sphere exist, but they do not meet the criteria established by state law and the LAFCO.
SB 244 requires the housing element to address three items: 1) an assessment of water, wastewater, and stormwater drainage infrastructure and structural fire protection services for these communities; 2) financing opportunities that could make service extension or improvement to these communities feasible; and 3) responsive goals, policies, and programs in the land use element. The remainder of this section addresses the requirements under SB 244.
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IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS
All of the unincorporated islands in the City of San Bernardino are designated either partially or entirely disadvantaged unincorporated communities (DUC). Table 5-21 lists each DUC, the area or size of the DUC, population in the DUC, housing units, and the predominant land uses within each area. Taken together, the DUCs within the City of San Bernardino’s sphere include approximately five square miles, about 4,500 residents, and 1,261 housing units.
Table 5-21 Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities
GENERAL NAME CENSUS GEOGRAPHY STATISTICS PREDOMINANT
LAND USES
Area #1: Muscoy
South of Cimmaron
Ranch development
• CT 41.03; BL 3004 & 1011
• CT 41.04; BL 1011 & 2004
• CT 41.01; BL 1004
• Area: 1,453 acres
• Population: 965
• Hsg Units: 203
Residential
Area #2:
Arrowhead Farms
• CT 45.07; BL 2001 & 1007
• CT 45.07; BL 3013
• CT 45.05; BL 2010
• Area: N/A
• Population: 9,089
• Hsg Units: 2,682
Residential
Area #3:
DRNAG
• CT 62.03; Bl 2003
• CT 61.01; Bl 2005 & 3002
• Area: 101 acres
• Population: 541
• Hsg Units: 236
Residential
Area #4:
DRNAG
• CT 62.03; Bl 1015
• CT 61.02; Bl 2004
• Area: 108 acres
• Population: 107
• Hsg Units: 32
Residential
Area #5
DRNAG-Barton
• CT 62.04; Bl 1007
• CT 62.03; Bl 1009
• CT 74.12; Bl 2003
• Area: 127 acres
• Population: 392
• Hsg Units: 100
Residential
Area #6
DRNAG-Barton-
International
• CT 74.12; Bl 2012 & 1004
• CT 65.01; Bl 2002
• CT 65.02; Bl 2010 & 2018
• Area: 418 acres
• Population: 527
• Hsg Units: 140
Residential
Area #7: Pacific
• CT 63.04; Bl 3005
• CT 63.03; Bl 1001 & 1002
• CT 63.01; Bl 4002 & 4007
• Area: 193 acres
• Population: 1,288
• Hsg Units: 353
Residential
Total • 13 census tracts
• Area: 2,682 acres
• Population: 12,909
• Hsg Units: 3,746
Residential
Sources: San Bernadino County Local Agency Formation Commission (SBCLAFCO); U.S. Census 2020.
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Figure 5-24 Disadvantaged
Unincorporated
Communities
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EVALUATION OF IMPACTS
Water Supply and Quality
The San Bernardino Valley Regional Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) provides a summary of water supply and demand for the years 2020 to 2045 for agencies serving the valley. The State’s UWMP Act requires urban water suppliers to assess water supply reliability by comparing total projected water use with the expected water supply over the next 20 years in 5-year increments.
The 2020 San Bernardino Valley Regional UWMP show that supplies will meet or exceed demand.
DUC 1, Muscoy
The Muscoy Mutual Water Company (MMWC) , a private water supplier for DUC 1 , serves 1,550 residential and commercial uses. Continuing upgrades are made to this system, specifically the replacement of aged main-line pipes and rehabilitation of two reservoirs and two wells. MMWC projects that adequate water supply is available to serve projected growth through 2050. However, water quality remains a greater concern due to the Newmark and Muscoy plumes in northwestern and west-central portions of San Bernardino. Contaminants include chlorinated solvents, PCE, and TCE that resulted in the closure of supply wells in the Bunker Hills subbasin. The EPA added the site to the Superfund NPL program and entered into an $80 million settlement for cleanup.
DUC 2, Arrowhead Farms
This is a rural neighborhood just northeast of the I -215 and I-210 junction. The San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) provides water service to this area. SBMWD obtains 100 percent of its water from the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, a portion of the San Bernardino Basin.
The 2020 UWMP indicates that SBMWD anticipates adequate supplies for the years 2015-2035 under normal, single-dry, and multiple-dry year conditions. There is no known contamination of groundwater in this area ; the Newmark Plume and Shandin Hills plumes are far ther south near the Muscoy community.
DUCs 3 to 7
The East Valley Water District (EVWD), which serves these DUCs, derives the majority (80 percent) of its water supply from 22 groundwater wells, and treated surface water from the Santa Ana River and the State Water Project by way of Plant 134, an 8 mgd water treatment plant. The EVWD can meet current demands in single- and multiple-dry year conditions through 2045. Some of EVWD’s wells are impacted by nitrate, perchlorate, fluoride, uranium, and/or volatile organic compounds.
A mobile home park that encompasses most of DUC 3 is served with a master water meter. DUCs 4 and 5 receive full water service and are not on any planned replacement schedule. For DUC 6, EVWD received a Prop 84 and Clean Water Grant to consolidate with the former Baseline Gardens Municipal Water Company and make substantial infrastructure and water quality improvements.
DUC 7 is served in all but two locations, both of which are vacant.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-77 Wastewater Collection and Treatment
Wastewater is collected and treated by three primary means—through connection to the City of San Bernardino’s wastewater system, connection to the East Valley wastewater collection system, or collection and treatment by individual septic services for specific properties.
DUC 1, Muscoy
The Muscoy community is predominantly reliant on septic systems for residential uses. The City serves only a few areas with sewer service, including properties on the eastern edge along Cajon and Nolan and California Streets and along small sections of Macy, Blake, and Duffy Streets. The limited wastewater collection facilities in DUC 1 are owned and operated by the City of San Bernardino Public Works Department, who is responsible for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of wastewater collection facilities. According to the 2019 Sewer System Master Plan prepared for the SBMWD, existing demand and buildout demand are both 0.3 mgd. No sewer line deficiencies were noted in the Sewer System Master Plan. The Countywide Plan do es not project additional growth and development in this area; therefore, SBMWD has adequate capacity to handle sewer flows from this area.
DUC 2, Arrowhead Farms
Arrowhead Farms is reliant on septic systems. The City ’s sewer system serves a small portion of 41st and 48th Streets; all of Melrose Drive, Leuzinger Avenue, 40th Street, and F Street; and a few other isolated areas. According to the Public Works Department, land uses on septic are not required to connect to the City sewer system unless a failure of their septic system occurs. No existing demand and buildout projection for this area is available because it is encompassed by the City’s overall system. According to the 2019 Sewer System Master Plan, only minor sewer line deficiencies were noted in existing lines. Given that the San Bernardino Countywide Plan forecasts minimal development for this area, existing infrastructure continues to be adequate, and any deficiencies would be addressed through the normal capital improvements planning process.
DUCs 3 through 7
Wastewater collection facilities in DUCs 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are owned and operated by EVWD, which operates and maintains its own wastewater collection system. To ensure that new service connections are responsible for impacts and costs associated with increased system usage, EVWD requires that new development provide for infrastructure as part of project construction. This includes new water and sewer lines and any additional facilities that will be necessary to meet new demand requirements. Because the DUCs that EVWD serves are more urbanized, small -scale development would be able to connect into existing infrastructure. The Countywide Plan forecasts minimal residential development for this area, so any deficiencies would be addressed through the normal capital improvements planning process.
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The sewer is privately owned by one mobile home park that comprises most of DUC 3 , and the sewer is fed into the East Trunk Sewer. The sewer main in DUC 3 is 40 to 50 years old, which places it in the District’s CIP in the foreseeable future. DUCs 4 and 5 receive full sewer service and are not planned for replacement due to condition or capacity. In DUC 6 , the uppermost area is a small community of 25 homes with no sewer service, and there is no sanitary sewer system planned.
Sewer service is provided by EVWD to three of the six streets in this DUC. The other three streets are served by leach and septic systems that are over 50 years old. According to EVWD, many of the lots in these areas have been divided into 5,000-square-foot lots, and sanitary systems do not meet current water quality control board requirements. EVWD indicated that it is searching for grant funding to bring sanitary sewers to all areas in DUC 6.
DUC 7 is served by sewer and water facilities in all but two locations, both of which are currently vacant. Some of the residential properties around this location are currently on septic system s.
Future conversions of these residences from septic to sewer could be challenging given that the current flows on the sewer mains along Foothill Boulevard and Greenspot Road are at capacity during wet weather flows, according EVWD’s Sewer System Master Plan. EVWD is proposing to replace the 10-inch-diameter mains with 30-inch-diameter mains. This may offer opportunities to reduce the cost of septic conversions to sewer mains because they will have been slated for expansion in capacity due to envisioned commercial and industrial land uses.
All wastewater from the City flows to the Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), which has been operated and maintained by SBMWD since 1973 and ensures all wastewater is properly treated prior to discharge into the Santa Ana River. The WRP is a 33 mgd secondary treatment facility that serves a population of over 195,000 people in a service area that includes the City , Loma Linda, East Valley Water District, San Bernardino International Airport, Patton State Hospital, and areas of unincorporated San Bernardino County.
9 After being treated at the WRP and before discharging to the Santa Ana River, effluent is conveyed to the Rapid Infiltration and Extraction (RIX) facility in Colton for tertiary treatment. The RIX facility is jointly owned by SBMWD and the City of Colton but is operated solely by the SBMWD. Approximately 61 percent or 13 mgd of the wastewater collected at the WRP was generated within the SBMWD service area in 2020. In 2020, the WRP treated 23,763 acre-feet of wastewater and discharged the same amount to the Santa Ana River.
Conversion of septic systems to sewer remains a long -term goal of the region’s sewer agencies.
East Valley Water District and San Bernardino Municipal Water Department are both working on securing funding to encourage the conversion of remaining septic systems to sanitary sewer.
9 City of San Bernardino General Plan Update (2005). Page 9-4. https://bondaccountability.resources.ca.gov/Project.aspx?ProjectPK=22454&PropositionPK=48.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-79 Drainage and Flood Control
Storm drain and flood control facilities in the DUCs are managed by the City of San Bernardino Public Works and Public Services d epartments and the San Bernardino County Flood Control District. Flood hazard maps provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency indicate that many portions of the City and its sphere of influence have a minimal or moderate flood risk.
Special Flood Hazard Areas subject to inundation by 100 -year flood events are along the creeks and channels that cut through the City and its sphere.
DUC 1, Muscoy
Portions of Muscoy have potential minimal or
moderate risk flood areas, according to FEMA .
The Lytle Creek is in the 100-year floodplain. In
DUC 1, the only Special Flood Hazard Areas
subject to inundation by the 1 percent annual
chance flood are along Cable Creek. FEMA
indicates that the area is protected by a
levee/dike in the southwest and the Devil Creek
Diversion Channel to the north. The interior part
of Muscoy is protected from flooding , and the
northeast sector adjacent to San Bernardino has
a reduced flood risk due to an accredited levee.
Muscoy has an adopted Drainage Master Plan.
DUC 2, Arrowhead Farms
According to FEMA, Arrowhead Farms has a
moderate risk of flooding and is designated as
having one or more of the following hazards:
0.2 percent chance of flooding (500 -year
floodplain) and areas of 1 percent annual flood
with average depth less than one foot or with a
drainage area of less than one square mile. T he
community also has limited sidewalks, curbs, and
gutters, contributing to flood concerns. In
addition, flood control channels are said to need
structural repairs—all which increase the risk of
flooding during inclement weather. There is no
known Drainage Master Plan for this area.
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DUCs 3 to 6
DUC 3, 6, and small portions of DUCs 4 and 5
have potential minimal or moderate risk flood
(colored by orange) areas, according to the
most recent FEMA flood maps. The East Twin
Creek flows from the San Bernardino National
Forest into the DUCs. The DUCs have 0.2
percent annual chance of flooding areas (500-
year flood plain) or areas with a 1 percent
annual chance of flooding where average
depths are less than one foot or where the
drainage area is less than one square mile.
These four DUCs are protected from a greater
flooding hazard of flooding by federal and
local levees and step basins that surround the
East Twin Creek. Levee maintenance is needed
to ensure they function during a storm event.
DUC 7
DUC 7 is not within a FEMA -designated flood hazard area. The existing storm drain systems, proposed storm drain systems, and infrastructure storm drain systems are identified by Comprehensive Storm Drain Plan #6, prepared by San Bernardino County Flood Control District.
As part of the Airport Gateway Specific Plan being prepared, significant improvements will be made to the water, sewer, and storm drainage infrastructure just north of the San Bernardino International airport , which can then be extended west ward a half mile to address the neighborhoods in DUC 7. The Program EIR for the project describes these improvements in detail.
Generally, the high-risk flood areas in San Bernardino’s sphere of influence are confined to storm channels, debris basins, and between levees , with a few minor exceptions. Flood hazards are concentrated in areas where infrastructure is less prevalent, such as rural /formerly rural areas. In accordance with General Plan policy, the City of San Bernardino prohibits development and/or the construction of any structure intended for human occupancy in the 100 -year floodplain, as mapped by FEMA, unless adequate mitigation is provided against flood hazards. The City’s flood plain overlay zone requires an applicant to receive a Flood Control Development P ermit before construction or development begins in any area of special flood hazards, areas of flood -related erosion hazards , or areas of mud slide (i.e., mudflow). As part of the requirements, the development must incorporate specific techniques to mitigate potential flooding.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-81 Fire Protection and Prevention
The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (County Fire) is the primary community-based, all-hazard emergency services organization in the County. Services include, but are not limited to, emergency mitigation and management for fire suppression, emergency medical services, ambulance services, hazardous materials and household hazardous waste response, arson investigation, hazard abatement, and various rescue operations. County Fire serves more than 60 communities/cities and all unincorporated areas while responding to 84,000 calls annually. Since 2016, the City of San Bernardino and its unincorporated islands have been part of the Valley Service Zone and Service Zone 5. The following briefly summarizes fire services in each DUC.
DUC 1, Muscoy
Muscoy is adjacent to western San Bernardino
along the wash. Muscoy is not in a high fire hazard
zone, except for an area bordering the Cajon Wash
and the area north of the levee. The other nearest
fire severity zone is Shandon Hills. Muscoy is
served by Station 75, sited in the center of Muscoy.
DUC 2, Arrowhead Farms
The Arrowhead Farms community is in a very high
fire severity zone in northwest San Bernardino,
which is east of Shandin Hills, another very high fire
severity zone. Arrowhead Farms is served by
Station #227 at 282 W 40 th Street in San
Bernardino.
DUCs 3 to 7
None of the other DUCS are within or adjacent to very high fire severity zones. These DUCs are served by two stations, Station #226 at 1920 N Del Rosa Avenue and Station #228 at 3398 E Highland Avenue, both in San Bernardino.
County Fire does not have a fire strategic plan or formal fire prevention standard for coverage.
There are no published studies assessing County Fire standards of coverage for its communities.
However, County Fire strives to adhere to standards recommended by the National Fire Insurance organization a nd the National Fire Protection Association. Those standards allow one -minute alarm time, one-minute turnout time, and four minutes for the first units to respond to a fire or medical emergency; the remaining equipment must respond within eight minutes. County Fire also published fire prevention standards to reduce the threat of structural fires.
Del Rosa Fire Station
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FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Financial resources for disadvantaged communities are available at the state and federal level. The following resources are in addition to funding sources discussed earlier in this chapter. Goals, policies, and programs are included as part of the land use element.
Integrated Regional Water Program
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the Grant Program Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package for $193 million in grant funding to help local agencies advance water infrastructure and resilience projects, including water desalination, wastewater treatment, water conservation, and groundwater recharge. Financed by Proposition 1, $167 million is available through the Integrated Regional Water Management Program to implement projects that improve water supply reliability, reduce fire risk, increase water storage, and improve water quality—while adapting for future challenges caused by climate change and drought. The remaining $25.5 million is reserved for water projects benefiting disadvantaged communities.
State Water Resources Control Board
The SWRCB offers loan and grant funding for construction of drinking water treatment and distribution systems ; municipal sewage conveyance and treatment systems; water recycling facilities; remediation for underground storage tank releases and groundwater contamination; technical assistance for small communities; nonpoint source pollution control projects; interim water; operation and maintenance for small, disadvantaged community water systems; and other projects that protect water quality. The program has significant financial assets, and is capable of financing projects from less than $1 million to more than $100 million . The SBMWD is applying for a $24 million grant to convert 250 septic systems to sewer in the Arrowhead Farms community.
California Cap and Trade Program
CalEPA operates a cap-and-trade program whereby disadvantaged communities are targeted for investment that improves public health, quality of life, and economic opportunity. The investments are authorized by the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. In 2016, AB 1550 directed CalEPA to identify disadvantaged communities and establish minimum funding levels—at least 25 percent of funds must be allocated to disadvantaged communities, at least 5 percent must be allocated to projects in low-income communities or benefitting low-income households, and at least 5 percent must be allocated to projects in and benefit ting low-income communities or low-income households that are outside of a CalEPA -defined disadvantaged communities but within ½ mile of one. The vast majority of San Bernardino qualifies as a disadvantaged community.
A map of projects can be found online at: https://webmaps.arb.ca.gov/ccimap/.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-83
5.1.3 Disadvantaged Incorporated Areas
This AFH included an analysis of existing conditions in San Bernardino, including but not limited to: disproportionate need, access to resources and opportunities, and other associated conditions.
The vast majority of San Bernardino has underlying conditions that would be considered disadvantaged, particularly when compared to the surrounding region. However, two areas are particularly in need and are denoted as R/ECAPs: the westside and the central/downtown area.
The majority of these two areas are some of the oldest, established areas in San Bernardino.
Table 5-22 below shows a summary of the neighborhood conditions of the Westside and Central districts and the basis for these areas being the most disadvantaged in San Bernardino. The conditions are a high level summary from the findings of this AFH and the Environmental Justice Technical Report being prepared in support of the General Plan update. Tables 5-23 and 5-24 list the major projects underway to address these areas and are mapped in Figure 5-25.
Table 5-22 Disadvantaged Incorporated Area Summary
SUMMARY
ISSUES SOURCE WESTSIDE CENTRAL
• High Segregation/Poverty Fig 5-1, 5-2, 5-6 R/ECAP/Low Inc R/ECAP/Low Inc • Substandard Housing Needs Assess. Moderate Moderate
• Overpayment Rates Fig 5-12a,b Mod-High Mod-High
• Overcrowding Rates Fig 5-12a,b Mod-High Mod-High
• Crime Rates EJ Report High High
• Infrastructure Needs N/A High High
• Park Shortage/Needs EJ Report Moderate High
• Educational Attainment Fig 5-17 Low-Mod Low
• Economic Opportunity Fig 5-16 Low Low
• Infrastructure Needs N/A High High
• Health Care Shortage EJ Report High High
• Bicycle Ped Accidents EJ Report High High
• Pollution Burden Fig 5-23 High High
Source: Assessment of Fair Housing, Environmental Justice Technical Report, 2023
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Table 5-23 Sample of Projects Benefitting the Central District, 2021-2029
PROGRAM AND CROSS
REFERENCING TO TABLE 7-1
HOW PROJECTS WILL
IMPROVE FAIR HOUSING EST. VALUE
Environmental Cleanup
3.10b AB 617 Emissions Plan Environmental programs address some of the primary causes of the
high pollution scores for air
groundwater, and soil pollutants.
N/A
3.10b Muscoy Superfund Cleanup $7,400,000
3.10c Carousel Mall Demo/Cleanup $10,000,000
Parks and Recreation
3.6b School of Hope Park Given moderate to high shortage of parks and poor conditions, this
investment will improve the quality
of neighborhoods and provide
much needed recreation options.
$5,000,000
3.6b Seccombe Park $9,000,000
3.6b El Sol Neighborhood Center $4,200,000
3.6b Speicher Park $3,900,000
Infrastructure Investment
3.8b Tippecanoe/3rd Street Repair Infrastructure projects (bridge replacement, street extension, fire
stations, etc. will address historic
disinvestment and improvement
quality of life in neighborhoods.
$3,800,000
3.8b Cross St. Bridge Replacement $1,000,000
3.8b 2nd St. Bridge Replacement $3,200,000
3.8b Del Rosa New Fire Station $10,200,000
Education and Economic Development
3.6c Feldyhm Library Rehabilitation These projects will improve the educational attainment, job
readiness, and business expansion
efforts needed to improve the
lower economic status of residents.
$6,400,000
3.7a Economic Develop. Incentives $3,000,000
3.7b Entrepreneurial Resource Center $3,800,000
3.7c Youth Jobs Program $4,200,000
Health and Safety
Another
agency
directed
SAC Health Service Expansion Improving the delivery of health care services will reduce health
care shortage areas, while violence
prevention & community oriented
policing will neighborhood safety –
both improving quality of life.
$3,000,000
Gateway College Community
Health worker Training Program
$3,000,000
3.5a Violence Prevention Grant $7,600,000
3.5b Community Oriented Policing $5,000,000
Total $95 Million
Sources: San Bernadino City, 2023
Note:
Crime reduction and economic development are citywide, but primarily benefit the western and central districts.
Education and economic development activities are citywide, but primarily address the western and central districts.
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Table 5-24 Sample of Projects Benefitting the Westside, 2021-2029 ID REF FACILITY/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION EST. VALUE
3.10c Ramona Elementary Environmental programs address
some of the primary causes of the
high pollution scores for air
groundwater, and soil pollutants.
$4,900,000
3.10b AB 617 Emissions Plan N/A
3.10b Muscoy Superfund Cleanup $7,400,000
3.9b CWSRF Lead Pipe Removal $3,500,000
Parks and Recreation
3.6b Nicholson Park Given moderate to high shortage of
parks and poor conditions, this
investment will improve the quality
of neighborhoods and provide
much needed recreation options.
$9,870,000
3.6b Encanto Center $3,400,000
3.6b Guadalupe-Sal Saavedra Park $990,000
3.6b Delmann Heights Park $6,000,000
Infrastructure Investment
3.8b Muscoy Pedestrian Improve. Infrastructure projects (bridge replacement, street extension, fire
stations, etc. will address historic
disinvestment and improvement
quality of life in neighborhoods.
$3,800,000
3.8b Mt. Vernon Bridge Replacement $4,000,000*
3.8b Mt. Vernon Storm Drain $6,150,000
3.8b State Street Extension $8,470,000
Education and Economic Development
3.6c Villasenor Library Rehabilitate These projects will improve the educational attainment, job
readiness, and business expansion
efforts needed to improve the lower
economic status of residents.
$900,000
3.7a Economic Develop. Incentives $3,000,000
3.7b Entrepreneurial Resource Center $3,800,000
3.7c Youth Job Hiring Program $4,200,000
Health and Safety
Another
agency
directed
SAC Health Service Expansion Improving the delivery of health care services will reduce health care
shortage areas, while violence
prevention & community oriented
policing will neighborhood safety –
both improving quality of life.
$3,000,000
Gateway College Community
Health worker Training
$3,000,000
3.5a Violence Prevention Grant $7,600,000
3.5b Community Oriented Policing $5,000,000
Total $89 Million
Sources: San Bernadino City, 2023
Note:
Mt Vernon Bridge Replacement is funded through SBCTA and the total cost is estimated at $230 million.
Grants for crime reduction are for citywide operations, but primarily benefit the western and central districts.
Education and economic development activities are citywide, although key facilities are in the Central and Western District.
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Figure 5-25 Sample of
Investments in Disadvantaged
Incorporated Areas, 2021-2029
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-87
5.8 AB 686 SITES ANALYSIS
AB 686 requires that the housing element identify sites to achieve the RHNA goals in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing. The requirement involves both an analysis of the capacity to accommodate the RHNA (provided in Chapter 4) and whether the identified sites serve the purpose of replacing segregated living patterns with integrated and balanced neighborhood and transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity.
SITE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY
The methodology for identifying sites to accommodate the RHNA was intended to select the most feasible sites for development during the 2021 -2029 planning period based on multiple factors, including zoning, existing use, acreage, location, proximity to resources , and TCAC opportunity classification. The methodology is as follows:
• First, an inventory of all residential parcels was review ed. Various residential zones were established as appropriate to accommodate housing at each of the RHNA income categories.
Specific details for this step are available in Chapter 4. • Second, once residential zones were identified, vacant sites were selected for further analysis.
Sites smaller than half an acre and larger than ten acres were removed from the lower income category in accordance with HCD regulations.
• Third, the City was divided into broad planning areas—Central, Northern, Downtown, Eastern, Southern, and Western—as a way to group the more than 50 different neighborhoods into areas for further analysis.
• Fourth, sites were evaluated to determine the permitted type of residential and likely affordability of housing based on the allowable density, anticipated product type, and market prices or rents for housing.
• Fifth, sites were evaluated using TCAC opportunity data to ensure that sites by income category are distributed near economic, environmental, and educational resources. T he meaning of each TCAC category was explained earlier in this chapter and the specific factors of each category are explained later in this chapter.
Figure 5-26 displays the housing sites that will accommodate the RHNA overlaid onto a district map. Figure 5-27 displays the housing sites over a map showing the TCAC composite opportunity scores. The analysis that follows examines the impact of housing sites on different measures of opportunity, to the extent it can be known, with the goal being to assess and ensure the equitable distribution of housing sites, by income category, across tracts with different resource allocations.
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Figure 5-26 RHNA Credits in San
Bernardino Areas
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Figure 5-27 RHNA Credits on TCAC
Composite Map
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PART 1: HOUSING SITES’ IMPACT ON INCOME
Part 1 assesses the impact of the City’s proposed housing sites on the existing household income distribution of the community by planning area. In assessing the impact of potential housing sites on household income, it is important to note that San Bernardino is predominantly a lower income community compared to other cities because that has implications for its 2021-2029 RHNA.
Figure 5-28 displays the distribution of
existing households by income level for each
area using 2015-19 ACS data. The East and
Northern/Verdemont areas have the highest
share of above moderate-income households,
and the lowest share of above moderate-
income households is in Central and West
districts. The other areas are predominantly
lower income and have a higher share of
multi-family housing and rental units.
Moderate-income households are the
smallest group in most planning areas.
Overall, the primary income in the city is lower
income where 40 percent of households of all
districts are lower-income households.
Figure 5-29 shows the number of census
tracts in each planning area by resource
category. The majority of the planning areas
are predominantly low resource or high
segregation/poverty. The exceptions are the
central area, a high segregation/poverty area
considered low resource, and Northern/
Verdemont, which has the only high resource
census tracts in the City. The 2021-2029 RHNA
recognizes the high concentration of low -
income housing citywide and t hus assigns a
higher share of above moderate-income
housing. At the same time, the City’s strategy
spreads affordable housing citywide to create
mixed-income neighborhoods while
providing housing for low-income residents.
Figure 5-28 Existing Income Distribution of San
Bernardino by Planning Area
Figure 5-29 Number of Tracts in Planning Areas
by Resource Category
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
East
South
Central
West
Northern
Low Moderate Above Moderate
0 5 10
East
South
Central
West
Verdemont
High Resource
High Segregation & Poverty
Low Resource
Moderate Resource
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-91 The City is required to provide housing units commensurate with the RHNA affordability levels .
SCAG assigned S an Bernardino a higher share of moderate (18 percent) and above moderate income housing (51 percent) than exists in the City to balance its disproportionate concentration of lower-income housing. Based on anticipated General Plan land use designations, density, and housing mix, the total estimated units (including ADUs) are divided by area. Table 5-25 and the following show that each district is fairly consistent with the RHNA category breakdown. • In the Northern/Verdemont area, 17 percent of allocated units are considered lower -income housing, 12 percent are moderate- income housing, and 71 percent are above moderate- income housing. In total, 246 sites are proposed in Verdemont. • In the West side area, 38 percent of allocated units are considered lower -income housing, 17 percent are moderate -income, and 45 percent are above moderate -income housing. In total, 106 sites are proposed in the East area.
• In the Central area, 38 percent of allocated units are considered lower -income housing, 39 percent are moderate-income, and 23 percent are above moderate-income housing. In total, there are an estimated 125 sites proposed in the West area. • In the South ern area, 20 percent of allocated units are considered lower -income housing, 37 percent are moderate -income, and 42 percent are above moderate -income housing. In total, 54 sites are proposed in the South.
• In the East ern area, 40 percent of allocated units are considered lower -income housing, 12 percent are moderate- income housing, and 48 percent are above moderate- income housing. In total, 110 sites are proposed in the East.
Table 5-25 Income Distribution of New Housing Units by District, 2021-2029 Income Group
for New Housing
Planning Districts 2021-29
RHNA Central Eastern Northern Southern Western
Above Mod Income 23% 48% 71% 42% 45% 51.3%
Moderate Income 39% 12% 12% 37% 17% 17.8%
Lower Income 38% 40% 17% 20% 38% 30.9%
Total per District 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
It should be noted that the Housing Element only analyzed vacant properties; underutilized sites that primarily exist in the Central and Downtown area, such as the Carousel Mall, are not included.
However, these sites may also develop in the next 10 years and will include a significant portion of moderate and market rate housing. Therefore, while the distribution of sites from 2021 -2029 appear less balanced in the central region, the General Plan will direct higher income units into the downtown which will achieve a more equitable balance over the long term.
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PART 2: IMPACT ON DISPROPORTIONATE NEED
The housing sites chosen to accommodate the City’s RHNA should, to the extent possible, reduce the prevalence or overconcentration of disproportionate need. Disproportionate need refers to overcrowding, overpaying, and substandard housing, which collectively are “housing problems.” Moreover, housing site decisions should also seek to mitigate potential displacement risks.
Disproportionate need is illustrated for overcrowding ( Figure 5 -13), housing overpayment (Figures 5-10 and 5-11), and displacement risk (Figure 5-14).
Housing overcrowding is most prevalent and severe in Central, Downtown, and Westside districts as these areas have older apartments and smaller single- family residences. Homeowner overpayment is most prevalent in Central and South districts, while renter o verpayment is prevalent citywide except in Verdemont. Displacement risks are concentrated Downtown and in the Central districts. In these older areas, new housing may impact surrounding properties, causing increases in rent and home prices. However, it is necessary to increase high quality market rate housing also in lower income areas, as this is one of the only ways to stimulate economic development and stimulate the revitalization of neighborhoods.
Therefore, development decisions need to include market rate and affordable housing, to alleviate overcrowding, overpayment, and displacement risk. If housing is just market rate, it will drive up home and rental values, lead to improvements in quality housing, but also potentially lead to gentrification and displacement in lower income areas. If only affordable housing is built within a lower income area, it can improve housing security and alleviate overpayment and overcrowding for low income residents, but then it overconcentrates poverty in these neighborhoods. The key is to create a balance of housing that integrates affordable housing where possible in higher income areas, while creating a balance of market rate and affordable housing in poorer areas.
The City’s strategy does the following:
1) It relies on the development of residential projects which are approved projects that are in the development pipeline, which are spread throughout the community; 2) It increases the supply of market rate housing (along with affordable housing) in lower income areas such as the downtown, central, and the westside, which tends to provide suitable housing options for all income levels and reduce overcrowding and overpayment. 3) It increases the production of affordable accessory dwellings, particularly in places like northern San Bernardino, which are already zoned primarily for single- family residential, while allowing for apartments where suitable.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-93 The City ’s strategy to address the 2021 -
2029 RHNA will increase the number of
housing units at each affordability level, but
the City ’s income d istribution will change.
The share of above moderate-income units
will increase, and the share of moderate-
income units will remain the same. At the
same time, the share of lower-income
households relative to the entire housing
stock will decline. This does not mean a loss
in lower -income units , but a shift in their
relative proportion of the housing stock .
This shift will occur because the RHNA
requires the City to set aside more sites for
above moderate -income housing because
of its high share of affordable units.
Moreover, all areas will see a slight change in affordability levels, although to varying degrees.
Figure 5 -31 displays the existing income distributions compared to the income distributions achieved after the RHNA allocation. It shows that each area becomes more balanced in terms of household income distribution , reducing concentrations of poverty and segregation and bringing the range of household incomes closer to the City’s and region’s average. Moreover, the City’s housing strategy will achieve its entire lower-income housing target in this scenario. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Lower Moderate Above-Mod
Current City Income Distribution
Future City Income Distribution
SB County
Figure 5-30 City’s RHNA Strategy: Current vs.
Proposed Income Distribution on Vacant Sites
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
East South Central West Northern
Low Existing
Low Proposed
Mod Existing
Mod
Proposed
Above Mod
Existing
Above Mod
Proposed
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Part 3: Impact on Opportunity
The third part of the AB 686 analysis utilizes the TCAC indicators for economic opportunity, educational opportunity, environmental health and census data on household overcrowding and overpayment to understand how proposed sites for housing affect disproportionate burden.
Table 5 -26 outlines the rationale and metric for each opportunity indicator used by TCAC in calculating the overall opportunity score for each census tract statewide and in San Bernardino.
Table 5-26 Overview of Opportunity Indicators
DOMAIN INDICATOR MEASURE
Economic Poverty Residents with income above 200% of poverty line Adult Education Adults with a bachelor's degree or above Employment Adults aged 20–64 who are employed
Job Proximity Jobs filled by workers w/o a BA within a given commute Median Home Value Value of owner-occupied units
Environ-
mental Pollution Burden
Pollution burden: Exposure indicators
Pollution burden: Environmental effects indicators
Population
Population characteristics: Sensitive population indicators Population characteristics: Socioeconomic factor indicators Education Math Proficiency 4th graders meeting math proficiency standards Reading Proficiency 4th graders who meet or exceed literacy standards High School Grad high school cohort that graduated on time Student Poverty Students not receiving free or reduced-price lunch Source: TCAC Methodology, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
Figures 5-32, 5-33, 5-34, and 5-35 display the location of sites in San Bernardino underlaid by maps of each of the TCAC economic, environmental, and educational indicators.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-95 Figure 5 -32 displays the average
opportunity index score by planning area
for the economic, environmental, and
education domains cited in Table 5-15. The
resource opportunity scores for all the
census tracts range from 0 to 1, with 0
being the lowest and 1 being the highest.
What stands out is that the
Verdemont/North and East areas have the
highest access to opportunity and scores,
though the North’s educational score is
much higher . However, the districts
between the SR -210 and I -10 ( sparsely
populated southern district and highly
populated central and western districts )
generally have equivalent opportunity
scores on average with slight variations.
It should be noted, however, that a district may have highly differentiated scores based on census tract and the concentration of population within a census tract. Table 5-27 provides greater detail about access to opportunities by different areas in San Bernardino.
Table 5-27 Resource Opportunity Scores by Area
PLANNING
AREA
DOMAIN SCORES
MEASURE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL
Northern
(Total 5 tracts)
Range 0.18–0.77 0.17–0.55 0.35–0.80
Average 0.46 0.43 0.62
West
(Total 10 tracts)
Range 0.06–0.41 0.05–0.42 0.11–0.55
Average 0.20 0.23 0.25
Central
(Total 13 tracts)
Range 0.02–0.32 0.09–0.50 0.04–0.26
Average 0.16 0.24 0.15
South
(Total 6 tracts)
Range 0.08–0.73 0.04–0.28 0.02–0.37
Average 0.29 0.13 0.15
East
(Total 7 tracts)
Range 0.11–0.52 0.35–0.59 0.03–0.18
Average 0.33 0.42 0.08
Source: CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Area Designations, https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/opportunity.asp 2021.
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
Verdemont
West
Central
South
East
Education
Environmental
Economic
Figure 5-32 Opportunity Scores by Area
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Figure 5-33 RHNA Credits by TCAC
Economic Opportunity
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Figure 5-34 RHNA Credits by TCAC
Environmental Quality
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Figure 5-35 RHNA Credits by TCAC
Educational Opportunity
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IMPACT OF SITES ON TCAC INDICATORS
Table 5-28 summarizes the impact of placing housing in areas on disproportionate burden and various measures of opportunity within the economic, educational, and environmental TCAC indicators as well as transit and housing opportunity.
Table 5-28 Assessment of Fair Housing Implications of Sites
FAIR HOUSING TOPIC BY DISTRICTS
NORTH/
VERDEMONT EAST SOUTH CENTRAL WEST
Integration, Segregation, and Disproportionate Impact
Verdemont is not
considered segregated
by race/ethnicity but
has a high
concentration of
higher income
households.
East district has
tracts with
racial/ethnic
segregation. The
district has a mix
of low-above mod
households.
This district has
tracts with racial/
ethnic segregation
and high
concentration of
low-mod income
households.
Central district
contains tracts
w/racial/ethnic
segregation and
poverty, The area is
primarily moderate
to low income.
This district has a
mix of incomes
and contains some
census tracts
designated as high
areas of
segregation.
Housing Sites
3,004 units
17% Lower
12% Moderate
71% AboveMod
1,731 units
40% Lower
12% Moderate
48% AboveMod
588 units
20% Lower
37% Moderate
42% AboveMod
2,188 units
38% Lower
39% Moderate
23% AboveMod
1,268 units
38% Lower
17% Moderate
45% AboveMod
The area is zoned for
low density residential,
and there are no
vacant sites for
apartments. However,
there is significant
opportunity for ADUs
in tracts. Additionally,
City owned land has
been subdivided with
plans and opportunity
for a mixed income
single family tract.
The addition of a
range of housing
types, including
lower to above
mod housing will
provide balanced
housing choice. A
mix of zoning in
the east allows for
multifamily and
single family
residential
development.
This area is zoned
primarily industrial
/commercial; few
sites allow housing.
However, 588 units
are designated to
this area in a
balanced manner.
Sites will add more
moderate-income
housing, improving
greater choices.
This district has a
wide mix of zones.
A balanced income
distribution in this
area will provide
more access to
Downtown, the
primary job center,
draw higher
incomes, provide
greater balance,
and reduce/combat
segregation.
Proposed sites in
the west district
will create more
balance of
incomes in the
district as well as
provide more
housing mobility
options.
New housing will help in moderating prices, likely resulting in lower housing overpayment and overcrowding. However, new development typically brings in residents from a broader range of age, income levels, and household type. The changes are not anticipated to be significant within any particular area of the City, because the housing sites are spread citywide and are only a fraction of any given district, any demographic changes will be gradual and likely very minimal.
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Table 5-28 Assessment of Fair Housing Implications of Sites
FAIR HOUSING TOPIC BY DISTRICTS
NORTH/
VERDEMONT EAST SOUTH CENTRAL WEST
Access to Transit Opportunity
Transit Need
According to
OmniTrans, the
Verdemont District has
the least potential
mobility and transit
need
According to
OmniTrans, the
East district has a
low-moderate
potential transit
mobility need
According to
OmniTrans, the
South district has a
mod to high
potential transit
mobility need.
According to the
OmniTrans, the
Central district has
a mod-high
potential transit
mobility need.
According to
Omnitrans, the
West district has a
low -moderate
potential transit
mobility need
Transit Service
Verdemont has the
lowest level of transit
service and is served
by three bus lines:
2, 312, and 6.
The East District is
well connected
and served by five
bus lines: 6, 1,
3/4, and 15.
The South District is
well connected and
served by four bus
lines: 1, 2, 15, and 8.
The Central district
is well connected
and served by three
bus lines:
10, 3/4, and 2.
The West district is
well-connected
and served by four
bus lines: 312,
10, 14, 15.
Housing Sites
3,004 units
17% Lower
12% Moderate
71% AboveMod
1,731 units
40% Lower
12% Moderate
48% AboveMod
588 units
20% Lower
37% Moderate
42% AboveMod
2,188 units
38% Lower
39% Moderate
23% AboveMod
1,268 units
38% Lower
17% Moderate
45% AboveMod
Service Impact
In the City, only 1% of workers take transit to their place of employment. There is no information on the number of transit riders who use it for other purposes. However, beginning on August 1, 2021, Omnitrans started a pilot project to make transit free for all K-12 students, including college students. Except for perhaps students, new housing production would not be expected to markedly increase transit demand.
Special needs transit would be addressed by OmniAccess, a federally mandated program to provide low cost door-to-door options for seniors and people with disabilities living within n ¾ -mile of a fixed route service. OmniTrans is Title VI compliant.
Future Transit Planning
OmniTrans is continuing to expand and adjust the provision of transit services in response to consumer demand, revenues, and the overall feasibility and sustainability of routes. In FY 2023, Omnitrans will complete its Short-Range Transit Plan that will propose a variety of transit service adjustments that are needed in response to comments from the public, demand for different types and locations for transit, operational and cost considerations, and requirements to meet all applicable state and federal law.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-101 Table 5-28 Assessment of Fair Housing Implications of Sites
FAIR HOUSING TOPIC BY DISTRICTS
NORTH/
VERDEMONT EAST SOUTH CENTRAL WEST
Verdemont scores
under 40 of 100 on the
job proximity scale
due to its distance
from job centers and
proximity to the
national forest
The East district
scores 20–60 on
the job proximity
scale due to its
distance from job
centers and
proximity to the
national forest
The South district
scores 80 of 100 on
the job proximity
scale due to the
concentration of
industrial uses
within the southern
portion of the City.
The Central district
scores 40–80 of 100
on the job
proximity scale due
to its location near
downtown core and
southern industrial
district.
The West district
scores 20-60 of
100 on the job
proximity scale
due to the
distance from the
City’s commercial
+ industrial core.
This district ranks in
the 10th to 40th
percentile in
unemployment.
This district ranks
in the 30th to 70th
percentile in
unemployment.
This district ranks in
the 50th to 90th
percentile in
unemployment.
This district ranks in
the 70 to 100th
percentile in
unemployment.
This district ranks
in the 20th to 90th
percentile for
unemployment.
Additionally, educational attainment is directly related to earning potential. Educational attainment for adults, measured by residents over age 25 with no high school diploma, is low with nearly all census tracts falling above the 60th percentile – meaning that there is a trend of low educational attainment Housing Sites
3,004 units
17% Lower
12% Moderate
71% AboveMod
1,731 units
40% Lower
12% Moderate
48% AboveMod
588 units
20% Lower
37% Moderate
42% AboveMod
2,188 units
38% Lower
39% Moderate
23% AboveMod
1,268 units
38% Lower
17% Moderate
45% AboveMod
Given the higher
educational
attainment,
employment rate,
income level, and
vehicle ownership of
this area, the RHNA
sites would not be
expected to impact
the ability of to access
or secure jobs.
Given higher
educational
attainment,
employment rate,
higher income,
vehicle ownership
in this area, the
RHNA sites will
not impact the
ability to access or
secure jobs.
Although the area
has higher
unemployment +
low educational
attainment, 8 trade
schools serve the
area. Therefore, the
RHNA sites would
not be expected to
impact the ability to
access or secure
jobs.
Central district has
lower educational
attainment and
unemployment,
however since the
area is near job
centers and trade
schools, the RHNA
sites would not be
expected to impact
the ability to access
or secure jobs.
Although the area
has high
unemployment &
low educational
attainment, the
area has access to
5 resources and
trade schools. The
RHNA sites would
not impact the
ability to access or
secure jobs.
Generally, adding housing and residents to an area helps to support businesses and employment in the area as well as attracts businesses to relocate or expand to serve a greater resident market. Furthermore, with the opening of the Entrepreneurial Center downtown and workforce training centers at two locations, new housing would not be expected to affect the ability of residents to find employment.
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Table 5-28 Assessment of Fair Housing Implications of Sites
FAIR HOUSING TOPIC BY DISTRICTS
NORTH/
VERDEMONT EAST SOUTH CENTRAL WEST
All SBC schools are Title 1 schools and eligible for federal financial assistance.
The Verdemont/North
district is within the
25th to 75th percentile
on the education
opportunity index.
The East district is
below the 25th
percentile in some
areas and up to
50th in other.
The South district is
up to the 50th
percentile on the
education
opportunity index.
Central district
ranges up to the
50th percentile on
the education
opportunity index
The West district
ranges up to the
50th percentile on
the education
opportunity index
Housing Sites
3,004 units
17% Lower
12% Moderate
71% AboveMod
1,731 units
40% Lower
12% Moderate
48% AboveMod
588 units
20% Lower
37% Moderate
42% AboveMod
2,188 units
38% Lower
39% Moderate
23% AboveMod
1,268 units
38% Lower
17% Moderate
45% AboveMod
Service Impact
While this area is
more affluent, all
schools are Title 1 so
the estimated low-
income units may
have access to
increased education
resources
The mix of new
housing proposed
in this district can
raise educational
opportunities for
lower and
moderate-income
households.
While all schools
are Title 1 – new
impact fees will
offset any burden
of additional
students in this
area.
A higher blend of
moderate income
housing in this
district can provide
a greater balance
of student incomes
within this area.
This district
focuses on the
provision of more
moderate and
above moderate-
income housing.
School Programs
The City has 10 high schools, all of which score high for graduation rates. Of that total, six schools are rated blue on the performance scale, which is the best rating given by the CDE and these are accessible to students in all six districts. Three schools are rated green, the second highest rating given. Three schools are rated yellow or red, however, these schools are continuing education or alternative schools.
It should also be noted that SBCUSD prepares an annual Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). This plan is intended to devote significant resources to disadvantaged students. CDE is also monitoring compliance with these requirements to ensure that equity is furthered across the jurisdiction of the school district.
City Programs
The City of San Bernardino supports a variety of after school programs, youth organizations and learning centers to support the education of elementary, middle and high schoolers. Facilities exist throughout the City and provide day care, mentoring, and homework help. Nonprofit organizations supplement these efforts, particularly in the Westside.
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FAIR HOUSING TOPIC BY DISTRICTS
NORTH/
VERDEMONT EAST SOUTH CENTRAL WEST
Verdemont is primarily
single family and lower
density residential,
particularly in areas
near the hillsides.
The East area is
primarily single
family and lower
density residential
with some condos
and attached
townhomes.
The South area is
primarily single
family and lower
density residential
with some multi-
family housing.
Central is a mix of
single family,
condos and lower
density residential,
and apartments
and higher density
multi-family.
The West area is
primarily single
family, lower
density residential
with some condos
and attached
townhomes.
Sites identified for this
district are consistent
with the existing
income and residential
make-up of the area.
Sites identified for
this district are
consistent with the
existing income
and residential
make-up of the
area.
Sites are split fairly
evenly, 37 percent
for moderate, 20
percent lower
income and 42
percent above mod
income.
Sites identified for
this district are
consistent with the
existing income
and residential
make-up of the
area.
Sites identified for
this district are
consistent with the
existing income
and residential
make-up of the
area.
New single family
homes expand
housing choice,
increases builder
competition, which
would potentially
reduce prices.
The focus on a mix
of lower and
above moderate
housing provides
equitable access
to housing types.
New multi-family
apartments and
condos would offer
attainable and
quality housing,
thus improving
housing mobility.
23 percent of the
sites are above
mod; the remainder
are split between
lower (38%) and
moderate-
income(39%)
housing.
New housing is
balanced between
the three income
categories with a
minor focus on
above mod, 38%
low, 17%
moderate and
45% above mod.
Additionally, SFR
allows ADUs to create
more housing choice
for families, renters,
seniors and students.
New apartments
and condos will
offer attainable
housing and
improve housing
mobility.
New multi-family
development, both
apartments and
condos, will offer
attainable housing
and improve
housing mobility.
New apartments
and condos will
offer attainable
housing and
improve housing
mobility.
New single family
housing expands
choice, increases
competition, and
will potentially
reduce prices.
New housing development will help to moderate housing prices, likely lowering overpayment and overcrowding. As with all new housing investment, there will be concerns with displacement. In recent years, the City has seen the vast majority of its affordable apartment projects receive tax credits to rehabilitate the properties and extend affordability covenants well past 2050, mitigating the short and longer-term effects of investment in their neighborhoods.
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Table 5-28 Assessment of Fair Housing Implications of Sites
FAIR HOUSING TOPIC BY DISTRICTS
NORTH/
VERDEMONT EAST SOUTH CENTRAL WEST
The Verdemont has
moderate to high
pollution, with
moderate levels east
of the I-15 and higher
levels south near
Cajon Wash.
The East District
ranges in the
exposure to
pollution, with
moderate levels
(west) to very low
levels in the east.
The South District
has a very high
level of pollution
due to its proximity
to major industry,
the freeways (I-10
and I-215), and the
SBX airport.
Central District has
a moderate to high
pollution, with
moderate in the
east and high levels
near the I-215
freeway.
West District has
moderate to high
pollution levels,
with high levels
around the BNSF
and I-215 and
moderate levels in
the far west.
Addressing the City’s 2021-2029 RHNA and the 8,123 residential units will require the development of housing in neighborhoods that will likely have moderate to high levels of pollution. The question becomes not whether there are locations where acceptable levels of environmental pollution exist, but rather the mitigation of long standing pollution sources and mitigation of pollution in the design and development of residential projects.
The AB617 Implementation Plan is designed to address the major stationary and mobile sources of pollution. It includes mitigation measures such as changes to technology that will reduce pollutants, mitigation measures, such as filters for impacted schools and other sensitive land uses, and enforcement mechanisms to ensure that pollution sources are abiding by the regulations in accordance with their operating permits.
In 2023, a Health and Environmental Justice Element will be prepared for the 2050 General Plan update.
This element will assess the health conditions, infrastructure, and environmental justice issues for neighborhoods. The element will also address parks and recreation, the food environment, crime prevention, employment, education, and other features as well as include a series of goals, policies, and implementation programs.
In 2022/2023, the City will award a contract to develop a comprehensive master plan to manage the City’s 500 acres of parkland. As part of the General Plan update, a Park and Recreation Element will incorporate new projects. In 2022, the City completed the San Bernardino Active Transportation Plan to retrofit streets and add 165-linear-miles for bicycle routes along with additional trails and pedestrian routes, improving active living opportunities.
The General Plan Circulation Element will incorporate implementation measures to address truck and vehicular traffic, which are some of the highest sources of air pollution. It will also address railroad travel, including the BNSF, which is one of the largest sources of diesel particulate matter.
Notes: City of San Bernardino, 2023
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5.9 FAIR HOUSING ISSUES
The housing element must include a summary of fair housing issues and contributing factors based on the prior analysis, along with responsive goals, policies, and programs to address identified needs. The identification and evaluation of contributing factors must identify fair housing issues and significant contributing factors; prioritize contributing factors, giving highest priority to the factors that most limit or deny fair housing choice or access to opportunity or negatively impact fair housing or civil rights compliance; and discuss strategic approaches to inform and strongly connect to goals and actions.
Strategies and actions to implement priorities and goals may include, but are not limited to: 1) Enhancing mobility strategies and promoting inclusion for protected classes ; 2) e ncouraging development of new affordable housing in high- resource areas; 3) i mplementing place-based strategies to encourage community revitalization, including preservation of existing affordable housing; and 4) protecting existing residents from displacement.
The identified fair housing issues in San Bernardino are derived from several sources: 1) outreach undertaken for the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing; 2) outreach undertaken for the 2050 General Plan Update (which directly relates to housing); 3) General Plan Advi sory Committee meetings ; 4) special stakeholder meetings; and 5) this AFH assessment. The public outreach and engagement program is described in detail in Chapter 6 and can also be accessed online at https://futuresb2050.com/ .
The key issues are:
1) Poverty and Disproportionate Need
2) Educational and Employment Opportunity
3) Housing Displacement/Security Concerns
4) Safe and Healthful Housing and Neighborhoods
5) Community Health and Wellness
The following describes each fair housing issue and contributing factors and a highlight of several programs that will address the fair housing issue. Chapter 7, the Housing Plan, contains a more complete description of each program. Table 5-24 summarizes all of the fair housing issues and programs intended to have a meaningful impact on fair housing issues and contributing factors.
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Contributing Factor #1: Poverty and Disproportionate Need According to TCAC, the central core and a large portion of the west side are designated “Areas of High Segregation and Poverty” and/or R/ECAPs. These areas also have the highest prevalence of overcrowding, housing overpayment, and other conditions. Part of the reason is that these neighborhoods are also the oldest areas in the community dating back to the City’s early days. As is the case with most inner city areas, they have high levels of poverty and disproportionate need.
Much of the area was proposed for redevelopment activities until State law ended that program.
The City is leading a number of projects to reinvest in these communities: including public assistance, education, small business and employment, and investment projects noted below:
• Small Business Assistance . In collaboration with the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the City is using #3 million in ARPA funds to assist businesses and organizations that were negatively impacted by COVID -19 or are qualified as an “underserved small business.” In 2023, the City began setting up an Entrepreneurial Resource Center in downtown as a resource center for entrepreneurs and small businesses that is intended to grow in scope and depth.
• Youth Employment. In 2022, the City was awarded a $4.2 million grant to hire 70 young and early career staff members as part of the California Youth Jobs Program. The federal WOIA funds youth programs and services for hard -to-serve youth aged 16 to 24. These services enhance job skills, develop leadership qualities, explore career options, and offer adult and peer mentoring. The City will hire in the Parks and Recreation, Animal Services, Library, and Police Departments, along with positions in partnership with local CBOs. • Infrastructure. The loss of public and private investment capital can also lead to growing poverty, decreasing housing values, the deterioration of infrastructure and neighborhoods, limited housing choices and less equitable access to opportunity. The City is working to turn the corner and direct more public and private investment into the city. In 2023, the City Council authorized $5 million for an ADA Plan, Bridge Management Plan, Storm Drain Master Plan, and Facility Management Plan with improvements to be included in the City’s CIP. • Planning Tools. In 2023, the City is preparing a Downtown Specific Plan (DTSP) to revitalize the downtown, and its central role in education, economic development, and culture. More than 15,000 housing units are anticipated, with a signature project on the Carousel Mall. The City, with input from the public and stakeholders, are currently updating its General Plan and Development Code to provide a planning framework for guiding priorities and strategic investments. The General Plan and Development Code is anticipated to be completed in 2024.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-107 Contributing Factor #2: Educational Opportunities
Educational attainment is a key factor that affects residents’ health, well-being, and quality of life.
Local schools scored low on educational attainment , and one-third of adults lacked a diploma.
Though San Bernardino has low unemployment rates below 5 percent, many residents earn low incomes due to low educational attainment. The education-job nexus reveals interrelated needs:
1) academic achievement; 2) connecting individuals from secondary education to sustainable jobs or college education; and 3) supportive services to individuals needing job skill training.
While educational progress is critical to reducing disparities in access to opportunity, the SBCUSD and workforce partners are largely responsible due to their funding. That said, this contributing factor is still a moderate priority for the City. Key programs to address this factor are below:
• Local School Programs. SBCUSD Citizens Oversight Committee oversees two bonds (T and N) adopted to improve facilities and student achievement. SBCUSD receives more than $900 million annually to address the needs of students. SBCUSD also offers its CAPS extended learning program at all 80 schools, providing before- and after-school activities that enhance students’ academic, social, emotional, and physical development. www.sbcusd.com/district_offices/student_services/caps/c_a_p_s_programs_and_components . • Postsecondary Bridge . The Inland Career Education Center (part of SBCUSD) provides a bridge to postsecondary education and the workforces. The Center helps adults learn the academic, technical education, and job skills needed to improve job options . An average of 2,000 students are enrolled annually. In partnership with the District’s ROP program, Technical Employment Training provides manufacturing trades and hands -on skills training. Lastly, SBVC also offers career technical education and training coursework. • County Youth Literacy Grants. In 2023, San Bernardino County Schools (SBCSS) received $5.6 million in funding through the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant to advance early literacy. The grant is awarded by the California Department of Education to leverage and expand existing statewide infrastructure to improve student outcomes over a 5 -year period.
The grant will serve children from birth to 12th grade with an emphasis on English Learners, students living in poverty, and those with disabilities. • City Library Improvements. The City has four public libraries. The San Bernardino City Library Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, was created to provide funding for areas of education, programming, materials, capital improvements , and special projects that are beyond the customary funding received from the City. In 2023, the City successfully applied for and received a CSLA Building Forward Library Facilities grant of $6. 4 million to rehabilitate the Feldheym Library, which offers Career Pathways, a suite of online job training, test preparation, and professional development tools that is free for residents.
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Contributing Factor #3: Housing Security/Opportunity
The high prevalence of poverty in San Bernardino affects residents’ housing security. Lower income residents, seniors, disabled people, and other households on fixed income, particularly renters, can be vulnerable to loss of their housing. As shown earlier in the analysis of displacement risk, the majority of those in the central core and Westside are subject to high displacement risk.
As the primary agency responsible for providing affordable housing, this contributing factor is a high priority for the City. The Housing Element commits the City to complete the following. • Rent Stabilization. The City’s mobile home rent stabilization ordinance covers 4 6 mobile home parks (~ 4,100 or 7 percent of all units ). The City’s mobile home rent stabilization ordinance limits rent increases to 80 percent of the percentage increase in the CP Index. The ordinance exempts mobile homes from the ordinance where a valid rental lease is in effect.
Most of the mobile homes are in the high segregation or R/ECAP areas, so maintaining rent stabilization is a critical strategy for housing security for those residents. • Housing Security/Preservation. San Bernardino has 40 affordable apartment projects (~3,800 or 6 percent of all units), of which only 9 projects are at risk of conversion by 2031.
HACSB also issues over 2,500 TBRV and over 1,000 PBV annually (3,600 units) in the city .
Rental vouchers and publicly subsidized housing are most used by special needs groups and are most used in the TCAC high segregation and R/ECAP areas. The Housing Element commits to increasing voucher utilization and preserving publicly subsidized affordable housing. • Tenant Protection. Given the rapid increase in rents in recent years across the Inland Empire and San Bernardino, residents who rent housing have become increasingly concerned about their housing security. In response to resident concerns that rents were increasing faster than allowable amounts under AB 1482, City staff initiated a pilot tenant protections program with the Legal Aid Society to serve San Bernardino residents. The City held its first workshop in November 2022 and will continue to hold them quarterly. • Housing Production. The City is moving forward with facilitating, encouraging, and subsidizing the production of affordable housing either directly with financial assistance, regulatory assistance, or land resources. These include the Seccombe Lake, Arrowhead Grove, Eclesias Fellowship, mobile home park expansion, and surplus land. In addition, the City approved building permits for nearly 150 ADUs in 2022 in neighborhoods citywide, including neighborhoods in moderate and higher resourced areas.
• Housing Mobility. San Bernardino will be implementing housing mobility strategies in higher resource areas like the City’s Verdemont/Northwest area. This includes a pproving ADUs in Verdemont subdivisions, like the 84 -unit GFR project, surplusing land for affordable single- family homes in compliance with the SLA, affirmatively marketing vouchers to market -rate apartment properties in the area, and working with the HASCB to ensure the preservation of affordable housing units in the area, particularly the Kendall Drive projects.
Fair Housing Assessment
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 5-109 Contributing Factor #4: Safe and Healthy Housing and Neighborhoods Access to safe, clean, and healthful neighborhoods is a critical quality of life issue for San Bernardino residents. It is well known that San Bernardino has experienced significant financial, social, and economic issues over the past several decades which have individually and collectively had a negative impact on the quality of life in neighborhoods. As the City has emerged from bankruptcy, significant funding is being allocated to address disadvantaged neighborhoods. As the lead agency for improving housing, neighborhoods, and public safety, the City considers this a high priority contributing factor to fair housing opportunity. The Housing Element commits the City to complete the following actions outlined below.
• Parks and Recreation. In 2022/2023, the City will award a contract to develop a master plan to manage the City ’s 500 acres of parkland. The General Plan update will also include a comprehensive update to the Parks and Recreation Element. Both will be completed in 2024.
The City will continue to implement retrofits of parks and recreation facilities citywide in accordance with its phased plan. During the first half of the RHNA cycle, at least six parks are being rehabilitated and cleaned up at a cost of at least $30 million. The majority of the parks are in TCAC High Segregation and R/ECAP areas.
• Violence Reduction. San Bernardino has wrestled with violence and crime in the city. In 2023, the City was awarded its third round of Violence Prevention Grants from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to administer $3.8 million, and the City approved $1 million in ARPA funds to supplement it. The City received a $1 million Youth Reinvestment Grant from BSCC to implement a youth reinvestment and development program. In 2023, the City also received a $ 3.8 million grant to hire mor e than a dozen police officers to continue strengthening its community-oriented policing.
• Housing Conditions. The City implements a variety of programs to improve the quality of housing. These programs include: 1) substantially increasing code compliance staff to improve internal capacity to respond to code violations and maintain the quality of housing and neighborhoods; 2) working with NPHS to implement the owner -occupied housing rehabilitation loan program; and 3) expanding the City ’s inspection program to inspect all assisted complexes that received local assistance . The Housing Element also contains a commitment to conduct a housing conditions survey to inform priorities. • Neighborhood Conditions . The City’s Public Works Department and Police Department implement programs that help to clean up neighborhoods citywide, with a focus on the most blighted areas. The Housing Element reflects ongoing actions undertaken by the City and its partners to remove approximately 5,500 graffiti incidents, repair 24,000 potholes, trim more than 7,200 trees, and clean up 2,700 illegal dumps/encampments on an annual basis. The City is committed to continuing implementing these types of programs and others as needed to maintain the quality of life of neighborhoods citywide.
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Contributing Factor #5: Community Health and Wellness
As a large, industrialized community, improving and maintaining environmental quality is a high priority for the City. Of the City’s 43 tracts, 13 tracts (33 percent) are considered disadvantaged for pollution burden. Environmental concerns include environmental justice, air quality, land use adjacency issues, heavy industry, and legacy pollution. In other cases, other community health concerns are present due to the health of residents. The City is known for a higher prevalence of preventable chronic diseases. These will be addressed in subsequent technical reports.
Addressing community health and wellness is a high priority for the City in improving opportunity.
The 2021-2029 Housing Element commits the City to do the following:
• Environmental Justice . In 202 4, the City will complete a Health/Environmental Justice Element for the 2050 General Plan. The technical report will assess the City’s health conditions, infrastructure, and environmental justice issues, including but not limited to active living, food environment, public safety, employment, education, and health care facilities and services .
Along with public input, these issues will form the basis for goals, policies, and programs. The technical report will provide the basis for an environmental justice element in 2024. • Water and Sewer Programs . The City’s Public Works and Water Departments implement a variety of programs to improve and safeguard the City’s groundwater supply. Efforts planned for this housing element cycle include developing a priority policy for serving housing affordable to lower income households, removing lead in water service connectors around the disadvantaged Muscoy community (Cimmaron) and converting septic system s to the City’s sewer system in unincorporated areas (Arrowhead Farms). • Roadway Safety. In 2023, the City adopted a Roadway Safety Plan and Active Transportation Plan to identify, analyze, and prioritize safety improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians. The plan identified crash data and identified high risk corridors that need improvements. It also identified more than $6 million in capital improvements needed in the community. While the City was not awarded an initial roadway safety grant, in 2023, the City was awarded a $567,000 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant from the Office of Traffic Safety that targets distracted and/or impaired drivers to reduce the number of accidents. • Polluted Sites. San Bernardino has several Superfund sites, brownfields, former military sites, landfills, and other hazardous sites managed by C alEPA, USEPA, DTSC, or the military. Many sites are being cleaned up, either voluntarily or by court order. The City continues to encourage these agencies to continue efforts and initiate cleanup where they are the lead agency. The City continues to support the AB 617 group to implement programs to reduce the pollution burden in the Muscoy/West/Central San Bernardino area.
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Table 5-29 Fair Housing Issues, Metrics, and Actions
ISSUE/ACTIONS METRICS AREA TIMING
ISSUE #1: DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN
Reinvestment Plans – High Priority
• 1.2a. Adopt Downtown Specific Plan; make
amendments to the Development Code as
needed, and monitor plan effectiveness.
• Specific Plan
• Select developers
• Build projects
• Downtown
• Downtown
• Downtown
End 2024
2024/2025
As proposd
• 3.8b. Prioritize capital improvement projects
where disinvestment or disadvantaged areas
exist, pursue collaborate City-County efforts
• Vernon Bridge
• State Street Ext.
• Cross St Bridge
• Muscoy Streets
• Mt Vernon St. Drain
• Third Street
• 2nd Street Bridge
• Del Rosa Fire Sttn
• Westside
• Westside
• Central
• Westside
• Westside
• Central
• Central
• Central
End 2025
End 2024
End 2024
End 2025
End 2024
End 2024
Mid 2023
End 2024
• 3.8c Dedicate $5 million to prepare an ADA
Plan, Bridge Management Plan, Storm Drain
Master Plan, and Facility Management Plan.
Prepare and adopt
four (4) master
infrastructure plans
• Citywide 2024-2029
Economic and Employment Development – High Priority
• 3.7a. Expend $3.0 million to assist small
businesses and organizations that were
adversely impacted by the COVD.
Assist between 100 to
150 businesses
• Areas south
of SR-210
2023-2025
• 3.7b. Establish Entrepreneurial Resource Cntr
as a central point for resources and support
for entrepreneurs and small businesses
Serve up to 2,500 San
Bernardino residents
• Central
• Downtown
• Westside
2023-2025
• 3.7c. Implement $4.2 million Youth Workforce
grant; train and employ local youth with the
City and COBs to restore services
Hire and train up to 70
residents
• Citywide 2023-2025
• 3.7d. Prepare Broadband Master Plan that
plans coverage to residents and business
citywide, including underserved areas.
Complete Master Plan • Citywide
• Downtown
• Northwest
End of 2024
Social Services – Moderate Priority
• 5.6 Sponsor and provide a wide range of
physical, social, health, and other support
services for families and children.
Varied services • Citywide Annual
• 5.2 Sponsor and provide physical, social,
health, and other support services for senior at
San Bernardino's senior centers.
Varied services • Citywide Annual
• 5.3 Support efforts to provide community,
recreational, and social services to people with
physical, mental, developmental disabilities.
Varied services • Citywide Annual
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Table 5-29 Fair Housing Issues, Metrics, and Actions
ISSUE/ACTIONS METRICS AREA TIMING
ISSUE #2: HOUSING SECURITY AND OPPORTUNITY
Preserving At Risk Housing – High Priority
• 4.1a. Monitor contract status of affordable
housing and communicate the City's desire to
preserve long-term affordability of properties.
Preserve all 707
affordable dus at:
- Waterman
- Maplewood
- Arrowhead Wood
- Autumnwood
- Ramona Senior
- Kendall Apts
- ArrowWoods
All R/ECAPs
High Seg Area:
- Southern
- Westside
- Westside
- Central
- Westside
- Verdemon
- Central
Annual
Monitoring
• 4.1b. Coordinate with property owners to
ensure conversion notices and education are
provided to tenants are sent at three intervals:
3 years, 1 years, and 6 months.
Call projects
at 3 intervals
per state law
requirement
• 4.1c. As feasible, provide financial and/or
technical assistance to preserve “at-risk”
publicly assisted affordable housing by 2031
When assist.
requested
Rental Housing Security - – High Priority
• 4.2. Continue MHP Rent Stabilization program
to ensure all increase requests go through the
proper administrative and hearing process
Preserve City’s rent
stabilization ordinance
for all 46 MH Parks
Westside
Eastside
Central
Annual
• 4.3a-c Maintain HCV program, increase use via
marketing and education, and publicize
program as articulated in the Housing Plan.
Maintain 2,600 HCVs;
Increase 10%
Distribute fliers
Citywide
Citywide
Citywide
Annual
2024-2026
Annual
• 5.1. Contract with fair housing provider(s) to
provide mediation, education, enforcement,
and tenant protections workshops
Issue contract
Hold workshops
Serve 1,250 calls
Citywide
Citywide
Citywide
Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Increasing Housing Opportunity – High Priority
• 4.6c. Complete processing, facilitation, funding
and/or technical assistance for pipeline
affordable housing and other opportunities.
Seccombe Lake
Arrowhead IV
Eclesias Fellowship
R/ECAPs and
High Seg
Areas
2024
2025
2026
• 1.7. and 2.4 Complete comprehensive updates
to the General Plan Land Use Element and
Development Code to increase opportunities
Land Use Element
Development Code
Citywide
Citywide
July 2024
July 2024
• 1.2a-c. Prepare a Downtown Specific Plan and
amend the Dev Code as needed. Issue RFPs in
compliance with SLA and select developers.
Adopt Specific Plan
Select developers
Build projects
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
End 2024
2023-2025
As proposed
• 5.7 Improve mobility in higher resource areas:
a. Approve ADUs
b. Surplus City-owned parcels
c. Affirmatively market voucher
d. Work w/HASBC to preserve units
Approve 25 ADUs
Surplus 113 lots
Market 16 properties
Kendall (10 units)
Verdemont/
Northwest
SanBernardino
Annual
2024-2025
2024-2025
2024-2025
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ISSUE/ACTIONS METRICS AREA TIMING
ISSUE #3: SAFE AND HEALTHFUL HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS
Violence Prevention – High Priority
• 3.5a. Implement violence intervention services
to reduce the prevalence of community crime
and gang-related violence in neighborhoods.
Engage 50 high risk
youth for services
Engage 3-6 gangs Citywide,
emphasis
Westside
Downtown
Annually
Annually
• 3.5b. Implement community-oriented policing
(COP) to reduce crime and violence, including
$5.0 million in grants to hire officers
Hire 8 officers
Hire 10officers
Hire 4 officers
End 2021
End 2022
End 2023
• 3.5c. Explore feasibility of a Neighborhd Watch
Program. If adopted, ensure compliance with
state/federal law and City’s duty to AFFH
Prepare Council report
and hold agenda item
End of 2024
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services – High Priority • 3.6a. Update General Plan Parks and
Recreation Element; Complete Parks/Rec
Master Plan; program improve. into the CIP
General Plan Element
Parks Master Plan
Citywide
Citywide
End of 2024
End of 2024
• 3.6b. Complete repairs/retrofits:
- Guadalupe Park ($1 million)
- Speicher Park ($3 million)
- Delmann Heights ($6 million)
- Seccombe ($9 million)
- Nicholson Park ($9 million)
- Encanto Center/Park ($4 million)
Rehabilitate 6 parks
Guadalupe Park
Speicher Park
Delmann Heights
Seccombe Lake
Nicholson Park
Encanto Park
Disadv. Areas
Westside
Central
Westside
Downtown
Westside
Westside
End 2024
Mid 2025
End 2026
Mid 2025
Mid 2025
End 2024
• 3.6c. Complete improvements to two libraries:
Paul Villasenor Library and Feldhym Library
Villasenor Library
Feldhym Library
Westside
Central
End 2023
End 2024
Housing and Neighborhood Conditions – High Priority
• 3.1a. Implement the owner-occupied housing
rehabilitation loan program; seek funding as
NOFAs are issued to expand program
4 Loans Citywide Annual
• 3.3b. Continue to implement code compliance
program; increase staffing to improve capacity
to respond to code violations
Hire 20 new FTE Citywide Jan. 2025
• 3.4a. Inspect multi-family housing built with
City funds; inspect 20% projects, require
compliance with housing quality standards
Inspect all the 24
affordable projects
Central
Westside
Downtown
Annual
through
2023/24
• 3.3a. Adopt 2022 Building Code; require
adherence to housing, property, vehicle, and
other local regulations
Adopt Code
4,100 cases;
3400 inspects
Citywide
End 2024
Annual
Annual
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ISSUE/ACTIONS METRICS AREA TIMING
ISSUE #4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS-High Priority
Pollution Reduction Program -High Priority
• 3.10a. Complete Health/Environmental Justice
Element for the 2050 General Plan based on
the technical report and community input
• Complete tech
report and element
Citywide End 2024
• 3.10b. Support implementation of the
Community Emissions Reduction Plan in San
Bernardino to reduce exposure to pollution
• Implement the
recent 2022 CERP
Westside
Muscoy
Central City
Annual
• 310c. Encourage and facilitate the cleanup of
active contaminated sites and, for inactive
projects, seek funding and partnerships
• Ramona Sch.
• Carousel Mall
Westside
Downtown
End 2024
End 2024
Water and Sewer Program -High Priority
• 3.9a. Implement septic conversion projects -
convert 250 septic tanks in Arrowhead Farms
upon receipt of $24.3 million SWCRB grant.
• Secure grant
• Convert 250 tanks
serving 250 homes
Arrowhead
Farms (DAC)
Mid 2024
2024-2026
• 3.9b. Complete $3.5 million project to replace
300+ lead water service connectors in the
Cimmaron and San Anselmo neighborhoods.
• Finalize Grant
• Replace 300+
service connections
Cimmaron and
San Anselmo
Mid 2024
End 2025
• 3.9c. Adopt policy that grants priority for
issuing will serve water and sewer service to
proposed affordable housing projects
• Adopted Policy Citywide Within one
year of HEU
adoption
Roadway Safety -High Priority
• 3.10d. Complete installation of traffic signal
improvements from $10 million grant from
Local Highway Safety Improvement Program
• Complete 225
intersections
Citywide End of 2023
• 3.10e. Use DOT grant to assess safety along
Baseline Street with a focus on improving
safety conditions for pedestrians and cyclists.
• Concept Baseline
Avenue Safety Plan
Baseline
Avenue
2024
• 3.10e. Implement $567,000 grant from Cal OTS
to support enforcement and education efforts
to reduce serious injuries and deaths on roads.
• Win Grant
• Hold at least 24
DUI/DL checkpoints
Citywide
Award 2023
Impl. 2024
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-1
6.0 PROGRAM EVALUATION
AND OUTREACH
The California Government Code requires that Housing Elements include an evaluation of the effectiveness and appropriateness of goals, objectives, policies , and programs and the progress in implementing housing programs from the previous planning period. The following sections summarize the progress in meeting the quantified objectives of the 2013-2021 Housing Element.
The City of San Bernardino adopted six goals for its 2013-2021 Housing Element that governed the expenditure of resources for housing production, maintenance, and improvement. These goals are supported by several dozen policies and implementation programs. Housing goals were structured around state law.
• Goal 3.1: Adequate Sites for Housing. Identify adequate sites for a variety of housing types. • Goal 3.2: Housing and Neighborhood Preservation. Conserve and improve the existing affordable housing stock and revitalize deteriorating neighborhoods. • Goal 3.3: Affordable Housing Assistance. Assist in the provision of housing affordable to lower and moderate-income households.
• Goal 3.4: Fair Housing Opportunity. Promote fair and equal housing opportunities for all persons in San Bernardino.
• Goal 3.5: Governmental Constraints. Reduce adverse effects of governmental actions on the production, preservation, and conservation of housing, particularly for low er-moderate- income households.
• Goal 3.6: Energy Conservation. Reduce the amount of energy expended on the construction, conservation, and preservation of housing.
In addition to the General Plan Housing Element, other housing-related plans are integral components of the City’s overall housing strategy . For instance, specific plans govern individual areas of the City and housing in those areas. Other plans address specific housing topics, such as fair housing (e.g., Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing) or expenditure of federal funds (e.g., Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report, etc.). However, the Housing Element is the seminal housing plan for the City and serves as an umbrella for all other plans.
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6.1 QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES
During the 5th cycle planning period (2013-2021 Housing Element), the City of San Bernardino outlined many quantified objectives that served as metrics for addressing local housing goals. In assessing progress, however, it should be noted that the City of San Bernardino faced unprecedented challenges in addressing its housing needs. Major events included an economic recession, declaration of bankruptcy in 2012, and the pandemic of 2020 to 2022. These significant events and the repercussions that followed required the City to adjust its housing programs.
Table 6-1 displays the City’s quantified objectives and the progress made over the last eight years.
Following the table is an overview and narrative description of accomplishments with respect to the production, maintenance/rehabilitation, and preservation of housing, including special needs.
Table 6-1 5th Cycle RHNA Progress
ACTIVITY
INCOME LEVELS
STATUS L M AM TOTAL
Housing Production Adequate sites were available
for housing, but production
fell short due to low market
demand and City bankruptcy.
RHNA New Construction Goal 1,676 808 1,900 4,384
Progress 168 49 365 582
Housing Rehabilitation Significant progress was made but fell short of goals due to lack
of program funding.
Single Family Acquisition/Rehab 170 40 0 210
Progress 38 96 0 134
Multi-family Acquisition/ Rehab 50 0 0 50 Acquired and rehabilitated 3 projects (133 units); no
progress on mobile home
rehabilitation.
Mobile Home Grant Repair 160 0 0 160
Progress 133 N/A N/A 90
Housing Preservation 8 properties’ covenants were
extended; no projects lost
their affordability covenants.
Assisted Housing Preservation 1,627 0 0 1,627
Progress 1,500 N/A N/A 1,500
Special Needs Groups See Narrative
Sources: City of San Bernardino Housing Element, 2014-2021; Annual Progress Reports; Housing Element Consolidated Plan and Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports; HCD, Summary of Annual Progress Reports through 2018.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-3
HOUSING PRODUCTION
Over the past decade, housing production was minimal due in part to the City’s bankruptcy proceedings from 2012 to 2017 and terrorist attack at the County offices in 2015. However, significant progress was made on reconstructing the Waterman Gardens Housing project as part of HUD’s rental assistance demonstration program. National Core led the effort along with Dignity Health, Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino City USD, and others. The first two projects were completed in the 5th cycle; the third project was completed during the 6th cycle.
Valencia Vista
Valencia Vista is the first phase of the Arrowhead
Grove project, providing 76 high- quality,
apartments affordable for low - and moderate -
income families. The project features a mix of 1, 2,
3, and 4 bedroom units. The community features
a 2,200 -square-foot community center, after -
school program facilities, computer lab, children’s
play area, swimming pool, and outdoor spaces.
Hope for Housing provides on-site social services
(e.g., education, childcar e, computer lab,
community garden, and other services) for
residents living at the property.
Olive Meadow
Olive Meadow is the second phase of the
Arrowhead Grove project, providing 62 high-
quality, affordable apartments affordable for low-
and moderate -income families. Apartments are
outfitted with amenities designed for families,
including a resident center, afterschool program
facilities, a computer lab, and also a children’s play
area. Olive Meadow also received LEED Platinum
certification from the US Green Building Council.
Like all Arrowhead Grove projects, Hope for
Housing delivers a range of social servi ces for
residents at Olive Meadows.
Valencia Vista - Arrowhead Grove Community
Olive Meadow - Arrowhead Grove Community
Program Evaluation
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HOUSING REHABILITATION
Golden California
HomeVestors completed a $2 million makeover of a
44-unit apartment complex. The property was
severely dilapidated, generated multiple calls due to
criminal activity, and was shut down by the City for
public health and safety violations . HomeVestors
purchased the property, renovated it, and provided
modern amenities such as open space. In addition
to a new water and sewer system and HVAC , each
unit now has its own heating and air conditioning
system, water source, and shutoff valve.
Eastpointe Village
Mary Erickson completed the rehabilitation of the
52-unit Eastpointe Village. This property was
severely distressed. Two -bedroom apartments in
Eastpointe Village lease for $646 monthly. Three
bedrooms lease for $743. The newly refurbished
apartments feature new kitchen appliances,
upgraded interior furnishings, central air, and
increased interior storage for families. A $2.1 million grant from HUD plus $1 million from the San
Bernardino County EDA funded the project.
Golden Springs
The Housing Authority and its affiliate housing
partners provided permanent supportive housing. A
21-unit apartment complex was acquired,
reconfigured, and rehabilitated . The project was
reconfigured to create 38 one -bedroom units for
formerly homeless individuals. As part of the
rehabilitation, the project is now a gated community
and includes a community center, laundry center, a
dog park, and BBQ area. The project received
funding from the County of San Bernardino, City of
San Bernardino, and Inland Empire Health Plan.
Golden Springs Apartments
Eastpointe Village apartment
Golden California Apartments
Program Evaluation
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-5
HOUSING PRESERVATION
The City has an extensive number of assisted multi -family projects that offer housing units affordable to lower -income households . The 2013 -2021 Housing Element set a quantified objective to preserve 1,600 units, but the City did not commit separate funding to preserve the housing units or extend affordability covenants due to the City’s financial status under bankruptcy during that time . However, many of the apartment property owners applied for low-income housing-tax credits or mortgage revenue bonds offered by the State of California.
During the 2013-2021 period, eight affordable apartment properties were acquired, rehabilitated, and preserved. To assist in this effort, the City held Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) required hearings in several cases to facilitate funding requests by the property owners. Key projects preserved were:
• 2020, Foothill Villas Apartment : acquisition
and rehabilitation of a 239-unit property
• 2019, Royal York Estates Mobile Home Park:
acquisition and rehabilitation of 70 units
• 2018, Pioneer Park Plaza : acquisition and
rehabilitation of a 161-unit apartment building
• 2017, Beautiful Light Inn : acquisition-
rehabilitation of a 100-unit property
• 2014, Zion Manor Apartments : acquisition
and rehabilitation of 125-unit property
• 2014, Arrowhead Vista : acquisition and
rehabilitation of 40-unit apartments
• 2014, Lugo Senior Apartments : acquisition
and rehabilitation 119-unit property
• 2013, Vintage at Kendall : acquisition and
rehabilitation of a 178-unit property
Taken together, these eight apartment projects
received monies from the State of California and
other sources to acquire and/or rehabilitate the properties and extend affordability covenants for 55 years. They not only upgraded the physical condition of the properties, but materially increased the housing security of more than 1,000 lower-income households in San Bernardino.
Foothill Villa Apartments
Program Evaluation
6-6 January 2024
Special Needs Progress and Evaluation
As a part of analyzing the progress of programs from the 2013 -2021 Housing Element , the element must provide an explanation of the effectiveness of goals, policies, and related action in meeting the housing needs of special needs populations. The following narrative describes specific accomplishments, focusing on the number of units built , provided rental assistance, or rehabilitated for each special need group.
Senior Households
The City implemented programs to support seniors and senior households, including Program
3.2.5, Elderly/Special Needs Repair Grants; Program 3.4.1, Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance; and Program 3.4.2, Universal Design Features. Through these programs, the City used CDBG funds to perform emergency repairs to 109 homes as well as hire a consultant to support the update of the zoning code to reduce constraints to accessible housing and incentivize universal design. As of 2020, the Housing Authority provides rental assistance to eligible seniors. Of the 3,632 rental housing vouchers, 1,124 senior households used them . A dditionally, the City approved the development of affordable senior properties that provide housing (140 units) and worked with existing property owners to preserve senior apartments, such as the Beautiful Light Inn, Lugo Senior Apartments, New Zion, Pioneer Place, and others in San Bernardino.
Persons with Disabilities
City Programs 3.2.5 , Elderly/Special Needs Minor Repair Grants ; 3.4.1, Reasonable Accommodation; and 3.4.2, Universal Design Features, supported the rehabilitation of 109 units.
With respect to new housing, the City approved 18 adult residential care facilities, providing housing for 229 disabled residents. Of the Housing Authority’s 3,632 vouchers, 1,572 were used by households with a disabled member. With both new housing and rental vouchers, housing needs for disabled people continue to be addressed. Additionally, the City established the Center for Individual Development (CID) that provides recreation programs for people of all ages w ith physical, developmental, and mental disabilities. The CID provides social events, water aerobics and therapy, a community center, and after-school program. The City also continued to outreach and advertise fair housing services provided by the Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board and provided fair housing services to reduce housing discrimination of persons with disabilities.
Families and Large Households
Programs 3.2.1 , Single-Family Housing Acquisition and Rehabilitation Program ; 3.2.2, Single- Family Rental Property Inspection ; and 3.2.4, Single-Family Rehabilitation Program, were implemented during the 5th cycle. The City also funded nonprofit pa rtners to develop single- family homes and mobile homes on infill lots owned by the City’s former Redevelopment Agency.
These programs, among others, specifically benefited San Bernardino families, including large Program Evaluation
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-7 families, who may require single- family units to avoid overcrowding in smaller units. Through NPHS the City provided eight loans during the 5th cycle. The City also facilitated the development of housing for large households by approving and funding the Valencia Vista and Oliver Crest Apartments (138 units) and 52-unit Eastpointe Project. The City also assisted in facilitating long- term preservation of subsidized apartment properties.
Farmworkers
The City of San Bernardino’s farmworker population totals less than one percent of the City’s population, and there is no farmworker housing in the C ity. However, farmworkers are generally low- or very low -income households and the City is required to permit farmworker housing through the municipal code. During the 5th cycle, the City secured a consultant to update the General Plan and Development Code; this includes updating the definition, process , and requirements in the municipal code to allow farmworker housing. Additionally, through the Housing Authority, the City provides rental -based and project -based vouchers for rental assistance and supported the development of an estim ated 950 units f or lower -income households during the 5th cycle Housing Element planning period.
Homeless People
The City supported the conversion of the All Star Inn into 75 permanent supportive units. In 2020, the City also supported the completion of Mary’s Village—the first transitional housing complex for men experiencing homelessness—which provides short-term housing, vocational education, job training, comprehensive case management, and other services to facilitate self -sufficiency.
Additionally, throughout the 5th cycle, the City partnered with and supported local organizations such as Homeless Access Center, Time for Change Foundation for Homeless Women and Children, Operation Grace, Central City Lutheran Mission, Mary’s Mercy Center, and Guided Steps Transitional Homes. These organizations provide various programs that assist the unhoused population. As part of the federal ARPA funds, the City was also allocated fund s for the Pacific Villages project in north central San Bernardino.
Military Personnel
The City supported development of a social service residential facility (Veteran’s Housing) consisting of 30 residential units for low-income military veterans. The facilities were approved in March of 2022. Support services such as medical benefits, education and vocational rehabilitation, home loan benefits, and other compensations are available to veterans through Veterans Affairs.
The city is also home to a network of services for veterans. This includes the San Bernardino Veteran Center, which provides a matrix of services for veterans dealing with mental health challenges, traumatic stress disorder, and other conditions. The County Veteran Affairs Center has an exemplary record of enrolling veterans and securing deserved benefits. The VARP continues to open facilities to address substance use treatment options for veterans.
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6-8 January 2024
6.2 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Table 6-2 lists the progress in implementing the 201 3-2021 Housing Element. It includes the program, goal, and accomplishments and future status for the 2021-2029 Housing Element.
Table 6-2 Progress in Implementing 2014-2021 Housing Element Programs
HOUSING
PROGRAM GOAL EVALUATION
Program 3.1.1
Downtown
Housing
Encourage and facilitate
the development of new
housing in Downtown
San Bernardino and along
transit lines through the
implementation of the
Downtown Core Vision.
Accomplishments
The City adopted a new vision to lay the
groundwork for a future downtown specific plan.
The City also executed a contract with National Core
to redevelop Waterman Gardens into the Arrowhead
Grove affordable housing project.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
This program will be continued in the Housing
Element. The City will complete the Downtown
Specific Plan and the Arrowhead Grove project.
Program 3.1.2
Transit District
Overlay
Publicize incentives
offered by the Transit
District Overlay beginning
in 2014. Provide technical
assistance to interested
developers and property
owners.
Accomplishments
The City adopted a transit district overlay around 13
transit stations along the SBX Route with the goal of
revitalizing station areas. Although the City was
available for technical assistance, development did
not occur due to the City’s economic status.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
This program will be continued in the Housing
Element as the City envisions the role of transit
districts increasing with the General Plan update.
Program 3.1.3
Residential
Standards for
Commercial
Zones
Update the Development
Code to identify clear and
objective development
standards for housing
and mixed-use
development in the CG-3
and CG-4 zones.
Accomplishments
The City did not update the Development Code;
work was postponed due to the impending update
of the General Plan and Development Code.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
The program will be continued in the element. To
comply with Govt Code § 65913.4, the ODDS will be
drafted as part of the Development Code update
after adoption of the updated General Plan.
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Program 3.1.4
Corridor
Improvement
Program
Facilitate investment and
intensification along
underutilized corridors
through codifying the
development and lot
consolidation incentives
proposed in the General
Plan Land Use Element.
Accomplishments
The City is implementing the Corridor Improvement
Program, which provides policy, regulations, and
incentives intended to stimulate investment and
development in the Corridor Strategic Areas.
However, limited progress has been made to date.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
This program can be an effective tool to encourage
needed reinvestment if incentives are appropriate.
The program will be continued and revised as part
of the Development Code update
Program 3.1.5
General Lot
Consolidation
Incentive
Amend the Development
Code to incentivize lot
consolidation for projects
committing to
management plans and
providing on-site
management.
Accomplishments
The City is in the process of amending the
Development Code to simplify development
regulations and processes. However, additional lot
consolidation incentives may be needed to stimulate
housing along corridors or focused areas of the City.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
This program will be continued. The City will update
the Development Code to implement the General
Plan and remove identified potential constraints to
facilitate new development.
Program 3.1.6
Density Bonus
Provisions
Facilitate higher density
and affordable housing
development by
amending the
Development Code to
reflect the latest
amendments to State
density bonus law.
Accomplishments
The City has received limited density bonus
requests, except for several affordable housing
projects. The density bonus ordinance was not
revised due to staff shortfall.
Appropriateness for 6th cycle:
This program will be continued in the Housing
Element and, specifically, the density bonus
ordinance will be updated as part of the update of
the Development Code.
Program 3.2.1
Single-Family
Housing
Acquisition and
Rehabilitation
Program
Acquire and rehabilitate
at least 50 abandoned
and foreclosed homes for
income-restricted resale
to lower-income
households.
Accomplishments
This program was used in prior cycles with NSP
funds, but no longer operational. Efforts are directed
at the development of single-family homes on infill
lots formerly owned by the City RDA. During the 5th
cycle, the City accomplished the following:
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6-10 January 2024
Table 6-2 Progress in Implementing 2014-2021 Housing Element Programs
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• MECH completed 3 infill properties for sale to
eligible low income homebuyers—2060 E. 18th
Street, 938 N “G” Street, and 140 W 13th Street.
• Additionally, NPHS seeks to complete two
more phases (3 properties in Phase III and 4
properties in Phase IV) pending completion of
City transfer of sites to NPHS.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
This program is an important approach to
maintaining and improving housing stock and
quality as well as expanding single-family housing
opportunities within San Bernardino. The City will
continue to operate and augment the program as
financial resources become available.
Program 3.2.2
Single-Family
Rental Property
Inspection
Continue to identify code
violations and educate
owners and tenants about
their responsibilities
through single family
rental inspections. Refer
owners to appropriate
City programs to provide
technical and financial
assistance to address
code violations.
Accomplishments
The City spearheaded proactive code compliance
efforts and provided financial assistance to property
owners who cannot afford to maintain or rehab their
dwellings. The program was suspended in 2020 due
to funding but has now been reinstated with the
hiring of additional code enforcement staff.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
The program has been refunded and will be
implemented for the 6th cycle Housing Element.
Program 3.2.3
Crime-Free Multi-
Family Housing
(CFMH)
Improve multi-family
housing conditions; refer
code violators to
rehabilitation assistance
programs on an as-
needed basis.
Accomplishments
To date, 65 properties are certified compliant.
Recent progress in the program has been affected
by budget constraints and staff turnover.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
The crime-free multihousing program was deleted
during the housing element update process and
replaced by a property maintenance program.
Program 3.2.4
Single-Family
Rehabilitation
Program
Provide assistance to 20
lower- and moderate-
income households
annually.
Accomplishments
This program was consolidated and operated under
Program 3.2.1. The consolidated program will
continue.
Program 3.2.5
Elderly/Special
Needs Minor
On an annual basis,
provide home repair
grants for approximately
85 units occupied by
Accomplishments
The Old Timers Foundation, a local nonprofit
organization, used CDBG funds to perform minor
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Repair Grants
Program
senior and disabled
households.
and emergency repairs to 109 homes owned by
seniors and disabled persons.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
This program was discontinued during the 5th cycle.
The program will not be reactivated; other rehab
programs will cover the scope of this program.
Program 3.2.6
Critical Repair
Program
Annually, provide
assistance to 10 lower-
income households to
make critical exterior
repairs.
Accomplishments
Due to funding shortages, this program is inactive
and is duplicated by existing home repair programs.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
The program is discontinued for the 6th cycle. Other
rehabilitation programs will cover this program.
Program 3.2.7
Preservation of
Assisted Multi-
family Rental
Housing
Work with property
owners and qualifying
agencies to preserve
1,627 assisted multi-
family rental units at risk
of converting to market
rents. Provide technical
assistance to assist
property owners to
secure funds that
preserve affordability of
their housing units.
Accomplishments
Ten projects totaling 1,257 units were at risk of
conversion to market rents. The City assisted in
conducting TEFRA hearings, issuing mortgage
revenue bonds, and allocating City funds to preserve
units, including City funds for fully replacing the
Waterman Gardens Public Housing project.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
The program is an important way to
maintain/increase affordable housing in the City of
San Bernardino and will be continued for the
present Housing Element.
Program 3.2.8
Multi-family
Rental Housing
Acquisition/
Rehabilitation
Acquire and rehabilitate
50 multi-family rental
units to benefit lower-
income households.
Accomplishments
The City contracted with MECH to rehabilitate the
52-unit Eastpointe Village. Working with county
partners, the Golden Apartments was also acquired
and rehabilitated for permanent supportive housing.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
The program is an effective way to maintain safe,
livable affordable housing in San Bernardino. While
funding is no longer available, the City will continue
to seek funds for projects that meet City objectives.
Program 3.2.9
Mobile Home
Grant Repair
Program
On an annual basis,
provide home
improvement grants to 20
lower-income mobile
homeowners.
Accomplishments
Program was previously done with Neighborhood
Housing Services of the Inland Empire (NHSIE) and
Inland Housing Development Corporation (IHDC),
but there is no current progress.
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Table 6-2 Progress in Implementing 2014-2021 Housing Element Programs
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Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
The program will not be continued into the 6th cycle
given its current status. However, should staffing or
funding increase, the program may be
reimplemented.
Program 3.3.1
Homebuyer
Assistance
Program (HAP)
On an annual basis,
provide down payment
assistance to 50 low-
income first-time
homebuyers and
homebuyer/ homeowner
education to 300
households.
Accomplishments
The HAP program is implemented by NHPS. NPHS
assisted one household in 2021 with HAP funds.
Additionally, NPHS received $350,000 for acquiring
properties to develop affordable homeownership
opportunities. In 2020 NPHS developed 2 infill
homes, with plans to develop 2 more.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
The program is an effective and important way to
maintain safe, livable affordable housing in San
Bernardino and will continue for the 6th cycle.
Program 3.3.2
Emergency
Shelter Assistance
Continue to support
emergency shelter
operations.
Accomplishments
The City continues to support the provision of
emergency shelters. Several projects (including
motel conversions) have been developed, expanded,
or approved for development. The following
projects will be completed in 2023:
• U.S.VETS Housing: 30 units of permanent
supportive housing and supportive services to
veterans and their families.
Appropriateness for 6th Cycle
While the City has made great strides in housing its
homeless residents, it remains a critical issue and the program will be continued in the Housing Element.
Program 3.3.3
Transitional
Housing
Continue to support
transitional housing
programs and identify
opportunities for
expanding the transitional
housing inventory to
benefit lower- and
extremely low-income
households.
Accomplishments
The City continues to provide funding to address the
transitional housing needs in the City. Approved
during the prior planning period, the following
residential projects will be completed in 2023:
• Mary’s Village: Opened the City’s first “men’s”
transitional project that provides housing,
behavioral health, medical services, supportive
services, job training, GED attainment, and
wrap-around services.
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• LSS Wellness Center: LSS will also provide
emergency shelter, transitional housing,
supportive housing, and wrap-around services
with an expansion planned for 2024.
Appropriateness for the 6th Cycle
The program continues to be an effective way to
address the City’s transitional housing needs; and
therefore, the program will continue in the 6th cycle.
Program 3.4.1
Reasonable
Accommodation
Ordinance
Reduce governmental
constraints to housing for
disabled persons through
adopting a Reasonable
Accommodation
Ordinance.
Accomplishments
The City completed a Development Code update in
May 2021, but did not update the Reasonable
Accommodation Ordinance (Chapter 19.63).
Appropriateness for the 6th Cycle
The City will update the Reasonable
Accommodation Ordinance in compliance with state
law and continue to implement it in order to
support accessible housing development.
Program 3.4.2
Universal Design
Features
Explore amending the
Development Code or
program parameters to
incentivize or require
universal design features
in housing projects that
are assisted by City funds.
Accomplishments
The City is currently working on a comprehensive
update to the Development Code and has begun
work on a new General Plan, which is anticipated to
be completed by 2024.
Appropriateness for the 6th Cycle
With the planned update to the reasonable
accommodation ordinance, this program is not
included for the 6th cycle Housing Element.
Program 3.4.3
Fair Housing
Mediation
Contract for fair housing
mediation services and
refer those in need.
Distribute fair housing
materials at City buildings
and on the City website.
Accomplishments
The City contracts with Inland Fair Housing
Mediation Board to provide education, dispute
resolution, and landlord/tenant mediation services
to property owners, landlords, and tenants.
Appropriateness for the 6th Cycle
The program will be continued during the 6th cycle
and expanded with additional outreach services to
property owners, landlords, and tenants.
Program Evaluation
6-14 January 2024
Table 6-2 Progress in Implementing 2014-2021 Housing Element Programs
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PROGRAM GOAL EVALUATION
Program 3.4.4
Transitional and
Permanent
Supportive
Housing
Update the Development
Code to adequately
define transitional and
permanent supportive
housing, and permit these
uses based on unit type,
in accordance with SB 2.
Accomplishments
While the City has permitted a considerable number
of facilities, it will amend the zoning code for
consistency with state law
Appropriateness for the 6th Cycle
This program is targeted to be complete in the
beginning of the 6th cycle as part of the
Development Code update.
Program 3.4.5
Special Needs
and Extremely
Low-Income
Housing
Provide expedited project
review and funding
priority for projects
available for special
needs or ELI/VLI
households. Continue to
refer those in need to
available services.
Accomplishments
The City continues to fund many projects for these
income groups and several are currently approved
and in the development pipeline.
Appropriateness for the 6th Cycle
This program will continue for the 6th cycle element
with funding for multiple affordable housing
projects in the development pipeline.
Program 3.5.1
Priority Water
and Sewer
Service
Facilitate priority water
and sewer service to
affordable housing
proposals.
Accomplishments
The City prioritizes water and sewer services to
proposed affordable housing projects. Since there
was not a shortage of water and sewer, the City did
not have to activate its priority approval process.
Appropriateness for the 6th Cycle
The program will be continued during the 6th cycle
Housing Element because it supports the
development of affordable housing.
Program 3.5.2
Application
Streamlining
Opportunities
Continue to explore ways
of streamlining residential
and mixed-use project
permits.
Accomplishments
The City continues to strive to streamline the
entitlement process, plan check review, and building
permit issuance for all development projects,
including residential and mixed-use projects. As of
2020, no applications have been submitted for
streamlined residential or mixed-use projects.
Appropriateness for the 6th Cycle
As a part of the Development Code update, the City
will update and include streamlining procedures
consistent with state law. Additional measures for
creating a one-stop shop will be included.
Program Evaluation
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-15
6.3 HOUSING OUTREACH
State law requires "diligent effort" to achieve participation by all segments of the community. The City solicited input from the public throughout the Housing Element process —during development of the draft element, public review of the draft element, and the adoption process.
Significant outreach was also conducted as part of the 2020 Analysis of Impediments and ConPlan.
The following presents outreach findings: first, for federal plans; and second, for the general plan, and third, for additional housing element workshops in addition to general plan outreach.
Summary of Events
The City of San Bernardino has made a diligent effort to include all economic segments of the community in the development of the housing element. The Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments work set the foundation in 2019/2020 for housing discussions. These sessions were also supplemented by multiple hearings on a variety of housing issues that followed, including homelessness, crime-free housing, and multiple other subjects.
The following is a brief list of events related to the housing element, beginning in 2021. It should be noted that additional outreach events such as the downtown, individual general plan elements, pop-up events, and other types of outreach are not included in the list below. • Seven (7) issue and visioning workshops (see Table 6-3) • Seven (7) GPAC meetings on housing topics (see Table 6-4) • Seven (7) Stakeholder interviews/meetings (see Table 6-5) • Three (3) Additional public meetings at the request of the litigants • Three (3) Legal Aid Workshops for renters and property owners • Detailed review of SB Collaborative document and City responses • Communitywide survey with well over a thousand comments • Detailed summary of comments received as part of the outreach • Website record of events and presentations (https://futuresb2050.com/participate/
Program Evaluation
6-16 January 2024
CONSOLIDATED PLAN
The City’s 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan conducted a robust public participation effort consistent with the City’s Public Participation Plan as approved by HUD. The feedback provided through the community engagement process supported the development of this ConPlan, including the development of housing and community development needs, priorities, goals, and strategies for funding allocation. Venues included community survey, stakeholder interviews, and community housing meetings, among others.
Community Survey
San Bernardino administered a bilingual
survey, online and in paper, from December
9 to February 28, 2020. This survey was
noticed in the newspaper, City website, and
flyers in English and Spanish. Survey data
indicated needs for housing, public facilities,
infrastructure, homelessness, economic
development, and community services.
More than 1,000 responses were received
during the two-month survey window. Eighty-
eight percent of respondents were residents,
with 55 percent homeowners and 40 percent
renters. Key findings are summarized into four
categories: housing, community services,
homelessness, and economic development.
Survey findings are on the City’s webpage.
The City’s ConPlan outreach efforts were
compliant with federal requirements.
1 While many of the community survey findings for the Consolidated Plan date back several years to the early 2020s, they are nonetheless relevant and timely as they represent community issues that continue to persist and are further supported by the outreach for the general plan update and the housing element specifically, including fair housing analysis. These housing related findings will also be updated during the 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan update.
1 San Bernardino’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and attachments is posted online at the following web address: https://cdn5- hosted.civiclive.com/ UserFiles
/Servers/Server_17442462/File/Government/Department/Community%20&%20Economic%20Development/Housing/Consolidated%20Plan.pdf
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-17 Stakeholder Consultations
The City conducted stakeholder meetings to inform the overall consolidated plan update.
Stakeholders were selected to include a broad array of interest groups, such as neighborhood groups, faith -based groups, nonprofit organizations, city -county agencies, developers, and financial institutions. A combination of in-person meetings, phone conversations, and emails were used to obtain feedback from various service providers. The feedback was especially helpful in identifying gaps in services, trends in the local community, and needs relating to specific services and populations.
Stakeholders in attendance included:
• Dignity Health
• National Core | Hope Through Housing
• Neighborhood Partnership
• SB County Homeless Partnership
• SB County Behavior Health
• Project Fighting Chance
• Inland Fair Housing
• Salvation Army
• Center for Employment
• Inland Valley Recovery
• Inland Congregation
• United Violence Protection
• Community Action Partnership
• Habitat for Humanity
• Wells Fargo
• Community Education Partnership
• Housing Authority
• Catholic Charities
• Local Initiatives Support Corp
• Step up on Second Street
• Mary’s Mercy Center
• Neighborhood Housing Services
• Neighborhood Associations
• El Sol Neighborhood Education Cntr
Key Takeaways: Critical Needs
• Increases in housing inventory – an
increased supply will help all
• Improve perception of San
Bernardino (negative perception
deters private investment)
• Address discrimination, particularly
race and ethnicity
• Raise awareness about
homelessness using human stories
that go beyond the data
• Support a growing population of
homeless services
• Decrease dependency on
government and draw foundations
and corporations into the solutions
• Create pathways to employment
and living wages
Program Evaluation
6-18 January 2024
ConPlan Housing Meetings
Six public meetings were held in San Bernardino during the ConPlan update. To maximize attendance, meetings were offered at various locations and times of the day. Three meetings were held during the day and three were held in the evening. Community meetings were attended by Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Executive Director of Akoma Unity Center, National CORE, Dignity Health, Accelerating Investment for Healthy Communities (AIHC), Housing Authority County of San Bernardino, Hope Through Housing Foundation, and Executive Director of Community Engagement for the San Bernardino City Unified School District.
Meetings were held at the following locations:
• St. Bernardine Medical Center, January 21, 2020
• Akoma Unity Center, January 18, 2020
• Maplewood (public housing), January 22, 2020
• Valencia Vista and Olive Meadows (public
housing), January 23, 2020
• San Bernardino Valley College January 24, 2020
Recurring themes raised during the meetings:
1. Affordable housing
2. Target areas for redevelopment and safety : downtown, Baseline Street, southern San Bernardino, and other areas
3. Community services needed : youth services, housing programs for special needs groups, particularly those with disabilities, and mental health services
4. Homeless/homeless prevention services : create jobs and programming, increase, and expand emergency low barrier shelters, and increase public housing
5. Infrastructure needs : school safety; lighting around schools, increase streetlights and sidewalk safety, update facilities and infrastructure to be accessible
6. City communications: increase city communications regarding spending and future projects
7. Jobs and employment : increase jobs, career opportunities, small business opportunities, expanded access to transit, etc.
8. Crime safety: reduce criminal activity, shooting, drug-related activity
Program Evaluation
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-19
GENERAL PLAN OUTREACH
The City implemented a thorough and far reaching public outreach and engagement plan to solicit and incorporate views on the City’s future from the entire community. Different venues, tools, and techniques were used to solicit input. The full menu of outreach tools and the results are recorded online on the City’s website at https://futuresb2050.com/. These efforts were coordinated to inform subsequent steps in the update of the General Plan and Housing Element.
Visioning 2050
The City engaged residents, local leaders, and stakeholders regarding their perceptions of issues and visions for the future of the C ity in 2021. Participants were also asked to imagine the future of their city in 2050. This was an essential step to solicit and draw out current issues that need to be addressed in the update process. One workshop was held in each ward.
Table 6-3 Vision and Land Use Workshops
WORKSHOP LOCATION DATE/TIME
Issues and Visions: Ward 1 Ruben Campos Community Center 8/13/2021: 6PM Issues and Visions: Ward 2 Shandin Hills Golf Course 8/26/2021: 6PM Issues and Visions: Ward 3 St. John's Episcopal Church 9/21/2021: 6PM Issues and Visions: Ward 4 Lytle Creek Community Center 8/12/2021: 6PM Issues and Visions: Ward 5 Lutheran Church of Our Savior 8/21/2021: 6PM Issues and Visions: Ward 6 Shandin Hills Golf Course 9/10/2021: 6PM Issues and Visions: Ward 7 Shandin Hills Golf Course 9/09/2021: 6PM Issues and Visions: Ward 7 Cathedral of Praise 9/20/2021: 6PM
Workshops were advertised through social media, e -blasts and emails, flyer distribution, and updates on the project website. The City publicized information about workshops on Facebook at least three weeks in advance. The City encouraged posting /re-sharing workshop flyers to neighborhood associations, elected officials, and stakeholders, including UPLIFTSB, SBCUSD Family Engagement Center, and SBC Police Department. The City sent bilingual e-blasts to over 200 contacts and emailed bilingual flyers to 30 CBOs, public service agencies, or other groups.
The City also provided flyers to elected/appointed officials for distributing among their networks.
Questions revolved around eight topics: land use and community character, neighborhoods and housing, circulation and mobility, fair and equitable city, economic vitality, public services and infrastructure, environment and climate, and public health and safety. A translator was used for the workshops and facilitate discussions with Spanish-speaking participants . Over 200 individuals participated and provided nearly 1,500 written comments.
Program Evaluation
6-20 January 2024
General Plan Committee Meetings
A General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) was appointed to provide input, feedback, and recommendations to City staff, the Planning Commission, and City Council on key components of the General Plan and Housing Element update. GPAC members were appointed from each of the City’s seven wards to ensure representativeness. All GPAC meetings were duly advertised and open to the public. Over the course of more than one and one-half years, the GPAC discussed the Housing Element or issues during 12 meetings listed below in Table 6-3.
Table 6-4 GPAC Meetings Covering the Housing Element
GPAC MEETING AND
DATE OF MEETING TOPICS DISCUSSED
RELATIONSHIP TO
HOUSING
ELEMENT
GPAC 3: Sep 16, 2021
Housing Needs
This GPAC meeting focused on preliminary results
for the housing needs assessment, including the
legal context, key housing need findings, discussion
of findings, and directions for further research.
Directly discussed
existing and future
housing needs
Visioning
GPAC 4: Oct 21, 2021
GPAC 5: Nov 18, 2021
GPAC 6: Dec 9, 2021
These GPAC meetings focused on vision concepts
that guide the General Plan, incl. housing, economy,
equity, community services and parks, mobility and
infrastructure, environment, safety, arts and culture.
Issues and vision
themes directly
related to housing
and fair housing
Land Use Planning This GPAC meeting focused primarily on identifying lands that are conserved and areas of intensification.
Housing needs for the next 25 years was brought up
as a key consideration of future land uses.
Directly discussed
where the City will
direct housing GPAC 7: Jan20, 2022
GPAC 8: Feb 17, 2022
GPAC 9: Mar 17, 2022
Fair Housing
This GPAC meeting focused on discussing the City’s
2021-2029 RHNA coupled with an overview of
Assessment of Fair Housing, resource opportunity
mapping, and identified fair housing issues.
Directly addressed
future housing
needs and fair
housing issues
Land Use Planning
GPAC 10: May 19, 2022
GPAC 11: Jun 9, 2022
GPAC 12: Jun 30, 2022
This GPAC meeting focused on findings of land use
workshops in each ward and discussion of proposed
land use changes, including mixed use corridors.
Meetings culminated in a preliminary land use plan.
Directly addressed
upzoning residential
land use and new
mixed use corridors
GPAC 13: Aug 11, 2022
Housing Sites Strategy
This GPAC meeting focused on the City’s RHNA
strategy—sites, projects, and relationship of density
and zoning. Also discussed priorities and ideas for
improving housing opportunities in the community.
Directly discussed
and confirmed City’s
RHNA strategy
GPAC 14: Feb 2023
Housing Goals, Policies,
and Programs
This GPAC meeting presented a draft housing goal
framework accompanied by existing programs and
new housing programs proposed for inclusion into
the 2021-2029 Housing Element.
Directly discussed
housing programs
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-21 Stakeholder Meetings
To supplement the General Plan engagement activities, the City also conducted focus meetings with specific stakeholder groups to better understand the key issues facing the City and allow for more in-depth discussion. Of particular note, three sessions (December 2 and 12, 2022, and January 11, 2023 ) with the following groups were held to address housing needs and policy.
Table 6-5 Stakeholder Meeting Summary
FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS
Public Health Organizations • County of San Bernardino Public Health • Loma Linda University
• Common Spirit Health (hospitals)
• Inland Empire Health Plan
• Loma Linda Hospital
Faith-Based Organizations • IE Concerned African American Churches • New Hope Church
• Greater New Jerusalem COGIC
• 16th St Church and Temple Church
• Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement
• Inland Congregations United for Change
Community-Based/Housing
Organizations
• Inland Equity Partnership
• Operation New Hope Youth Opportunity Centers
• Project Fighting Chance
• UPLIFT San Bernardino
• Housing Through Hope Foundation
• Community Action Partnership
• Job Corps and Urban Conservation Corps
• Habitat for Humanity
San Bernardino City Unified
School District
• Community Engagement Department
• School Police Chief
• School Facilities Planning & Development
• SBCUSD Family Engagement Center
Local Artists • The Little Gallery of San Bernardino
• Arts Connection and other local artists
• California Arts Project at CSUSB
• Greene; Music Changing Lives
• Garcia Center
• San Bernardino Symphony
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6-22 January 2024
Additional Housing Workshops
In order to gather feedback and engage in meaningful discussion about housing and the Housing Element, the City hosted three additional public workshops as required by the stipulation agreement. As noted below, the three sites for the workshops were provided in different communities/neighborhoods of San Bernardino including in lower -income neighborhoods to provide opportunities for residents with different housing issues to be represented. • Workshop 1: Monday, July 17, 2023 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm, Shandin Hills Golf Club, 3380 Little Mountain Dr, San Bernardino, CA 92405
• Workshop 2 : Tuesday, July 18, 2023 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1575 West 17th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92411 • Workshop 3: Thursday, July 20, 2023 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm, San Manuel Gateway College, 250 South G Street, Room #2, 3rd Floor San Bernardino, California 92410 The City advertised the workshops through various methods and platforms, including a formal public notice, on the City’s website, front page of the City’s website, and the General Plan Update website, and via email to all participants who attended past workshops, to contacts provided by HCD and litigants, and to all who commented on the draft document. Physical copies of the workshop notices were printed and mailed to those who left mailing addresses rather than emails.
Notices of the workshops were also provided in both Spanish and English Each workshop allowed for: 1) background on the Housing Element; 2) discussion of the draft Housing Element and its programs and policies; 3) opportunities for questions about the draft document; and 4) discussion of next steps. A Spanish translator was available at each meeting. A detailed description of comments shared from community members is below. • Focus on downtown and make it viable, accessible and walkable. The city needs a home– a place that signifies the city and people recognize and associate with their community. • Focus on the housing and the unhoused – providing resources in the Downtown. • Focus on policy – a lot of the policies deal with organizations but participants wanted to know specific what policies the city follows.
• Participants wanted to know how the city is encouraging real estate developers when they come in. The city should focus more on “what can we do to make this work” rather than the role of regulator and regulating [the developer].
• Prioritize programs to help low-income individuals to purchase their first home.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-23 • Increase densities – if you provide 20 percent affordable housing, then you can do two more stories etc. – the city then provided some discussion about concessions and incentives the affordable housing programs in the Housing Element.
• Funding and staffing are key to success. The following comments were noted:
• Having staff to administer important programs and housing programs is a roadblock for the city – it’s challenging to find qualified people to fill open roles. • Participants asked if there are opportunities to have staff come talk to students about working in the city when they are older and studying public admin/planning/policy. • Discussion about Youth build and habitat for humanity which both have programs that partner with youth, someone at the city is needed to bring everyone together. • CFMH program should be deleted due to its potential to discriminate against residents. The program is one-sided with no guarantees or restrictions for landlords. • Single-family housing rehabilitation program should be expanded to help more residents maintain the quality of their homes, particularly due to climate change. • Discussion about converting empty commercial/office space into housing. Options to encourage development include streamlining permits, faster processes from start to finish, and working with developers to accomplish housing goals. • The news and the media focus on the crime, drugs, and issues within the city and its hard for residents to understand all the good things happening. Find a way to disseminate the good news and reflect a more accurate narrative to the public. • Consider options for middle missing housing. With the City having many low -moderate income residents, different products like courtyard housing, townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes can be helpful to address the need for missing middle housing. • City should continue to use the receivership program to address blighted apartments and smaller rental products. The program has been helpful in demolishing blighted properties and revitalizing properties into affordable apartments.
• The City has many faith -based organizations with unused properties that are interested in developing housing to complement their mission. City should facilitate this type of housing, which can be affordable to low-moderate income residents. • Flexibility is needed in development standards, lot configurations, infrastructure, and other features to facilitate creative housing products – missing middle housing and faith -based housing products. Revisions to the Development Code should assist in that effort.
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6-24 January 2024
6.4 OUTREACH FINDINGS
Forums held during the consolidated plan, analysis of impediments, General Plan update, Housing Element, and stakeholder meetings provided opportunities to communicate housing needs.
Insights and program responses provided by residents, organizations, developers, and businesses with respect to housing are summarized below. These are followed by a summary matrix of issues and potential program responses to address the comments provided.
Issue #1: Housing Opportunity
• Diversity of housing types that are affordable to residents : While many community members and residents mentioned the need for more affordable housing, a recurring theme included the variety of housing types that are affordable. In addition to traditional affordable apartments, residents also desired affordable si ngle-family homes on standard -sized lots in neighborhoods where their children can play in private yards, rather than having to travel to a park to have a place to place. This includes special needs housing as well. • Greater focus on downtown as transit -oriented district with vibrant mix of uses : Many residents identified downtown as a potential focal point of the City. They consider downtown a place for gathering, entertainment, and community activities. As a focal point of the City, many community members want to see more vibrant mix of uses, pedestrian and bike friendly development, higher density in the downtown area , and live/work opportunities. Many participants noted they would also like to see a safer downtown with more transit. • Not Enough Affordable Housing. Residential projects are gradually built, but not fast enough. The number of lower income households unable to afford decent and affordable housing far exceeds the units built and the gap is increasing. More needs to be done to ensure all projects have a portion of units set aside for affordable rental and ownership housing.
Additional types of housing should also be explored such as ADUs, modular, and manufactured housing , which are less expensive to build and affordable. Par ticipants recommended inclusionary housing.
• Constraints to development. While the City’s bankruptcy affected the market for housing, the City has significant governmental constraints to development that could be addressed.
These include development fees and exactions, staffing shortages, slow permitting process, and other issues that individually and cumulatively slow down the development of affordable housing and, if not addressed, are an impediment to development. Numerous municipal codes also need to be updated to reflect newly adopted legislation. Affordable housing should be fast tracked, and City staff need to work together to facilitate new housing production.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-25 Issue #2: Housing and Neighborhood Quality
• More parks, green spaces, community services. Open space, parks and recreational areas, and playgrounds were frequently mentioned by community members. Many participants included the importance of proximity and safety of new parks or existing parks. Additionally, community members noted that playgrounds, water features, and gardens are all features that would improve future and existing parks and green spaces. Residents also noted the conditions of existing parks, citing encampments for unhoused people, poor infrastructure, and uncleanliness as primary reasons that parks or open spaces often feel unsafe. • Clean neighborhoods safe from crime, violence, and roadways. Cleanliness within the City were identified by residents as primary concern. Many residents noted an interest in policies and safeguards to reduce pollution, improve air quality , and help keep the C ity clean. In addition, community members noted safety as a concern; with many expressing concerns about continued high levels of crime, including gang activity. Participants identified traffic and street safety as a key issue infrastructure safety due to needed improvements. • Neighborhood preservation, especially northern San Bernardino . Participants expressed desires to maintain the historic areas of the City, including those in the downtown area, as well as the community character of various neighborhoods. Preservation of historic sites and buildings was noted by various community members, but more commonly people referenced the poor conditions of existing housing. Many residents identified rehabilitation of buildings and housing that are in poor or substandard condition as a primary issue to be addressed. • Environmental pollution and warehousing. The City’s industrial-based economy hearkens back for more than 100 years. Today, w arehousing and transportation are important sectors of the City’s economy . However, residents identified warehouses as a n environmental and health issue due to diesel emissions contributing to pollution. Additionally, citizens encouraged the City to provide open space when new warehouses are approved or to reduce the total number of warehouses that can be approved. Residents also recommended reusing old or vacant warehouses for housing opportunity or for shelters. • Housing conditions. Many apartments, even ones receiving Section 8, are in terrible physical condition. Landlords are not keeping up properties and tenants are afraid to complain since they may be reported to management and risk losing their housing unit due to eviction.
Landlords should be appreciative of the “guaranteed” federal funds for rents and make improvements. Code enforcement sometimes responds when tenants complain but the landlords can request multiple extensions of time to make repairs, and code enforcement staff do not regularly follow up. Eventually, many landlords sell to another LLC, who treat residents like “cattle.” Residents recommended proactive code enforcement.
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Issue #3: Housing Affordability and Assistance
• High rates of poverty . Low-income housing was a priority to residents. People noted that there are a lot of low income households due to low paying jobs, low educational levels, and other socioeconomic conditions. Residents identified poverty as a key issue to be addressed through policies and economic improvements. As a part of these concerns, people recommended that the City provide more services, more employment training opportunities, medical and health support for individuals and families, and integrated housing opportunities. • Rent Increases. Rents are increasing faster than income, which especially hurts low income residents and those with special needs. Many apartment properties are not abiding by the AB 1492 rent increase cap of 10 percent annually. As a result, low income people are displaced who cannot find new “replacement” affordable housing because they lack either the income or funds to make the initial deposit. Residents are in situations where they cannot ask for any improvements from their property managers for fear of eviction. More education of property managers and enforcement of AB 1492 is needed. Participants recommended a Tenant Bill of Rights, housing quality standards, and greater enforcement of fair housing laws. • Housing for special needs groups. A variety of housing was identified as an important issue.
Specifically, many people noted housing for seniors, disabled, families, students, and those who are unhoused to be the most important. Many people cited the need for more accessible and affordable housing for students and young professionals. Additionally, safe accessible housing is needed for seniors, persons with special needs or those transitioning out of homelessness. Participants identified strategies such as adaptive reuse, conversion, and preservation of commercial buildings as opportunities to provide housing needed in the City. • Collaborative Partnerships. Much of the housing work in San Bernardino is done locally through homeownership programs, rehabilitation, rental assistance, and fair housing. The city’s greatest strength is its local nonprofits who understand the community, are connected to local resources, have the ability to effectively solve neighborhood problems, and can also access funding resources. The City needs to continue working with and communicating with its local h ousing partners, including faith based organizations, who are willing and able to tackle local housing problems. Participants recommended greater collaboration with partners. • Homelessness. Homelessness is increasing citywide and is affecting every neighborhood. The total number of unhoused people has more than doubled since 2020. The city requires more resources and focused programmatic efforts to reduce housing insecurity and existing homelessness. Considerable press has also raised the issue of the American University and the unapproved use of the dormitory for housing homeless people. The building is in substandard condition and is being addressed through code enforcement efforts. Displaced tenants are receiving relocation assistance to allow them to find housing at other rental properties.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-27 Issue #4: Fair Housing Opportunity
• Past segregation and discrimination. San Bernardino has a long and acknowledged history of discriminatory and segregation practices that have left a legacy . Fair housing opportunity and enforcement continues to be a need —in the offering of housing opportunities, the treatment of residents of all income levels and status , access to community amenities and benefits, and addressing of environmental hazards. Residents also need greater educational opportunities and homeownership opportunities to build long-term generational wealth. • Equity in housing access and opportunities. Residents noted the spatial equity of housing.
Many stated that housing, specifically affordable housing, should not be developed near warehousing or in high pollution areas. Additionally, residents encouraged the City to control hazards around low -income neighborhoods. Overall, social, health, economic , and housing equity were identified as a key issue to be addressed by the General Plan and Housing Element.
The City should prioritize affordable housing to increase housing equity and opportunities. • Economic security , quality education , and good -paying sustainable jobs . Economic growth and job opportunity are key concerns. Many members wanted more live/work opportunities, growth in the tech industry, and more housing near jobs. Residents felt that partnerships with the university and large businesses would provide a grea ter variety of job opportunities. Additionally, many residents identified the lack of living wages offered by jobs in the C ity. With the increasing cost of housing, inflation, and overall rising cost of living, increased and living wages are critical to preventing and reducing housing insecurity. • Crime-free housing . As part of the crime -free multi- housing program (now repealed) , residents were required to sign a lease. However, in some cases, acquaintances of the tenant could result in calls to the police, fire department, or other community service entities. This could also happen in domestic violence situations. Landlords could then claim the tenant violated the lease agreement, resulting in a cause for evicting tenants. Since these types of situations could discriminate against people who are dis abled, have domestic situations, or rely on federal assistance, participants recommended removing the CFMH program. • Habitability. Fair housing agencies report that habitability issues are cited in 85 percent of all defenses of unlawful detainer judgements. This includes issues with mold, infestations, and many other conditions that contribute to poor health. Lead based paint is also likely an issue, but residents do not have the equipment to test their homes. Many residents also lack working cooling systems to cope with the many heat waves in the inland region. However in many cases, residents live with these conditions as they have to focus on their economic security.
Table 6-6 on the following page summarizes key housing issues and lists a few of the many opportunities for modifying, adding, or tailoring programs in the Housing Element.
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Table 6-6 Summary of Comments and Program Responses
GOAL AREA
SYNPOSIS OF COMMENTS
AND ISSUES
HOUSING PROGRAM RESPONSE
Housing
Opportunity
City is in a housing crisis.
Housing cannot be built fast
enough to address the
unmet needs for different
types and affordability of
housing that is needed.
Creative alternatives are
needed to increase the level
of housing production.
• Amend SBMC to address the need for residential
care facilities for people with a disability
• Amend SBMC to address shelters, transition
housing, permanent supportive housing ,etc.
• Amend SBMC to facilitate the development of
accessory dwelling units
• Adopt mixed use standards to allow residential
and mixed uses along major corridors
• Update remaining specific plans that have not
been developed to add housing capacity
• Update SBMC to reflect upzoned densities
approved by the General Plan update
• Pursue revitalization of the Carousel Mall per the
adopted Downtown Specific Plan
Housing and
Neighborhood
Quality City neighborhoods and
housing ha ve significant
deferred maintenance. The
City renters cannot afford to
repair their housing. Greater
accountability of owners and
landlords is needed through
proactive code enforcement.
Neighborhood amenities,
safety, beauty, and quality
must also be improved.
• Expand code enforcement program to address
housing and property maintenance needs
• Explore feasibility of rental inspection program to
address interior of apartments
• Add program to build parks and green space to
improve neighborhood livability
• Explore neighborhood and crime prevention
programs to make neighborhoods safer
• Enforce fair housing program to keep landlords
accountable to renters
• Greater focus on neighborhood preservation
programs to prevent decline of areas
• Add bicycle lanes, trails, and other opportunities
for walking, biking, and active living
Governmental
and Market
Constraints
The City’s past financial
bankruptcy caused shortfalls
in staffing and financial
resources. Development
processes became too slow,
unpredictable, and costly.
Coordination is needed to
facilitate housing. Greater
flexibility is needed to
• Review fees to be competitive, consistent with
state law, and to incentivize housing production
• Create more integrated one-stop shop process to
make development review more efficient
• City needs to setup work team with local utilities
public and private to streamline process
• Need knowledgeable city staff dedicated to
housing; not overburdened with multiple projects.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-29 Table 6-6 Summary of Comments and Program Responses
GOAL AREA
SYNPOSIS OF COMMENTS
AND ISSUES
HOUSING PROGRAM RESPONSE
incentivize and remove
costly impediments to
residential development.
• City codes (Density Bonus, Design Review, etc.)
need to be updated to reflect to state law
• Update Development Code to implement General
Plan and facilitate more housing
• Permit processing needs updating to reflect state
law and provide greater predictability
• Need regulatory and site infrastructure
concessions to facilitate new housing
Housing
Assistance
The high price and rent for
housing, coupled with low -
moderate income residents,
has created housing
insecurity for many. Many
residents are living in
overcrowded situations,
housing needing repair, or
overpaying for their housing.
• Need to increase rental housing vouchers and
other rental assistance to meet the need
• Expand homeownership program so residents can
purchase homes and build long time wealth
• Need inclusionary housing so that affordable
housing is built in all residential projects
• Provide community services needed to allow
individuals and families to thrive
• Preserve publicly subsidized housing that is
affordable from conversion to market rents
• Consider program to further protect residents
from displacement due to rent increases
• Consider community land trust to provide for
permanent deed restricted housing
Fair Housing
City has many special needs
and lower income groups
with high unmet needs.
These groups include,
among others, seniors,
disabled people, families,
unhoused, students, etc. In
particular, homelessness is at
the highest level in decades.
• Maintain and increase fair housing education for
tenants, landlords, and property management
• Increase enforcement of rent increase limitations
to prevent evictions and displacement
• Removed the crime free multi-housing program
from the housing element
• Neighborhood safety needs improvement with
crime prevention and intervention strategies
• Job training and educational programs are
needed to lift individuals from poverty
• Tenants need better awareness of their rights,
particularly given statewide rent stabilization
• Neighborhood building programs are needed to
engage residents in shaping their future
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6-30 January 2024
6.4.2 FAIR HOUSING OUTREACH
In addition to outreach efforts for the broader housing element, the City of San Bernardino also conducted and funded outreach relative to affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH). This outreach was particularly important to inform fair housing issues, contributing factors, and appropriate goals and actions. This section addresses HCD’s requirement provided in their October 2, 2023 letter regarding the housing element.
RENTERS-PROPERTY OWNERS
At the request of the community, the San Bernardino Community and Economic Development Department Housing Division held three tenant -owner workshops in calendar year 2023 with a fourth workshop to be scheduled later in 2023.
Legal Aid of San Bernardino, a fair housing
provider based on downtown San Bernardino,
presented at these workshops:
• Workshop 1: Thursday, March 28, 2023 @
6:00pm – 8:00pm, Feldheym Library
• Workshop 2 : Tuesday, June 27, 2023 @
6:00pm – 8:00pm, Akoma Unity Center
• Workshop 3: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 @
6:00pm – 8:00pm, Feldheym Library
• Workshop 4: TBD later in 2023
The tenant-property owner workshops were advertised through various methods and platforms, including a public notice on the City’s website, social media via the Parks and Community Services Department, and other venues in print and social media. Spanish translation was also provided.
Key issues mentioned include:
• Substandard Housing . Virtually every unlawful detainer defense included issues of habitability–mold, infestation of vermin, leaking water, and other key housing conditions.
Eighty-five percent of all responses to unlawful detainers involve habitability. However, since the Co unty and City do not have certified inspectors for mold, residents have little to no recourse. Additional habitability issues likely include lead -based paint hazards, but renters have little means to afford testing or awareness that an issue may exist.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-31 • Weatherization. Tenants often complain about the lack of air conditioning to mitigate the hot weather in the region. Tenants have little recourse to address the situation. Most tenant/landlord agreements do not guarantee air conditioning. And state habitability laws (Civil Code 1941.1) do not mention air conditioning. The California Civil Code only addresses the requirement to provide working heating, not air conditioning. However, in the Inland Empire, air conditioning is likely valued more by residents, particularly the elderly. • Lack of Service. When landlords attempt to evict a tenant, they often allege prior service of a 3-day notice (with complaint of issues) and file legal documents alleging compliance with the courts. However, more than half (55%) of all tenants allege they are never served . Since the residents are not notified, they do not protest and the courts issue a default judgement in favor of the landlord. As a result, tenants unbeknownst to them get a default judgment against them, affecting their ability to secure another rental. And the courts do not retract them. • Rent Increases. In challenges to unlawful detainers, the issue of unauthorized rent increases occurs but less frequently than other issues. That is because the documentation to provide illegal rent increases is relatively straightforward. When rent increases in excess of that allowed by state law occur (AB 1482, the California Tenant Protection Act), the violations are predominantly committed by corporations and out-of-state entities that purchase apartment properties with the desire to raise rents to market levels or to finance the purchase. • Accessory Dwellings. Accessory dwelling units have been increasing in number since the City amended its municipal codes. And such units do provide affordable housing. However, because the owners of such units often manage the units, they are less aware of basic tenant rights and protections. Issues such as providing working utilities, access to basic services, or not entering a unit without tenant permission are common complaints expressed by tenants.
Individual property owners would benefit from educational and “fair housing 101” programs. • Crime, Homelessness, etc. Residents often express how dismayed they are with the City. The high level of poverty, rampant crime and homelessness in downtown and other locations, and disappointment of promises from civic leaders to address quality of life concerns. The City has also suffered through nearly a decade of bankruptcy, until emerging out of it in 2022. Greater police presence is needed. The condition of the community and unaddressed safety and quality of life issues are evident citywide, in virtually every neighborhood. • Property owner harassment. Many of the City’s renters are lower income and in precarious financial condition. Affordable housing is in short supply. Tenants often allege that when property conditions are substandard, they have little ability to force the property owner to repair basic appliances or address other substandard housing conditions. This is the case with slumlords known to own or manage property within the community. Landlords will harass tenants, leading tenants to avoid reporting problems out of fear of losing their housing.
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JUST SAN BERNARDINO (JUST SB)
in 2020, the Just San Bernardino Collaborative (Just SB), a group of nine community -based organizations, convened by the Inland Empire Community Foundation. Just SB organizations included the following: Inland Congregations United for Change, Time for Change Foundation, Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement, Inland Empire Labor Council, Arts Connection, People’s Collective, BLU Educational Foundation, Warehouse Workers Resource Center, and Youth Action Project. Many of these groups belong to the IE Housing Justice Forum.
These organizations received a $2.7 million grant to prepare an economic inclusion plan.
Just SB Collaborative surveyed 4,223 Inland Empire residents who live, work, or go to school in San Bernardino to understand participants’ opinions and experiences with the educational system, local government, environmental justice, affordable housing, jobs, and the criminal justice system.
The People’s Plan for Economic Inclusion represents their aspirations for San Bernardino. This report addresses key themes and desired programs for: Employment/Quality Jobs Housing, Education, Healthy Communities (Warehousing and Environmental Justice), and Entrepreneurship.
The following are the major conclusions from the effort. Following the conclusions is a table which summarizes initiatives undertaken by the City that address key themes. • Arts Infrastructure. Participants supported the arts for its transformative power for an individual, neighborhood, and community -wide scale. Their solutions were based on the premise that the City does not care for the community, which is represented in local disinvestment. Just SB recommended a wide number of arts and cultural actions, including reinstated cultural development funding, create a separate arts commission, development an arts and cultural master plan, and a variety of programs to support the development and employment of local artists and youth (e.g., career pathways, apprenticeships, etc.) In 2023, San Bernardino has taken strides to address these concerns as follows:
• Secured a $1.4 million grant to revitalize the Roosevelt Bowl Theater • Started a mural program with funds from the Creative Corps Inland SoCal • Reinstated the Visual and Performing Arts Grant program • Held inaugural arts and cultural festival, Where our Cultures Connect
• Education Infrastructure. Participants strongly believed in the right to equitable access in education, information, and resources for all students, especially those who are underrepresented. Participants felt that it was imperative to obtain a college degree, however, less than 15 percent of city members had a college degree. There was also a lack of school counselors and information about college alternatives such as trade schools or vocational Program Evaluation
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-33 training. There is also a need to provide students with guidance in growing industries.
However, the City is not the lead agency for providing educational opportunities. Three separately entities –SBCUSD, San Bernardino Valley Community College, and CSU San Bernardino–are provided multiple billions of dollars annually for education and training.
The City augments their efforts as follows:
• In 2022, the City secured a $4.2 million California Youth Jobs Program grant • Continued implementing the City’s $1 million Youth Reinvestment Grant • In 2023, the City started a Youth Civic Engagement Council for high schoolers • In 2022, the City received a $6.4 million grant to renovate Feldheym Library • In 2022, the City received $300,000 in literacy grants for the library
• Environmental Justice. Residents are continuously faced with poor air quality, health issues, and displacement from ongoing expansion of the logistics industry in the region. Residents are also burdened with disproportionate numbers of environmental hazards, including toxic waste facilities, cement plants, garbage dumps, and other sources of pollution and foul odors that lower quality of life. Exposure to hazards is a direct outcome of environmental racism that residents face. Among others, steps to cleanup the community include: 1) increase protection from exposure from pollution, 2) reduce local air and water pollution; and 3) take actions to create and facilitate sustainable and liable wage employment options.
San Bernardino has taken strides to address these concerns as follows:
• The City continues efforts to cleanup hazardous wastes (Muscoy Operable Unit) • In 2022, the City completed a truck route map to minimize conflicts with neighborhoods • In 2022, the City secured a $5 million grant to eliminate lead pipe fittings • In 2022, the City received a $4.9 million to remediate the casa Ramona site • In 2022, the City increased code enforcement staff fourfold to cleanup up illegal dumps
As part of the general plan update, the City is also completing an Environmental Justice Element. This will be based on a detailed health and environmental justice assessments that analyzes: 1) current health conditions; 2) availability of community amenities; 3) public safety hazards; 4) employment and education opportunities; and 5) housing conditions. The Element will address at minimum, all of the requisite topics required by SB 1000, the California Planning for Healthy Communities Act. Additional topics will be covered that are germane.
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• Housing Stability. Housing is the key to reducing intergenerational poverty and increasing economic mobility. Residents experience a vast difference in quality of life, which is heavily determined by local costs of housing. Homeownership is out of reach for most residents. Even renters, many of whom are lower income, struggle to afford suitable housing. Greater housing security can not only prevent homelessness, but allow families the ability to focus on their children’s other needs –education, nutrition, and safety. Just SB proposed a multi-pronged housing strategy that includes: 1) a full continuum of housing for homeless people; 2) affordable housing and alternative housing options; 3) affordable homeownership; 4) reinvestment in the downtown to include housing opportunities, etc.
San Bernardino continues to take strides to address these concerns as follows:
• In 2023, the City will adopt a downtown specific plan to spur revitalization and create quality housing that includes affordable housing
• In 2022, the City declared a shelter crisis and is dedicating millions of dollars to address it buy creating a full continuum of housing options
• In 2022-25, the City will offer numerous City-owned site for surplus use with a preference for developers seeking to build affordable housing
• In 2023, the City continues to revitalize and complete the expansion of Waterman Gardens and is processing other affordable housing projects citywide
• Job Access and Re-Entry. For San Bernardino policy makers, the focus on mass incarceration and prison expansion has also failed on the promise of public safety. With an over-investment in the business of punishment and under-investment in job and life skills for youth and adults, residents are denied the safety and security that is possible when people work and thrive in their community. Community members were asked what will improve the conditions of people who have been impacted by the prison -jail system. The five top answers were: stable employment, access to affordable and permanent supportive housing, life skills training, substance abuse prevention and/or harm reduction treatment, and entrepreneurial ship.
San Bernardino continues to take strides to address these concerns as follows:
• In 2023, the City ended its crime- free multihousing program to prevent discrimination against low income residents and those with former incarcerations • In 2023, the City was awarded $3.8 in Violence Prevention Grants from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to administer prevention programs • The City’s microenterprise program offers business development workshops to existing small business owners and aspiring small business owners in San Bernardino.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 6-35 • Labor and Job Quality. In recent decades, the Inland Empire region has become ground-zero for a startling growth in low -wage jobs, poor working conditions, and environmental degradation. Most of this growth has been led by five specific industries; health care, retail, food service, education, and the goods movement/ logistics industries. Although the survey was taken during the COVID years, 28 percent of survey respondents thought their economic wellbeing had declined over the past three years. Just SB recommended that a full-court press on economic development was critical for residents.
Specifically, the City of San Bernardino should invest in a diversified employment infrastructure enhancement program that includes: partnerships to create and improve access to living-wage and safe jobs, apprenticeships and job training, and local entrepr eneurship, including small business incentives that both prioritize local entrepreneurs and local hiring. The City should also encourage community benefits agreements to be put in place with developers vying for contracts in the city, and prepare for jobs of the future. Finally, San Bernardino’s most vulnerable and historically excluded populations need to be a focus.
The City of San Bernardino has limited dedicated sources of revenue for workforce development. Indeed, during the bankruptcy years, the City’s federal dollars were transferred to the County, limiting the influence of the City in workforce development priorities. That said, some the key initiatives underway to address economic, labor, and job quality include:
• In 2023, the City approved development of an inhouse economic development team with staff dedicated to coordinating and facilitating economic growth and development. • In 2023, the City and the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at CSUSB announced a $4 million plan to open an Entrepreneurial Resource Center in the city’s central core. • In 2023, the City awarded $2.5 million in grants to 105 local small businesses and non - profits as part of a grant program to support organizations impacted by the pandemic. • In 2023/24 the City will adopt a new downtown specific plan and complete demolition of the Carousel Mall, opening the area for future development. • In 2023, the City solicited an RFP to develop a comprehensive economic development action plan to assist in guiding the long-term revitalization of San Bernardino.
Additional City -County and outside partner initiatives related to economic and workforce development are included within Chapter 5, Fair Housing Assessment, of the Housing Element.
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6.5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
AB 215 mandates requirements for noticing the housing element and incorporating public input.
All cities must make the first draft revision of a housing element available for public comment for at least 30 days and, if any comments are received, take at least 10 additional business days to consider and incorporate public comments into the draft before submitting it to the department.
For any subsequent draft revision, the City must post on its internet website and email a link to the draft revision to all individuals and organizations that previously requested notices relating to the housing element at least 7 days before submitting the draft revision to HCD.
The City of San Bernardino has taken care to ensure that all distribution, posting, and notification requirements have been made as required by AB 215 and that comments received were meaningfully included into the draft revisions as follows:
• All draft revisions of the housing element were posted on the City’s general plan website. The public were invited to provide comments for each draft through a separate email address.
Organizations who requested to see the housing element revisions or provided their email were notified of any revisions and a link to where they could find the draft. • For Planning Commission, City Council, and the three additional workshops required by Inland Counties the City notified by email the previous workshop participants, community groups and agencies that the City had previously been in communication with, and several groups provided to the City through discussions with ICLS/PILP. Public hearings were duly noticed. • Prior to submitting the draft Housing Element to HCD, the City also incorporated comments made by the public regarding various programs in the housing element. Comments were specifically incorporated regarding elimination of the crime free multi -housing pr ogram.
Subsequent hearings were also held to address community concerns. • The City also followed the specific posting and distribution requirements under AB 215 for the second submittal of the revised housing element to HCD. Planning department staff also provided public comments regarding the housing element received by the cit y to each member of the City Council before adoption of the housing element. • All revisions of the housing element diligently incorporated a significant amount of public comments received. Past revisions documenting where such changes were made are available.
The City will proactively make future revisions available to the public pursuant to Gov’t Code 65585(b), prior to submitting any revisions to HCD and diligently consider and address comments, including making revisions to the document where appropriate.
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7.0 HOUSING PLAN
This chapter describes the City of San Bernardino’s housing strategy and policy plan for the 6th-cycle planning period (2021-2029). The goals, policies, and programs were developed using key data regarding community needs, input from the community and its local stakeholders, and a review of the City’s past performance in meeting its housing goals and objectives. The goals are intended to address the concerns and key findings identified in the Housing Element.
The City of San Bernardino’s housing policy and strategy plan is organized by goals, supported by policies, and implemented by programs. Goals are aspirational statements that indicate the City’s direction and intention on housing -related opportunities, ch allenges, and community need. A goal includes several policies; a policy is a statement that describes the City’s preferred course of action to work toward and reach the intended goal. A goal and its related policies also include programs, or specified efforts and actions the City will take to achieve its goals. Each program is implemented by specific actions that further the City’s policies and goals.
The housing goals and policies described in this housing plan support the State of California’s overarching goal of providing “decent housing and a suitable living environment for every Californian” (Government Code § 65580) and its goals for required local action (Government Code § 65583). Housing goals are consistent with other City plans, including the Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediment to Fair Housing Choice, General Plan, and implementing specific plans.
The City’s housing goals, policies, and programs address the following five topics:
» Housing Production . Facilitate the development of safe, high- quality housing that is diverse in type, size, price, tenure, and location for all residents. » Housing Constraints. Reduce, mitigate, or remove governmental and nongovernmental constraints to the production, maintenance, and improvement of housing. » Healthful Neighborhoods. Neighborhoods of well-maintained homes, public services and facilities, parks and open spaces, and infrastructure that offer quality places to reside. » Housing Assistance. Assist in the provision of affordable housing through homeowner and rental assistance, preservation of affordable housing, deed restricting new affordable housing, and other efforts to improve housing affordability and housing security. » Fair Housing . Affirmatively further fair housing opportunity for all residents in San Bernardino through policy, outreach and education programs, and funding.
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7.1 GOALS AND POLICIES
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
San Bernardino strives to have a balanced supply
of housing, with options affordable for all income
levels, including groups with special needs. While
the City offers a broad variety of housing
opportunities, there is an acknowledged need for
even greater diversity in types of housing and
affordability levels that provide economic and
citywide benefits. This requires intentional and
deliberate about zoning and development
decisions and use of limited municipal resources.
The intent of this goal is to assist in the provision
of housing to meet the community’s full needs for
housing its diverse residents.
Goal 1: Facilitate the development of safe, high-quality housing that is diverse in type, size, price, tenure, and location for all residents.
Policy 1.1 Balanced Housing . Maintain adequate land for a range of housing, including single-family attached and detached, multi -family housing, and mixed uses, including allowances for flexibility in development standards and lot designs.
Policy 1.2 Accessory Dwellings . Facilitate the development of well -designed accessory dwelling units that can expand rental housing opportunities for individuals and families seeking affordable housing.
Policy 1.3 Design Features. Require new and rehabilitated housing to be well designed, with appropriate attention to site planning, materials and colors, building treatments, landscaping, open space, parking, and sustainable green designs.
Policy 1.4 Mixed Uses. Support and facilitate mixed -use residential development along corridors, in the downtown, and major nodes that have appropriate on- site amenities, offers a cohesive and quality design, and is at the appropriate scale.
Policy 1.5 Affordable Component. Where City assistance is provided, require the integration of affordable housing in projects and throughout the City to promote an equitable distribution of affordable housing and further fair housing goals.
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HOUSING CONSTRAINTS
San Bernardino has a long history with a wide
variety of rural and suburban settings and a
reemerging downtown core. Focused project
areas of the community are regulated by specific
plans. The City and the regulatory and market
environment in which development occurs has
changed over the past decade, with changes in
state law, the local economy, housing demand,
and the City’s organizational structure. As the City
seeks to intensify and change land uses in
focused areas of the community, the regulatory
context must be modified to accommodate new
housing constraints and opportunities . The
following goal and policies provide direction at reducing, mitigating, and removing potential and actual constraints to the development, maintenance, and improvement of housing.
GOAL 2: Reduce, mitigate, or remove governmental and nongovernmental constraints to the production, maintenance, and improvement of housing.
Policy 2.1 Regulatory Context. Ensure that City development regulations and permitting processes are routinely updated in accordance with changes in new statewide legislation, building codes, and best practices in the building industry.
Policy 2.2 Development Fees . Allow for developer impact, planning, and other fees to compensate the City for costs of providing services, ensure the proper construction of needed infrastructure, and fully address the impacts of development.
Policy 2.3 Development Incentives. Where appropriate, use regulatory incentives, such as density bonus, parking reductions, lot consolidation, modifications and exceptions, that encourage the production of housing, including affordable housing.
Policy 2.4 Infrastructure Improvements. Explore and create innovative and cost -effective means to provide and rehabilitate on- and off-site infrastructure; offer flexibility in cases where projects provide overriding community benefit.
Policy 2.5 Development Review. Maintain an efficient entitlement process with coordinated permit processing, objective design standards, and environmental clearance that provides certainty for developers and allows for appropriate review.
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SAFE, HEALTHFUL NEIGHBORHOODS
San Bernardino has over 50 neighborhoods, each
characterized by its age, history, geography,
predominant type of housing, location near major
infrastructure, amenities, demographics, and
other characteristics. Some neighborhoods are
well maintained with high quality housing, and
other neighborhoods are aging and evidence
disinvestment. Others are transitioning and
recycling to higher intensity uses , while other
neighborhoods are more rural in nature and have
limited infrastructure. The varied physical settings
require attention to all facets of neighborhood
quality and resident participation in
neighborhood decisions.
GOAL 3: Neighborhoods of well-maintained homes, public services and facilities, parks and open spaces, and infrastructure that provide safe, healthful, and quality places to reside.
Policy 3.1 Housing Rehabilitation. Facilitate and support the improvement and rehabilitation of housing (single-family detached, multi-family, and mobile homes) to maintain the property in a decent, safe, and sanitary condition.
Policy 3.2 Capital Improvements . Cause for the development of schools, parks, streets, sewers, storm drains, utilities, and other public facilities and capital improvements to support the conservation and maintenance of housing and neighborhoods.
Policy 3.3 Housing and Property Maintenance . Promote quality housing and property maintenance through education, information, periodic building inspections, code compliance and enforcement, and financial assistance where feasible.
Policy 3.4 Neighborhood Involvement : Encourage community participation in neighborhood organizations to identify needs and implement programs aimed at the beautification, improvement, and preservation of neighborhoods.
Policy 3.5 Healthy Neighborhoods. Maintain parks, open spaces, and parkways; plant trees and landscap e public spaces; support access to healthy food s; and maintain pathways and trails that encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.
Policy 3.6 Public Safety . Strive to p rovide safe neighborhoods by addressing crime and violence, ensuring safe travel along roadways and managing traffic, providing recreational opportunities for youth, and enforcing safety regulations.
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE
San Bernardino will continue to see a high demand
for housing , and the underlying market and
economic forces have implications for residents,
particularly those with low and moderate incomes.
As housing costs continue to increase, lower -
income residents have limited relocation choices .
Moderate-income families with children can only
afford apartments and a few single-family homes.
At the same time, the City’s housing is aging and
requires greater effort and resources to maintain
structural quality. These issues require a
multipronged effort to address homeownership and rental assistance, incentives to encourage the production of affordable housing, preservation of affordable housing, and collaborative and strong working partnerships with other housing and service entities.
Goal 4: Assist in the provision of affordable housing through homeowner and rental assistance, preservation of affordable housing, deed -restricting new affordable housing, and other efforts to improve housing affordability and housing security.
Policy 4. 1 Financial Assistance. Use and seek to leverage further public financial resources, to the extent feasible, to support provision of housing for lower -income and special-needs households.
Policy 4.2 Collaborative Partnerships. Participate in and support collaborative partnerships that provide funding and assistance for the development, improvement, and preservation of housing.
Policy 4.3 Affordability Tools . Explore the feasibility and implementation of affordable housing tools (e.g., inclusionary, land grants, land trusts, etc.) that require the integration of affordable units for rent or sale in residential projects.
Policy 4.4 Housing Assistance . Support County efforts to provide rental assistance and homeownership assistance to qualified households to expand the options of low- to moderate-income buyers and allow them to build equity.
Policy 4.5 Preservation of Affordable Housing. Support the preservation of mobile home parks, publicly subsidized housing, and other sources of affordable housing to reduce potential displacement and enhance housing security for residents.
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FAIR HOUSING
State law requires that all cities affirmatively further fair housing in the Housing Element. This provides broad protections to California residents, prohibiting housing discrimination through public or private land -use practices, decisions, and authorizations based on protected status.
Affirmatively furthering fair housing requires meaningful and deliberate actions to overcome segregation and disparities, promote fair housing choice, and foster inclusive communities free from discrimination and other barr iers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. Through the analysis undertaken for the H ousing Element as well as its goals, policies, and programs, the City will continue to affirmatively further fair housing.
Goal 5: Affirmatively f urther fair housing opportunity for all residents in San Bernardino through policy, outreach and education programs, and funding.
Policy 5.1 Housing Services. Support the provision of fair housing services and tenant/ landlord mediation services to City residents, property owners, lenders, and others.
Provide resources and support organizations that offer counseling, mediation and dispute resolution, and education and knowledge about fair housing.
Policy 5.2 Homeless Services. Initiate and maintain a comprehensive homeless prevention and housing-first approach to address the needs of the City’s homeless residents and enable them to secure the resources needed to integrate back into society.
Policy 5.3 Senior Services. Support the development and maintenance of affordable senior housing and support services to facilitate maximum independence and the ability of seniors to remain in their homes or city.
Policy 5.4 People with Disabilities . Address the special needs of persons with disabilities through provision for supportive and group housing, homeowner accessibility grants, and reasonable accommodations.
Policy 5.5 Family Services. Support the provision of supportive family services, child development services, employment training, and other services designed to assist families in attaining self-sufficiency and furthering their well-being.
Policy 5.6 Municipal Practices. Continue to administer municipal programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner that is consistent with affirmatively furthering fair housing; proactively seek to remove barriers to housing and services based on protected characteristics.
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7.2 HOUSING PROGRAMS
Program 1. 1 RHNA Site Inventory
This Housing Element provides an inventory of residential projects in the development pipeline and vacant sites that, taken together, will accommodate the City’s 2021-2029 RHNA. The City will maintain an inventory and map of available sites for residential development and will, in accordance with state law, ensure that requirements for no -net loss and allowance by right for sites used from the prior two planning periods will be adhered to throughout the planning period and that appropriate rezonings will occurs within the specified timeframes.
Objective(s)
• 1.1a. Maintain inventory of residential sites to address the 2021 -2029 RHNA; periodically review sites for compliance with no-net-loss law.
• 1.1.b. Upzone 5.65 acres of RMH -designated sites to RM -32, 9.35 acres of RMH designated sites to RH-50, and 4.46 acres of RH-zoned sites to RH-50 (See Table 4-5) • 1.1c. On rezoned sites to meet the lower income RHNA, permit multifamily uses without discretionary action and address reqds in Gov't Code 65583, (c)(1) and 65583.2, (h) (i). • 1.1d. Multifamily projects with 20% or more units affordable to lower income will be allowed by right on sites identified in prior planning periods
Program 1. 2 Downtown Specific Plan
Downtown San Bernardino is central to the City’s future as an urban center. The Downtown Specific Plan will transform the area into a mixed-use and multipurpose node that is connected to City services, employment, housing, and educational facilities , within walking distance and connected to transit. The Specific Plan aims to : restore historic and cultural prevalence to the downtown and its structures; leverage existing transit; restore and enhance civic life in the urban core; and serve as an economic and c ultural catalyst to increase jobs, retail, housing , and places of gathering. The Specific Plan is not intended to assist in addressing the 6th cycle RHNA.
Objective(s)
• 1.2a. Adopt the Downtown Specific Plan; make associated amendments to the D evelopment Code as needed, and monitor plan effectiveness
• 1.2b. Issue RFP, comply with the Surplus Land Act, and select a developer(s) for the Carousel Mall catalytic housing sites and others identified in the Specific Plan. • 1.2c. Continue to work with residential developers until the catalytic projects are built on residential sites in downtown.
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Program 1. 3 Transit Overlay District
The City’s Transit Overlay connect s 13 areas with five transit stations -Kendall Drive , E. Street, Village/Urban Center Station, Downtown Station Area, and Employment Center Station. The TOD was intended to provide guidance and incentives to facilitate transit-oriented development around the five transit stations. However, the program has not been used to date, primarily due to market conditions , lack of by -right higher densities available for mixed uses , and potentially the need for other incentives to recycle underutilized sites. To kick-start implementation, the City plans to evaluate the development standards and permitting process for the Transit Overlay to determine whether revisions are needed to support development in the TOD areas.
Objective(s)
• 1.3a. Evaluate development standards and incentives available in the Transit Overlay; identify and evaluate options to stimulate development.
• 1.3b. Evaluate the impact of SB 6 and SB 2011 to determine whether changes to the Transit Overlay are needed for it to be consistent with State law. • 1.3c. Identify funding to support technical assistances to property owners and developers and publicize TOD incentives offered on the City’s website.
Program 1.4 City Owned and Surplus Site Housing Development The City will continue releasing land designated as surplus for development of affordable housing.
The City will release surplus sites annually, noticing them via a Notice of Availability consistent with the SLA. All surplus sites are tracked on the City’s website. All surplus sites disposed pursuant to the SLA will include a minimum of 15 -25 percent affordable units depending on SLA regulations. In addition to completing rezoning by April 17, 2024, the City will facilitate resolution with selected developers of any impediments to receiving entitlements and building permits to ensure that the project can commence construction prior to January 2028.
Objective(s)
• 1.4a. Dispose RDA sites (Table 4-6) in compliance with SLA; advertise surplus land for sale on the City's website; and consider and award bids to affordable housing developers. • 1.4b. Rezone 4.0 acres of CG -1 zoned land to RH -50, 1.9 ac of CO -zoned land and 1.4 ac of RH-zoned land to RMH-32 zoning, and 1.3 acres of CR-2 land to RH-50 zoning. • 1.4c. Proactively work with nonprofits or for-profit entities to develop residential uses on the surplus sites with units that are affordable to lower income households. • 1.4d. Require any Bice property development on surplus land to reserve at least 15 percent of its units for lower-income households, per state law under the Surplus Lands Act.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-9 Program 1.5 Accessory Dwelling Units
Accessory dwelling units ( ADU) are an effective strategy for providing affordable housing and reducing overcrowding and overpayment. In May 2021, the City Council adopted MC -1559 to allow ADUs and JADUs in all residential zones , subject to development review and compatibility with materials and architecture of the primary unit. The ADU Ordinance was subsequently amended again in 2022, resulting in a significant construction boom for ADUs and JADUs. Based on a three-year trend, the City is projecting 1,704 ADUs over the 2021-2029 planning period . To continue this progress, the following actions/objectives are proposed.
Objective(s)
• 1.5a. Periodically review and revise ADU regulations for consistency with state law. Address changes to the ADU Ordinance noted by HCD’s review letter dated October 2023. • 15b. Monitor and record progress in ADU production and affordability in the APR to ensure ADU targets are met.
• 1.5c. Adopt development incentives, including online marketing, expedited process, pre- stamped plans, and one-stop permit.
• 1.5d. If ADU production or affordability falls 25 percent below target for two calendar years, rezone sites to address shortfall within 6 months
Program 1. 6 Mixed Use Corridors
San Bernardino is spanned by major corridors, such as Baseline Street, Highland Avenue, Mt. Vernon Avenue, Waterman Avenue, and D and E Streets. These corridors contain underperforming strip commercial, vacant or underutilized parcels, deteriorating structures, and inconsistent façades and signage; therefore, they are a key focus of the G eneral Plan update. At the same time, there is a need to provide high quality housing , which can also stimulate retail commercial uses along corridors. New laws (e.g., SB 6, AB 2011) allow housing to be built by right on commercial sites. As draft regulations are published by HCD, the SBMC will be amended t o encourage development consistent with the General Plan and State law along corridors.
Objective(s)
• 1.6a. Update the land use and zoning requirements for the C ity’s main corridors to provide guidance for housing and mixed use development.
• 1.6b. Evaluate the impact of SB 6 and AB 2011 to determine whether changes to the SBMC is needed to be consistent with State law.
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Program 1. 7 Land Use Element/Code Update
As part of the General Plan update, the L and Use Element will be amended to increase the allowable density range for all medium- and higher-density residential land use designations t o leverage the demand for apartments and condominiums, both affordable and market rate .
Moreover, new mixed -use designations will be created along major east -west and north -south corridors to facilitate the conversion of underutilized sites to residential and/or mixed uses, create a more intense urban downtown , and support exis ting commercial uses (see Program 1.6) . The General Plan update will provide a policy framework for updating specific plans and mixed-use corridors. To achieve these goals will require amendments of the land use designations and SBMC.
Objective(s)
• 1.7a. Complete comprehensive updates to the General Plan Land Use Element to further increase opportunities for new housing.
• 1.7b. Revise land use designations of medium- to high-density residential zones; create mixed- use zones to implement the General Plan.
• 1.7c. Increase density ranges for medium -and-higher density zones , and draft density/intensity and development standards for residential and mixed-use projects.
Program 1.8 Design Standards
Design standards are implemented to ensure that residential projects built are of lasting value, provide communitywide benefits, and reduce visual blight. Objective development and design standards (ODDS) are a key part of this process because they provide property owners and builders with the community’s expectations for project design, and they improve predictability of the development review and approval process by offering quantifiable standards and regulations that need to be followed. The Development Review Committee, an interdepartmental committee of City staff, reviews all project applicat ions and makes consistency recommendations to the approving body. However, SB 330 requires revisions to the design regulations in the municipal code to provide more specific design guidance for residential/mixed-use projects.
Objective(s)
• 1.8a. Revise, adopt, and implement ODDS (objective development and design standards) for residential and mixed-use projects to comply with State law. • 1.8b. Review and revise the design findings required for the review and approval of projects to allow for greater objectivity, clarity, and certainty in approval. • 1.8c. Publicize and market the new objective development and design standards on the City’s economic and community development website.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-11 Program 2.1 Regulatory Incentive s
San Bernardino has many underutilized sites and opportunities for residential development.
However, small, individual lots offer limited development potential and generally cannot support on-site management when the lot is developed with residential uses. Residential development opportunities, particularly along corridors and infill on vacant and underused sites in existing neighborhoods, could be increased through a broader incentive program. While the City routinely grants minor modifications and exceptio ns to facilitate development, the program could be expanded to include lot consolidation incentives, such as density incentives. In tandem with other regulatory incentives, these tools will encourage a more efficient use of the land , offer flexibility for developers, and facilitate quality development. Moreover, such a program will further assist developers in revitalizing corridors given new state laws allowing for residential uses.
Objective(s)
• 2.1a. Amend Development Code to incentivize lot consolidation , merger, or lot line adjustments to encourage assemblage of lots into larger parcels to facilitate quality housing. • 2.1b. Allow for minor modifications and exceptions to facilitate and encourage the development of quality residential development.
Program 2.2 Density Bonus Provisions
Density bonus provisions reward developers providing affordable housing to seniors or families with an increase in density and reduced building requirements, such as reduced parking, reduced setbacks, and other factors that decrease the cost of housing production. Density bonus projects can be an important source of housing for lower - and moderate-income households and have been effectively used in many residential projects currently in the development pipeline. The SBMC Section 19.04.030 allows the City to grant a density bonus under three provisions:
• Affordability Bonus: Developments that provide affordable housing may receive a density bonus based on the total percentage of affordable units as per Gov’t Code 65915. • Amenity Bonus: Developments that provide amenities deemed beyond the minimum required by the City may receive a density bonus of no more than 15 percent. • Senior Bonus: The City allows senior housing built in multi -family zones to receive a density bonus of up to 50 percent with a market feasibility study and a conversion plan.
Objective(s)
• 2.2a. Revise density bonus ordinance consistent with Gov't Code § 65915 et. seq and Stipulated Final Judgement and Order submitted in the case of Gracia et. al v. City of San Bernardino.
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Program 2. 3 Development Fee Study
Development fees support community services and benefits, such as public safety infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, affordable housing, environmental mitigation, libraries, parks, flood control, and other projects. However, if not carefully drafted, impact fees can make it infeasible for developers to build housing or can significantly increase home prices. Development fees can amount to anywhere from 6 to 18 percent of the median price of a home depending on location, according to the AB 602 Senate Floor Analysis. The City has hired a consultant to assess fees. The City will utilize the fee study to determine revisions to balance full-cost recovery, ensure proposed projects are adequately planned for, and consider the cumulative effect on housing development.
Objective(s)
• 2.3a. Study and implement development and impact fees in accordance with S B 319 and AB 602, as codified in Gov’t Code § 66000 et. seq.
• 2.3b. Complete development fee study to assess appropriateness and consistency with state law; revise fees based on the findings.
• 2.3c. Study the feasibility of offering selected fee reductions, where appropriate, to facilitate the development of housing that fills unmet housing need.
Program 2. 4 Development Code Update
As part of the General Plan update, the City has committed to updating the Development Code.
Among other items, key provisions include: 1) updating regulatory measures that allow housing types, including special needs housing (Program 2.7); 2) updating the density bonus ordinance (Program 2.2); 3 ) updating development and design standards to facilitate development along corridors and in downtown (Program s 1.6 and 1.8 ); and 4) make amendments to facilitate consistency with the General Plan (Program 1.7) . However, additional revisions to the Development Code are needed to address potential constraints to development.
Objective(s)
• 2.4a. Revise residential open space and lot coverage standards to allow more flexibility in satisfying requirements (e.g., use of shared space or transfer of open space requirements) • 2.4b. Remove the tiered density reduction standards for lots in multiple- family residential zones, thus facilitating achievement of maximum density in each respective zone. • 2.4c. Revise land use tables for all zones to clarify requirements for land use allowance and creating distinct requirements for physical improvements to property. • 2.4d. Review and, if needed, revise other code requirements and administrative processes that could impede achievement of maximum density.
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City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-13 Program 2. 5 Permit Facilitation
The City’s development review process has three tiers of permits ( administrative, development, and conditional permits), each with different decision-making bodies that review, condition, and approve applications. While the City meets its statutory requirements for processing development applications, conversations with developers indicated that further actions , beyond augmenting staffing, can streamline, coordinate, and facilitate the processing of permits. To that end, the City is developing a “ one-stop shop” counter that will physically and virtually connect all phases of review for development applications. Additional processes are being implemented, including the objective design standards and permit-expediting process during the planning period.
Objective(s)
• 2.5a. Establish a written policy or procedure to allow a streamlined approval process and standards for eligible projects, as set forth under Gov’t Code § 65913.4. • 2.5b. Create a one-stop-shop counter for residential projects to streamline the application submittal and review process, improve consistency, and improve development certainty. • 2.5c. Monitor status of projects quarterly; for ones not moving forward, contact developers to ascertain issues, facilitate remaining entitlements, and assist in extensions as needed. • 2.5d. Track project processing to ensure an environmental determination is made pursuant to PRC§21080.1, within the timeframes of the PRC §21080.2 and Gov’t Code 65950(a)(5).
Program 2. 6 Site Improvements Assistance
Site improvements are necessary to prepare land for development and address potential impacts of development on- or off -site. C ommon improvements include grading, street lighting, and drainage; curb, gutter, and sidewalks; utility poles and connections; roadway improvements; etc.
Financing site improvements can be a challenge for developers who propose affordable housing or small projects where infrastructure is lacking. To reduce the constraints and costs associated with site improvements, the City may, on a project-by-project basis, 1) allow developers to defer site improvements to a later date, 2) waive the requirement to underground utilities, or 3) waive or modify requirements for public street improvements if the improvements are cost prohibitive.
Objective(s)
• 2.6a. Require adequate site improvements for residential and mixed -use projects to ensure that impacts of development are addressed and mitigated. • 2.6b. Consider deferral, modification, or waiver of street improvements, undergrounding of utilities, and other features on a project-by-project basis.
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7-14 January 2024
Program 2.7 Constraints to A Variety of Housing
Housing Elements must provide for a variety of housing types to accommodate people of all incomes, household types, and disabilities. This includes housing such as single- family homes, multi-family rental housing, factory-built housing, ADUs, mobile homes, housing for agricultural employees, SRO units, emergency shelters, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and low barrier navigation centers. The SBMC update will include the following revisions.
Objective(s)
• 2.7a. Amend the SBMC to define and permit employee housing as a by -right use in zones allowing single-family housing, in accordance with Health and Safety Code § 17021.5. • 2.7b. Define/permit ADUs as a by-right use consistent with Gov’t Code §65852.2; incorporate changes to the ADU ordinance required by HCD’s October 2, 2023 memo to the City. • 2.7c. Amend SBMC's permitting, definitions, and associated regulations to facilitate development of emergency shelters, transitional and supportive housing, and low barrier navigation centers per state law (See Program 5.5).
• 2.7 d. Interview SRO/micro-unit developers and propose ordinance revisions for consideration to the City Council to incentivize both housing types.
Program 2.8 Constraints to Housing for People with Disabilities In December 2022, HCD issued a technical memorandum that provides guidance on how cities should address group homes and housing for people with disabilities. This guidance addresses how such land uses are defined, permitted in zoning districts, subjected to local regulations, and allowed reasonable accommodation. In addition, AB 2339 requir es additional changes to emergency shelters and other potential constraints to the development of suitable housing. These facilities may also house disabled individuals needing special accommodations.
Objective(s)
• 2.8a. Amend SBMC to redefine the terms “family,” “dwelling unit, ”dwelling single,” and “disability” and residential/ community care facilities to comply with fair housing law. • 2.8b. Amend the SBMC to allow group homes or small residential care facilities (RCF) serving six or fewer persons that operate as a single housekeeping unit and that do not provide licensable services in all zones allowing single or multiunit residences. • 2.8c. Amend the SBMC to allow RCFs operating as a single housekeeping unit that provide licensable services to more than six residents subject to a conditional use permit based on generally applicable, nondiscriminatory findings in all zones allowing residential/mixed uses.
Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-15 Program 3.1 Housing Rehabilitation
The Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program is designed to assist income-eligible San Bernardino homeowners improve the living conditions of their homes. Only owner -occupied single-family detached dwellings, townhomes, and condominiums within the San Bernardino city limits qualify for this program. Health and safety, building code, accessibility, and some general property - related repairs are eligible for reimbursement. Loans are all deferred loans at three percent interest per annum, with no payments due on t he loan unless qualifying actions occur. Beyond single- family homes, however, the City also has a need for rehabilitation of mobile homes and apartments. Though there are fewer funding sources available, HCD will releas e a Multi-family Housing Program (MHP) Super NOFA in late 2023 to provide funding for rehabilitation activities.
Objective(s)
• 3.1a. Contract with NPHS to implement the owner occupied housing rehabilitation loan program and report on results annually.
• 3.1b. Consider opportunities to seek and secure funding to expand the housing rehabilitation program to mobile home parks and apartments.
• 3.1c. If program expansion is feasible and approved by council, authorize staffing and financial resources to expand program to cover mobile homes and apartments. • 3.1d. Conduct a survey to clarify the need for demolition, moderate repairs, and major repairs needed to the housing stock within the city.
Program 3.2 Rental Housing Program Maintenance Standards On October 4, 2023, the City Council adopted MCC -1619 replacing Chapter 15.27 of the SBMC “Crime Free Rental Housing Program” in its entirety with Rental Housing Program Maintenance Standards. It also amends the chapter to retain the exterior inspections o f multi- family rental housing and the eight-hour training class. As part of the stipulated judgment with Promise Gracia et al., the provision for charging for inspections has been removed. The ordinance applies to all multi-family rental housing complexes containing four or more units on a single parcel. City code enforcement may be involved in conducting the rental housing course and annual exterior (re)inspections as a lawful exercise of their duties, including but not limited to enforcement responsibilities under Civil Code 1941 et seq. and HS Code 17920.3 and 17975 et seq.
Objective(s)
• 3.2a. Implement program changes immediately following adoption of the ordinance in 2023 and return to the City Council for action by mid-2024.
• 3.2b. Review ordinance on an annual basis to ensure that it is effective and complies with all state and federal fair housing laws.
Housing Plan
7-16 January 2024
Program 3.3 Code Enforcement
The City’s Code Enforcement program enforces regulations codified in more than 20 municipal codes that are intended to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public ; maintain quality neighborhoods; maintain quality housing ; reduce crime ; and ensure a high quality of life.
Following the City’s exit from bankruptcy and COVID health restrictions, t he City has been increasing code enforcement staff to create greater capacity for responding to code violations and inspections. The City will continue to implement its code enforcement program to further the health, safety, and welfare of the community and its residents and business, while also pursuing additional action items as appropriate to address emerging concerns.
Objective(s)
• 3.3a. Enforce code compliance; increase the number of code enforcement staff to improve capacity to respond to municipal code violations in a timely manner. • 3.3b. Adopt 2022 California Building Code; Require adherence to local housing, property, vehicle, and other local regulations to ensure the safety and health of residents. • 3.3c. In conjunction with County Fire, Housing Division, or business licensing program, explore interventions to expand the inspection of multi-family housing. • 3.3d. Analyze the City’s code enforcement programs with respect to Federal and State Fair Housing Law and include or modify programs to ensure compliance.
Program 3.4 Affordable Housing Inspection Program
San Bernardino’s Housing Compliance Specialist performs housing and compliance checks on homes and apartments developed using HOME, RDA, or NSP assistance. The scope includes more than 24 projects with more than 2,500 affordable housing units. As part of this effort, the housing compliance specialist will: 1) conduct on-site inspections of affordable units, with assistance from City building inspectors ; 2) e nsure monitoring and inspection deficiencies are addressed in a timely manner; and 3) review and approval of affirmative marketing and tenant services plans. This requirement only applies to projects required to be inspected under 24 CFR 92.504(d) and is separate from the City’s property maintenance program for single and multiple-family units.
Objective
• 3.4a. Inspect multi-family housing developed using federal HOME or NSP assistance; inspect 20% of projects each year, require compliance with federal housing quality standards. • 3.4b. Implement a general multi -family housing inspection program that is separate and covers all multiple-family residential properties in the city. • 3.4c. Transition to NSPIRE for consistency with local, state, federal housing inspection criteria Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-17 Program 3.5 Violence Prevention /Intervention
The City implements comprehensive violence and crime prevention efforts. The City’s Violence Intervention and Prevention ( Program addresses root conditions that have driven violence and crime in San Bernardino. Partners include the City, its police department, Loma Linda University, H.O.P.E Culture, Young Visionaries, Urban Peace Institute, Urban Conservation Corps, and others.
Violence intervention involves outreaching to gangs/individuals based on crime reports, holding education events, identifying high risk residents to help develop life plans , and personal follow up. In 2019, under its community-oriented policing initiative, the City reorganized its officers into neighborhoods by staffing four substations that will allow officers to work closer with community groups and residents, build greater trust among residents, and reduce crime and violence rates.
Objective(s)
3.5a. Implement violence intervention services to reduce crime and gang -related violence, including $3.8 million in violence intervention grant funds.
3.5b. Implement community-oriented policing to reduce crime and violence, including the $5.0 million in grants to hire community policing officers
3.5c. Explore the feasibility of implementing a citywide Neighborhood Watch Program to prevent and reduce crime and violence. If such a program is adopted, ensure that it complies with all Federal and State Fair Housing Law as well as the City’s duty to AFFH.
Program 3. 6 Park and Recreational Planning
San Bernardino’s 36 parks provide opportunities for residents to recreate, socialize, and exercise.
During the bankruptcy and following decade, many of these resources fell into disrepair due to the inability to fund maintenance and repair. These resources eventually became unsafe to occupy.
Since emerging from bankruptcy, the City has been repair ing park and recreational facilities throughout the community. The City has worked to secure grants and/or collaborate with partners from the State of California, San Manuel Reservation, Kaboom, and other for-profit and non-profit agencies to fund the revitalization of park and recreational facilities.
Objective(s)
• 3.6a. Complete comprehensive update of the General Plan Parks and Recreation Element ; Complete Parks/Rec Master Plan; program recommended improvements into the CIP • 3.6b. Continue to secure funding, schedule and improve projects, including: Guadalupe, Speicher, Delmann Heights, Seccombe, Nicholson, Encanto Center, and Blair Park • 3.6c. Complete improvements to two libraries: Paul Villasenor Library and Feldhym Library Housing Plan
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Program 3.7 Business and Employment Assistance
The City will establish an Entrepreneurial Resource Center downtown, supported by IECE at CSUSB, that will provide resources and support for entrepreneurs and small business owners in the City.
In 2022, the City was awarded a $4.2 million grant to hire 70 young and early-career staff members as part of the California Youth Jobs Program. In collaboration with the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, the City will dedicate $3.0 million in ARPA funds to assist businesses and organizations impacted by COVID-19 or qualifying as an “underserved small business.” Objective(s)
• 3.7a. Expend $3.0 million in ARA funds to assist small businesses and organizations that were adversely impacted by the COVD pandemic.
• 3.7b. Establish an Entrepreneurial Resource Center (ERC) to provide a central point for resources and support for entrepreneurs and small business owners in the City. • 3.7c. Implement Youth Workforce grant and employ and train San Bernardino youth for jobs with the City and CBOs to restore services curtailed during the COVID pandemic. • 3.7d. Prepare a citywide Broadband Master Plan that will position the City for implementation grants from the state and federal government.
Program 3.8 Capital Improvements
Each year the City adopts a Five- Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) aligning with the 2020-2025 Key Strategic Targets and Goals established by the mayor and city council. The CIP provides a roadmap for developing and maintaining the City’s capital facilities and infrastructure to provide high quality services to residents and the community. Due to the cost and importance of capital projects, significant consideration goes into allocation of resources to these projects.
Projects in the CIP are evaluated against a four -point scale of priority and selected based on an assessment of community needs, mayor and city council priorities, and available funding.
Objective(s)
• 3.8a. Continue annual update of the CIP and implementation of scheduled projects, including accessibility improvements per the City’s Transition Plan. • 3.8b. Prioritize capital improvement s where disinvestment or disadvantaged areas exist; pursue collaborate efforts where feasible. Complete Vernon Bridge, Muscoy Improvements, State Street Extension, Cross St. Bridge, Mt Vernon Storm Drain., and Del Rosa Fire Station. • 3.8c. Request estimated $5 million in grant funding and, if approved, prepare an ADA Plan, Bridge Management Plan, Storm Drain Master Plan, and Facility Management Plan.
Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-19 Program 3. 9 Water and Sewer Planning
San Bernardino’s age and geographic diversity underscores the importance of water and sewer planning to address the needs of existing and future residential development. Gov’t Code 65589.7 requires that jurisdictions have a policy for prioritizing water and sewer services (will serve letters) for residential projects that provide affordable housing to lower income residents. While the City can provide adequate service, a priority policy needs to be adopted to comply with state law.
Furthermore, in compliance with state and county codes, infrastructure improvements are needed to: 1) protect the groundwater due to leaking from septic use in more rural areas; and 2) upgrade water lines to remove the potential for lead leaching in compliance with USEPA direction.
Objective(s)
• 3.9a. Implement septic conversion projects - convert 250 septic tanks in Arrowhead Farms upon receipt of $24.3 million SWCRB grant.
• 3.9b. Complete $3.5 million project to replace 300+ lead water service connectors in the Cimmaron and San Anselmo neighborhoods
• 3.9c. A dopt a policy that grants priority for issuing will serve water and sewer service to proposed housing affordable to lower-income households.
Program 3.10 Community Health
For a large, industrialized community, improving and maintaining environmental quality is a high priority for the City. Of the City’s 43 tracts, 13 tracts (33 percent) are considered disadvantaged for pollution burden. Environmental health concerns are broad in type and include environmental justice, air quality, land use adjacency issues, heavy industrial uses, and legacy superfund sites.
Improving environmental conditions is complex and costly, oftentimes requiring multiagency cooperation. The Housing Element commits the City to do the following:
Objective(s)
• 3.10a. Complete a Health/Environmental Justice Element for the 2050 General Plan based on the findings of a technical report and community input. • 3.10b. Support implementation of the Community Emissions Reduction Plan in Muscoy/West San Bernardino to reduce exposure to pollution.
• 3.10c. Encourage and facilitate the cleanup of active contaminated sites and, for inactive projects, seek funding and partnerships to facilitate cleanup. • 3.10d. Complete installation of traffic signal improvement grant ( Caltrans’ Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP))
• 3.10e. Implement Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant to improve road safety.
Housing Plan
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Program 4.1 Preservation of Assisted Multi -family Rental Housing The City has a large inventory of assisted rental housing affordable to low-income households— 40 affordable rental housing developments in the C ity offer affordable housing for 3,600 households. Although the majority of affordable apartment properties have extended their affordability covenants in recent years, nine projects have subsidy contracts that are expiring by 2031. These projects are technically considered at risk of converting from affordable to market- rate housing. However, only two properties are at high risk of conversion during the planning period. Though the City has limited funds to assist in preserving these projects, it will facilitate the preservation of the remaining projects and improve housing security.
Objective(s)
• 4.1a. Monitor contract status of affordable housing and communicate the City's desire to preserve long-term affordability of properties.
• 4.1b. Contact each at -risk property to ensure t hat conversion notices and tenant education are sent out at: 3 years, 1 years, and 6 months of the covenant expiration date. • 4.1c. Coordinate qualified entities such as nonprofit and for-profit organizations interested in preserving at-risk projects.
• 4.1d. As feasible, provide financial and/or technical assistance to preserve publicly assisted affordable housing at risk of conversion by 2031.
Program 4.2 Rent Control /Stabilization
In 1984, San Bernardino adopted a rent stabilization program that covered all of its 48 mobile home parks where units are not already covered by a lease. The goal of the program is to maintain the affordability of existing mobile home parks as a viable option for affordable living, particularly for lower income seniors and families with children. City provisions regulate rents , and HCD inspects the properties to ensure that State codes are met. Annual rent increases are capped at 80 percent of the change in the consumer price index. Passed in 2023, SB 940 allows locally passed rent protections to apply towards newly constructed mobile home spaces, and creates a 10-year exemption for spaces in those parks. AB 1482 also took effect on January 1, 2020, and imposes rent caps, just cause eviction, and other procedures on apartments built more than 15 years ago.
Objective(s)
• 4.2a. Continue the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization program and ensure that all increase requests go through the proper administrative and hearing process. • 4.2b. Contract with fair housing provider s to educate tenants on their rights and responsibilities with respect to rent stabilization and just cause eviction.
Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-21 Program 4.3 Housing Choice Voucher
The Housing Authority implements a federally funded rental housing choice voucher (HCV) program. The HCV program provides rental assistance to qualified extremely low- and very low- income households residing in San Bernardino or to properties offering affordable units to these income groups. The program offers a rent “voucher” that is equal to the difference between the current fair market rent for an apartment and what a tenant can afford to pay (based on 30 percent of their household income). A tenant may choose to live in housing that costs more than the normal payment standard if they pay the extra rent. Housing vouchers can be allocated to projects (“project-based”) or t o renters ( “tenant-based”). Presently, approximately 2,600 income-eligible households benefit from the tenant-based housing choice voucher program in San Bernardino.
Objective(s)
• 4.3a. Maintain use of at least 2,600 tenant-based rental vouchers for San Bernardino residents and support continued distribution of project-based vouchers. • 4.3b. Work with HACSB to improve use of tenant -based vouchers 10% by marketing educational and promotional materials to residents, tenants, and property managers. • 4.3c. Publicize the Housing Authority’s HCV program by posting fliers and distributing other educational materials at appropriate venues
Program 4. 4 Emergency Rental Assistance
San Bernardino and its residents were severely impacted by COVID , which resulted in loss of employment, evictions, and other economic hardships. In 2021, the City secured $ 11 million in Emergency Rental Assistance funding from the State of California to pay rent or utilities for tenants and landlords who did not receive revenues due to the impact of COVID-19. Through Resolution No. 2021-224, the program allowed past and current rent and utility bills to be paid. The program partners with Inland SoCal 211+ to provide information regarding program resources. As of January 2023, the program ha d 6,950 applicants and disbursed $ 16.9 million in assistance. The program is currently only serving existing clients because available funds are exhausted. More than 90 percent of households are Hispanic or African Americans with one to five members.
Objective(s)
• 4.4a. Provide emergency rental assistance to existing San Bernardino residents impacted by job or other financial losses due to COVID.
• 4.4b. Seek additional funding that may become available and, if funding becomes available, allocate rental assistance to residents most in need of housing support. • 4.4c. Review and consider non-profit applications for funding for rental assistance programs, during its annual CDBG/ESG/HOME funding cycle.
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Program 4.5 Homeownership Initiative
Creating generational wealth has been a reoccurring theme expressed by residents. As is the case statewide, African American, Hispanic, and Filipino residents have the lowest homeowner rates.
New homeownership programs have, until recently, declined due to the rapid escalation in prices and high subsidy required to make the cost of a home affordable to low- and moderate-income households. However, expanding homeownership is a key initiative in San Bernardino and is currently implemented through the infill housing development program on formerly surplus sites.
The City will initiate a homeownership effort that includes strategies to augment funding and increase partnerships to close the race and ethnic gap in homeownership.
Objective(s)
• 4.5a. Present homeownership gap closure program to City Council for consideration to improve homeownership for San Bernardino residents.
• 4.5b. If approved, apply for homeownership funding opportunities and grants as NOFAs are released. If approved, develop program, and hire staff.
Program 4.6 Assist in the Development of Extremely Low -Income Hous ing San Bernardino’s effort to assist in the development of extremely low-, very low-, and low-income housing leverag es a variety of affordability tools, incentives, partners, and financing. The first component includes making sites available for affordable housing , including surplus sites. The second component includes regulatory and financial incentives (e.g., density bonus, administrative exceptions, and other regulatory relief) to improve project feasibility. The third component includes permit streamlining to expedite the review and conditioning of the project to reduce constraints to project approval. T hese components make it possible for the City to assist in the development of affordable housing for extremely low-, very low-, and low-income households.
Objective(s)
• 4.6a. Post and circulate surplus sites available for affordable housing per the Surplus Land Act; consider proposals from affordable housing developers per the SLA. • 4.6b. Reach out to and collaborate with local nonprofits to provide housing assistance, education and information, and other support and resources. • 4.6c. Complete processing, facilitation, funding and/or technical assistance of affordable housing in the pipeline and pursue other opportunities that arise.
Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-23 Program 4. 7 Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
With inflationary housing prices and rents in recent years, it has grown more challenging to finance and develop affordable housing. At the same time, new State law, referred to as “no net loss,” requires cities to find replacement sites or redesignate sites for affordable housing if the original affordable housing sites in the Housing Element are built with market-rate housing. As a result, cities are increasingly reexamining the feasibility of inclusionary housing ordinances (IHO), which mandate that new residential projects set aside a percentage of units as affordable to low- and/or moderate-income families. An IHO can help achieve multiple housing goals —achieving the RHNA mandate, preventing unnecessary rezoning, reducing housing insecurity , and integrating affordable housing options alongside market rate housing.
Objective(s)
• 4.7a. Contract with an affordable housing specialist to study, identify, and evaluate feasibility of inclusionary housing policies.
• 4.7b. Host study session(s) with the City Council and the development community to discuss opportunities for inclusionary housing.
• 4.8c. If approved by the City Council, conduct a nexus study, prepare inclusionary requirements and in-lieu fee options, and create an expenditure policy for funds.
Program 4. 8 Housing or Land Trust
Community land trusts (CLT) are mechanisms for creating affordable housing units and maintaining the units as affordable over the long term. Traditionally, land trusts maintain housing affordability by retaining ownership of the land, allowing the owner to place permanent covenants on the prices or rents for homes on the land. There are various public and private land trust models and funding options that can help to provide resources beyond affordable housing, such as community revitalization, home preservation, and ownership opportunities. SBCTA has developed an initial CLT program that might offer the opportunity to join at a low initial cost. However, the City can also work with nonprofit organizations to develop a local CLT as well.
Objective(s)
• 4.8a. Explore the feasibility of a housing trust, either regional (e.g., SBCTA) or local, as a means of providing affordable housing in the City.
• 4.8b. Host a study session with the City Council to discuss housing land trust opportunities and their feasibility in the City of San Bernardino.
• 4.8c. If approved, develop a list of City land assets, funding sources, and interested parties and prepare a program for council consideration.
Housing Plan
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Program 5.1 Fair Housing Services
The Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board and other groups provide education, dispute resolution, and legal advising services to San Bernardino owners, landlords, and tenants. Fair housing services are particularly important for lower - and moderate-income households who cannot afford to retain counsel. The City refers persons with housing discrimination or other fair housing inquiries to these agencies for assistance. Fair housing education is available to persons of adult and high school age, property owners, mobile home park owners/residents, realtors, City staff, lenders, and staff of newspapers’ classified advertising departments. Outreach is conducted through radio, television, newspapers, public appearances, and brochure distribution.
Objective(s)
• 5.1a. Contract for fair housing mediation services, education, and enforcement; refer those in need to fair housing services; monitor results
• 5.1b. Distribute bilingual fair housing materials at City buildings and post them on the City’s website and social media to ensure residents are aware of available resources. • 5.1c. Implement pilot tenant protections program where Legal Aid serves City residents free of charge with direct legal representation on tenant rights to prevent displacement.
Program 5. 2 Senior Housing and Services
San Bernardino’s senior s have specific needs related to housing affordability, accessibility, and supportive services. As the senior population grows, so will the need for housing that is affordable for those on fixed incomes or with mobility needs. To address the housing needs of senior households, the City permits and facilitates the development of senior apartments, senior (“age- restricted”) mobile home parks, assisted living , residential care, and other housing options. The City provides two senior centers provide social events and programs (nutrition; senior companion; AmeriCorps; health, fitness, and exercise; etc.). The City provides a senior companion program and nutrition program (SCP/SNP) with $700,000 in grants from the CNCS from 2022-2025.
Objective(s)
• 5.2a. Continue to seek and attract residential developers to provide, build, and expand the City’s inventory of affordable and market rate housing for seniors. • 5.2b. Sponsor and provide physical, social, health, and other support services for senior residents at San Bernardino’s senior centers and other locations. • 5.2c. Maintain the housing security of seniors through voucher advocacy, preservation of affordable housing, mobile home rent stabilization, housing assistance, and other programs.
Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-25 Program 5. 3 Housing for Persons with Disabilities
San Bernadino’s disabled population is diverse, representing different ages, abilities, medical conditions, and other life situations. The City’s approach to serving its disabled residents is multifaceted and designed to facilitate independent living so residents can live their fullest . For new housing, the City requires that housing is accessible per ADA disability standards. For housed residents, the City provides procedures for residents to seek reasonable accommodation ( SBMC Chapter 19.63) to modify their homes to improve accessibility. The City improves the accessibility of infrastructure and public facilities in accordance with its Transition Plan. The City also approves residential care facilities and other group housing for residents with a wide range of disabilities.
Objective(s)
• 5.3a. Continue to ensure compliance with all building accessibility codes. Review and revise the Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance to ensure it is consistent with State law; prepare interdepartmental letter directing compliance with state law until ordinance is updated. • 5.3b. Update and implement the City’s Self -Evaluation and Transition Plan and continue to schedule improvements to ensure accessibility to City streets, facilities, and public services. • 5.3c. Update the SBMC regarding residential care facilities, consistent with State requirements (Health and Safety Code § 1502 et seq).
• 5.3d. Support efforts to provide community , recreational, and social services to people with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities.
Program 5.4 Housing for Students
Cal State San Bernardino and San Bernardino Valley Community College are valued community assets, providing education, jobs, and enrichment opportunities. Though Cal State has some on- campus housing, both schools are predominantly commuter schools. As is the case statewide, college students often face precarious and uncertain housing situations; it is not uncommon for college students to double up to afford housing and tuition. Even for students who are adequately housed, the combined cost of college tuition and housing may result in housing insecurity. In 2022, the San Bernardino CCD was awarded a $1 million grant for a feasibility study. Should the feasibility study demonstrate the demand for housing, the district can submit an application for an allocation from California’s pool of $1.5 billion to finance the development of student housing.
Objective(s)
• 5.4a. Support local college and university efforts to explore the development of on - and off- site housing opportunities for their students and faculty. • 5.4b. Work with SBVC to facilitate student housing through the entitlement process -- expediting rezoning, development entitlements, or supporting funding applications Housing Plan
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Program 5.5 Housing for Families with Children
The Housing Element analysis found that families with children are the majority household type in the City. Additionally, most of the households in San Bernardino are considered lower income and live in low opportunity districts or neighborhoods. According to the Census Bureau, the needs of San Bernardino’s families with children are many, including housing problems (overpayment, overcrowding, substandard housing), the need for financial assistance for lower income families, the need for continued education and employment for youth and adults, the need for park and recreational programs, and other needs. Though the City is not positioned to address the full range of needs of families with children, it can provide housing and services when feasible and contract with other appropriate entities to address service gaps.
Objective(s)
• 5.6a. Seek and attract residential developers to provide, build, and expand the City's inventory of affordable and market rate housing for families with children. • 5.6b. Sponsor and provide at community centers physical, social, health, and other support services for families and children.
• 5.6c. Maintain the housing security of families with children through preservation of affordable housing, rent stabilization, housing assistance, etc.
Program 5.6 Homeless Services
San Bernardino is home to 40 percent of the c ounty’s homeless population, and the City’s homeless population has increased 175 percent since 2017. Shelters are at or near full capacity.
Moreover, homelessness is expected to increase. On February 1, 2023, the City Council issued an Emergency Homelessness Declaration. San Bernardino is committed to implementing a “housing first” strategy and provision of a full continuum of housing and services to address homelessness.
The City‘s strategy to address homelessness and the multiplicity of unmet needs is multilayered.
It begins with individual outreach and interaction, leading ultimately to comprehensive housing opportunities (e.g., shelters, navigation centers, transitional shelters, interim housing, permanent supportive housing ) and the full range of health, social, and employment services needed to facilitate independence. The City is dedicating more than $20 million, not including additional noncity funds, to augment shelter capacity, outreach and engagement, and supportive services.
Objective(s)
• 5.5a. Convene a Homeless Task Force to review implementation of the City’s Homeless Action Plan and the expenditure of $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to finance the plan.
Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-27 • 5.5b. Partner with County, for -profit, and nonprofit agencies to provide a comprehensive continuum of services to people who are homeless or residing temporarily in shelters. • 5.5c. Provide a street outreach team to assist individuals experiencing homelessness , direct them to services, and address issues with encampments.
• 5.5d. Complete the following projects:
» 170-bed Lutheran Social Services multiservice campus
» 30-unit U.S.VETS permanent supportive housing on E Street » 60-unit interim SBVC project on G Street for college students » 200-bed Salvation Army expansion
» 200-prefab-unit HOPE Navigation Center Campus on 6th Street • 5.5e. Work with the County to provide accurate counts of homeless people to document the need for services and success of City programs.
• 5.5f. Amend SBMC's definition for transitional and supportive housing and permit by right in all zones allowing residential uses, and allow low barrier navigation centers as a by -right use in all zones allowing residential and mixed uses, per Gov't Code § 65583(c)(3) and § 65660. • 5.5g. Revise municipal code provisions for a security and management plan for emergency shelters in compliance with the Stipulated Final Judgement and Order submitted in the case of Gracia et. al v. City of San Bernardino.
• 5.5h. Make code revisions needed to address AB 2339 and revise the emergency shelter overlay site to remove infeasible sites and include additional sites as warranted.
Program 5.7 Housing Mobility
Racially concentrated areas of affluence (RCAA) are a fair housing concern in that certain areas may disproportionately benefit higher resources to the exclusion of lower income residents. The City of San Bernardino does not have an RCAA; in fact, most of the City is lower income tracts. A of 2023, only four tracts in Northwest San Bernardino are moderate/higher resource. To ensure equal access to resources in these areas, the City will implement a fourfold strategy: 1) approve ADU applications submitted; 2) surplus up to 113 parcels in single-family residential developments for affordable housing; 3) market housing choice vouchers to apartment properties in the area; and 4) work with HASC to preserve any at risk housing units in the neighborhood.
Objective(s)
• 5.7a. Facilitate and approve ADU applications in Northwest San Bernardino • 5.7b. Surplus up to 113 lots for affordable single-family housing in Northwest San Bernardino • 5.7c. Affirmatively market use of rental vouchers to apartments in Northwest San Bernardino • 5.7d. Work with HASC to preserve affordable housing in Northwest San Bernardino Housing Plan
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Program 5.8 Place -Based Program
As discussed in Chapter 5, San Bernardino has several disadvantaged incorporated areas -- the Westside and Central /Downtown—which are some of the oldest areas of the community. Both comprise the majority of the areas designated as R/ECAPs and/or high segregation and poverty in the community. As explained earlier, these conditions are due in part to the many economic , housing, and social changes since 1980 that resulted in significant economic disruption, poverty, foreclosures, deteriorating infrastructure, and declining neighborhood s. Reversing and ameliorating these conditions will take considerable time and continued investments. To improve these areas, the City is directing significant public and private investment into both areas. Chapter 5 (Tables 5-23 and 5-24) along with action items in other housing element programs list dozens of initiatives and multi- million dollar investments being dedicated to these two areas. The timeframes for each action item where initiated by the City, County or other partners can be found by referencing the program number for each line item in the housing plan.
Objective(s)
• 5.8a. Complete comprehensive community building investments in the Central/Downtown and Westside (see Tables 5-23 and 5-24).
• 5.8b. Continue to seek grants and engage with nonprofit and for-profit organizations to assist in implementing community building initiatives.
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1.1 RHNA
Housing
Site
Inventory
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Maintain inventory of residential sites to
address the 2021-2029 RHNA; periodically
review sites for compliance with no-net-loss law.
Complete
APR
Annually
• b. Upzone 5.65 acres of RMH- sites to RM-32,
9.35 acres of RMH sites to RH-50, and 4.46 acres
of RH-zoned sites to RH-50 (See Table 4-5)
Rezone 19.5
acres to allow
up to 1,138
du to address
the RHNA
shortfall
Concurrent
w/adoption
of the HEU
• c. On rezoned sites required to meet the lower
income RHNA, permit multifamily uses without
discretionary action and address requirements
in Gov’t Code 65583, (c)(1) and 65583.2, (h) (i).
• d. Multifamily projects with 20% or more units
affordable to lower income will be allowed by
right on sites identified in prior planning period
As sites are
proposed
for housing
1.2 Downtown
Housing
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Adopt the Downtown Specific Plan; make
associated amendments to the Development
Code as needed, and monitor plan effectiveness
Adopted
Specific Plan
End of 2024
• b. Issue RFP, comply with the SLA, and select a
developer(s) for the Carousel Mall catalytic site
and others identified in the Specific Plan.
Issued RFP,
Selected
Developer
2024/25
• c. Continue to work with residential developers
until the catalytic projects are built on
residential sites within the downtown.
Meet with 5
developers
2024- 2026
1.3 Transit
Overlay
District
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Review development standards and incentives
available in the TOD Transit Overlay; identify
and evaluate options to stimulate development.
SBMC
Revision
End of 2024
• b. Evaluate impact of SB 6 and SB 2011 to
determine whether changes to the TOD Transit
Overlay is needed for consistency with state law.
CC Report End of 2024
• c. Identify funds to support technical assistance
to property owners/developers and publicize
TOD incentives offered on the City’s website.
Weblink for
incentives
End of 2024
1.4 City-
Owned and
Surplus Site
Develop-
ment
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
HOME;
CALHFA
• a. Advertise surplus land for sale on the City's
website, consider and award bids to affordable
housing developers; and dispose of RDA sites
(Table 4-6) in compliance with SLA; a
Advertise sites
Surplus sites
in Table 4-6
Award bids
Mid 2024
2024/2025
End of 2025
• b. Rezone 4.0 ac of CG-1 zoned land to RH-50,
1.9 ac of CO and 1.4 ac of RH-zoned land to
RMH-32, and 1.3 acres of CR-2 land to RH-50.
Rezoned
acreage
April 17,
2024
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• c. Proactively work with entities to develop
residential uses on the surplus sites with units
affordable to lower income households.
Develop all
surplus sites
by Jan 2028
By 2028
• d. Require development on Bice property
surplus land to reserve at least 15 percent of its
units for lower-income households, per SLA.
15% units
affordable to
low income
When site
surplused in
2024-2025
1.5 Accessory
Dwelling
Units
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Periodically review and revise ADU regulations
for consistency with state law and HCD's review
letter dated October 2023.
Revised Code
Review Code
By July 2024
Annually
• b. Monitor and record progress in ADU
production and affordability in the APR to
ensure ADU targets are met.
Completed
APR: permit
200 ADUs/
Annually by
April 1st.
Annual
• c. Adopt development incentives, including
online marketing, expedited process, pre-
stamped plans, and one-stop permit.
Adopt
Incentives
90 ADUs
No later
mid-2025
Annually
• Request ADU
Affordability
Rezone sites
As submittd
After 2 yrs
of shortfall
1.6 Mixed
Use
Corridors
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Update the land use and zoning requirements
for the City's main corridors to provide guidance
for housing and mixed use development.
SBM Revision
Permit up to
3 housing or
office convert
projects
By July 2024
Annual
starting
2026 • b. Evaluate the impact of SB 6 and SB 2011 to
determine whether changes to the mixed use
codes is needed to be consistent with state law.
1.7 Land
Use Element
Update
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Complete comprehensive updates to the
General Plan Land Use Element to further
increase opportunities for new housing.
GPLU and
SBMC
Revision
Mid 2024
• b. Revise land use designations of medium- to
high-density residential zones; create mixed-use
zones to implement the General Plan.
SBMC
Revision
Mid 2024
• c. Increase density for medium-to-higher density
zones; draft density/intensity and development
standards for housing and mixed-use projects.
SBMC
Revision
Mid-2024
1.8 Design
Standards
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Adopt, and implement objective development
and design standards (ODDS) for residential and
mixed-use projects to comply with state law.
Adopted
ODDS
End of 2024
• b. Review and revise findings required for review
and approval of projects to allow greater
objectivity, clarity, and certainty in approval.
Revised
Findings
Mid 2024
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POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS
2.1 Regulatory
Incentives
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Amend Development Code to incentivize lot
consolidation, merger, or lot line adjustments.
• b. Allow for minor modifications and exceptions
to facilitate development of residential projects.
SBMC
Revisions
5 projects
(1/year)
By July 2024
Starting
2024 - 2028
2.2 Density
Bonus
Provisions
• a. Revise density bonus ordinance consistent
with Gov't Code § 65915 et. seq and Stipulated
Final Judgement and Order submitted in the
case of Gracia et. al v. City of San Bernardino.
SBMC
Revision
By April 17,
2024
2.3 Develop-
ment Fee
Study
Agency:
CDD
• a. Study and implement development and
impact fees in accordance with SB 319 and AB
602 as codified in Gov’t Code § 66000 et. seq.
Complete the
Fee Study.
Revision fees,
if applicable
By mid 2024
Funding:
GenFund
• b. Complete development fee study to assess
appropriateness and consistency with state law;
revise fees based on the findings.
By end of
2024
• c. Study the feasibility of offering fee reductions,
where appropriate, to facilitate development of
housing that addresses unmet housing need.
Staff Report By end of
2024
2.4 Develop
ment Code
Update
Agency:
CDD
• a. Revise open space and lot coverage standards
to allow flexibility in satisfying requirements (e.g.
use of shared / transfer of open space req.).
SBMC
Revision
By July 2024
Funding:
GenFund
• b. Remove the tiered density reduction
standards in multiple-family residential zones,
facilitating achievement of maximum density
SBMC
Revision
By July 2024
• c. Revise land use tables to clarify requirements
for land use allowance and distinct requirements
for physical improvements to property.
SBMC
Revision
By July 2024
• d. Review and, if needed, revise other code
requirements and administrative processes that
could impede achievement of maximum density.
SBMC
Revision
By July 2024
2.5 Permit
Facilitation
Agency:
CDD
• a. Establish written policy or procedure to allow
streamlined approval process and standards for
eligible projects set forth under GC § 65913.4.
SBMC
Revision By July 2024
Funding:
GenFund
• b. Create and implement a one-stop-shop
counter for project submittal and review to
streamline the development review process.
Physical One-
Stop Counter Mid 2026
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• c. Monitor projects; for ones not moving
forward, contact developers to ascertain issues,
facilitate entitlements, and assist in extensions.
Monitoring
Assistance
Quarterly
As needed
• d. Track project processing to ensure that an
environmental determination is made pursuant
to PRC §21080.1, within the timeframes of the
PRC §21080.2 and Gov’t Code 65950(a)(5)
Annual
Tracking as
part of APR
April 1 of
each year
2.6 Site
Improve-
ments
Assistance
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Require site improvements for residential and
mixed-use projects to ensure that impacts of
development are addressed and mitigated.
Req. Site
Improv’t
As projects
proposed
• b. Consider deferral, modification, or waiver of
street improvements, undergrounding of
utilities, and other features, on a project basis.
Req. Site
Improv’t
As projects
proposed
2.7 Constraints
to A Variety
of Housing
Agency:
CDD
• a. Amend SBMC to define and permit employee
housing as a by-right use in zones allowing
single-family housing per HSC § 17021.5.
SBMC
Revision
By mid 2024
Funding:
GenFund
• b. Amend SBMC to define/permit ADUs as a by-
right use consistent with Gov’t Code §65852.2
and comply with HCD’s October 2, 2023 letter.
SBMC
Revision
By mid 2024
• c. Amend SBMC to permit, define, regulate, and
facilitate development of emergency shelters,
transitional and supportive housing, and low
barrier navigation centers per state law.
SBMC
Revision
By April 17,
2024
• d. Interview SRO/micro-unit developers and
propose ordinance revisions for consideration to
incentivize both housing types.
5 Interviews;
Revision of
Ordinance.
Mid 2025
End 2025
2.8 Constraints
to Housing
for People
with
Disabilities
Agency:
CDD
• a. Amend SBMC to redefine the terms “family,”
“dwelling unit, ”dwelling single,” and “disability”
and care facilities to comply w/ fair housing law
SBMC
Revision
By mid
2024
• b. Amend SBMC to allow group homes/small
RCFs serving six or fewer persons that operate as
a housekeeping unit and that do not provide
licensable services in all zones allowing housing
SBMC
Revision
By mid
2024
Funding:
GenFund
• c. Amend SBMC to allow RCFs operating as a
single housekeeping unit that provide licensable
services to 6+ residents subject to a CUP based
on generally applicable, nondiscriminatory
findings in zones allowing residential/mixed uses.
SBMC
Revision
By mid
2024
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8-YEAR OBJECTIVES METRIC TIMING
3.1 Housing
Rehab.
Agency:
CDD
• a. Contract with NPHS to implement the owner
occupied housing rehabilitation loan program
and report on results annually.
4 Loans
Annually
Annual
Funding:
HOME
• b. Consider opportunities to secure funding to
expand the housing rehabilitation program to
mobile home parks and apartments.
Council
Report
As NOFAs
become
available
• c. If program expansion is feasible and
approved by Council, authorize staffing and
funding to cover mobilehomes and apartments.
Program
specs
If CC
approves
• d. Conduct a survey to clarify the need for
demolition, moderate repairs, and major repairs
needed to the housing stock within the city.
Housing
conditions
survey
End of 2025
3.2 Rental
Property
Mntnce
Program
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Implement program changes immediately
following adoption of the ordinance in 2023
and return to City Council for action by 2024.
• b. Review ordinance on an annual basis to
ensure that it is effective and complies with all
state and federal fair housing laws.
Inspect 870
units
annually
Annual
Review of
progress
Ongoing
Adopt rev.
by 2024
3.3 Code
Enforce-
ment
Agency:
CDD
• a. Adopt 2022 Building Code; require
adherence to housing, property, vehicle, and
other local regulations
Adopt Code
4,100 cases;
3400 inspects.
End 2024
Annual
Funding:
GenFund
• b. Increase the number of code enforcement
staff to improve capacity to respond to code
violations in a timely manner.
Increase staff
levels to 25
employees
Jan- 2025
• c. In conjunction with County Fire, Housing
Division, or City licensing program, explore
expanding inspection to multi-family units.
Council
agenda item
Mid 2024
• d. Analyze code enforcement programs with
respect to Federal and State Fair Housing Law;
include /modify programs for compliance
Council staff
report
Mid 2026
3.4 Multi-
Family
Inspection
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Inspect multi-family housing built using
HOME or NSP assistance; require compliance
with federal housing quality standards
Inspect 20%
of projects
Annual
• b. Implement a multi-family housing inspection
program that is separate and covers all
multiple-family residential properties in the city.
Adopt
program and
regulations
Mid 2024
• c. Transition to the NSPIRE inspection standards
to ensure consistency with local, state, and
federal housing inspection criteria.
New
Standards
Mid 2024
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8-YEAR OBJECTIVES METRIC TIMING
3.5 Violence
Prevention
Agency:
CPD
• a. Implement violence intervention services to
reduce crime and gang-related violence,
including the $3.8 million VIP grant
Engage 50
high-risk youth
and 3-6 gangs
Annually
Annually
Funding:
DOJ
• b. Implement community-oriented policing
(COP) to reduce crime and violence, including
$5.0 million in grants to hire officers
Hire 8 officers
Hire 10officers
Hire 4 officers
End 2021
End 2022
End 2023
• c. Explore feasibility of a Neighborhood Watch
Program to prevent & reduce crime/violence.
If such a program is adopted, ensure that it
complies with all Federal and State Fair
Housing Law and the City’s duty to AFFH.
Council
Report
End of
2024
3.6 Park &
Recreation
Planning
Agency:
PRCD
PWD
Funding:
GenFund;
Grants
• a. Update General Plan Parks and Recreation
Element and Parks/Rec Master Plan; program
recommended improvements into the CIP
Complete
Element
Final Plan
End 2024
End 2024
• b. Complete following projects:
- Guadalupe Park/Center ($1 million)
- Speicher Park retrofit ($3 million)
- Delmann Heights retrofit ($6 million)
- Retrofit Seccombe ($9 million)
- Retrofit Nicholson Park ($9 million)
- Encanto Center and Park ($4 million)
- Retrofit Blair Park ballfields ($1.7 million)
Complete
Retrofits of
parks by
following
dates:
End 2024
Mid 2025
End 2026
Mid 2025
Mid 2025
End 2024
End 2024
• c. Complete improvements to two libraries:
Paul Villasenor Library and Feldhym Library
Villasenor
Feldhym
End 2023
End 2024
3.7 Youth
and Adult
Employment
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
ARPA
GenFund
CYJ Grant
• a. Expend $3 million to assist small businesses
and organizations adversely impacted by COVD
Assist 100 to
150 business
2023 thru
2025
• b. Establish an Entrepreneurial Resource Center
as a central point for resources and support for
entrepreneurs and small businesses in the City.
Serve up to
2,500 people
2023 thru
2025
• c. Implement Youth Workforce Development
grant; employ and train San Bernardino youth
for jobs with the City and CBOs
Hire and
train 70
residents
End of
2024
• d. Prepare a citywide Broadband Master Plan
that will position the City for implementation
grants from the state and federal government.
Master Plan End of
2024
3.8 Capital
Improve-
ments
Agency:
CDD,
PWD, PRD
• a. Annually update the CIP and implement
scheduled projects, including accessibility
improvements per City Transition Plan.
Adopted CIP Annual
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8-YEAR OBJECTIVES METRIC TIMING
Funding:
Grants
SBCTA
State/Fed
Funding
• b. Prioritize CIPs where disinvestment or long-
neglected areas are identified. Complete:
- Vernon Bridge Replacement
- State Street Extension
- Cross Street Bridge Install
- Muscoy Pedestrian Improvements
- Mt Vernon Storm Drain Rehab
- Third Street Improvements
- 2nd Street Bridge/Warm Creek
- Del Rosa Fire Station
Adopted CIP
Complete
projects
Annual
End 2025
End 2024
End 2024
End 2025
End 2024
End 2024
Mid 2023
End 2024
• c. Expend $ million to prepare 4 City
infrastructure plans -- ADA Plan, Bridge Mgmt,
Storm Drain, and Facility Management Plans.
Adopted
Plans
2024-2029
3.9 Water
and Sewer
Service
Planning
Agency:
SBMWD
• a. Implement sewer system and septic
conversion in Arrowhead Farms. If awarded
SWRCB grant, complete $24.3 million project.
Grant Award
Convert 250
septic tanks
Mid 2024
Mid 2024-
Mid 2026
Funding:
SWCRB
CWSRF
• b. Complete $3.5 million project to replace
300+ lead water service connectors in the
Cimmaron and San Anselmo neighborhoods
Final grant
Replace lead
connectors
End 2024
End 2025
GenFund • c. Develop/adopt policy that grants priority for water and sewer service to proposed housing
affordable to lower-income households
Adopted
policy
Within one
year of HEU
adoption
3.10 Community
Health
Agency:
CCD
• a. Complete a Health/Environmental Justice
Element for the 2050 General Plan based on the
technical report and community input.
Complete
Element
End of
2024
Funding:
GenFund
Caltrans
DTSC
HSIP
DOT
OTS
• b. Support implementation of the CERP in
Muscoy/West San Bern. to reduce exposure to
pollution from stationary and fixed uses.
Implement
the recent
2022 CERP
Annual
• c. Encourage and facilitate cleanup of active
contaminated sites and, for inactive projects,
seek funding and partnerships to cleanup
Ramona Sch
Carousel
Mall
End of 2024
End of 2024
• d. Complete installation of traffic signal
improvements from $10 million grant from
Local Highway Safety Improvement Program
Install at 225
intersects.
End of 2023
• e. Implement $567,000 Selective Traffic
Enforcement Program grant to improve road
safety in high accident areas of the city
At least 24
DUI/DL
checkpoints
2023-2024
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE
4.1 Preserve
Assisted
Multi-
family
Rental
Housing
• a. Monitor contract status of affordable
housing and communicate the City's desire to
preserve long-term affordability of properties.
Monitor all 8
projects
Annual
Agency:
CCD
LegalAid,
IFHMB
• b. Contact each at-risk property to ensure that
conversion notices and tenant education are
sent out at: 3 years, 1 years, and 6 months of
the covenant expiration date.
Calls all eight
(8) projects
Educational
materials
At three
intervals per
state law.
Funding:
GenFund
• c. Coordinate qualified entities (e.g., nonprofit
organizations and interested for-profit
organizations) interested in preserving projects
Call interest’d
parties re: 8
projects
Two years
before
expiration
• d. As feasible, provide financial and/or technical
assistance to preserve publicly assisted
affordable housing at risk of conversion
Technical or
financial
assistance
As projects
request
assistance
4.2 Mobile
Home Rent
Stabilization
(MHRSP)
Agency:
Contract
Agency
Funding:
MHP fees
• a. Continue (MHRSP); ensure that all rental
increase requests go through the proper
administrative and hearing process
Maintain
MHRSPs
Annual
• b. Work with fair housing provider to educate
tenants on their rights and responsibilities re:
rent stabilization and just cause eviction.
Resident
Workshops
Quarterly
4.3 Housing
Choice
Voucher
Agency:
CDD
HASBC
• a. Maintain use of at least 2,600 tenant-based
vouchers for residents and support continued
distribution of project based vouchers.
2,600
vouchers
Annual
Funding:
Fed HCV
GenFund
• b. Work with HACSB to improve use of tenant-
based vouchers 10% by marketing educational
and promotional materials to residents,
tenants, and property managers.
10% increase
Website post
HCV fliers
Mail fliers to
Verdemont
2023-2029
Mid 2024
Qtr Wrkshp
End 2024
End 2025 • c. Publicize the HASBC HCV program through
outreach materials, informational sessions,
workshops, and/or other venues.
• Work with affordable housing developers and
support their applications to the HASBC for
project based vouchers.
1 application
annually
As rental
projects are
proposed
4.4 Emergency
Agency:
Socal 211
• a. Provide emergency rental assistance to
existing San Bernardino residents impacted by
job or other financial losses due to COVID.
Closeout for
6,950
residents
End of
2023
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Rental
Assistance
Funding:
Federal
• b. Seek additional funding that may become
available and, if so, allocate rental assistance to
residents most in need of housing support.
Review
NOFAs
Annual
• c. Review and consider non-profit applications
for funding for rental assistance programs,
during its CDBG/ESG/HOME funding cycle.
Review of
applications
Annual
4.5 Homeown.
Initiative
Agency:
CDD
• a. Present homeownership gap closure
program to City Council for consideration to
improve homeownership for residents.
Staff Report
to Council
Mid 2024
Funding:
GenFund
• b. If approved, apply for homeownership
funding grants as NOFAs are released. If
approved, develop program and hire staff.
Program
Regs.
Mid 2024
4.6 Assist in
Develop-
ment of
Extremely
Low-Income
Housing
Agency:
CDD
• a. Post and circulate surplus sites available for
affordable housing; consider proposals from
affordable housing developers per the SLA.
List and post
sites on web
As sites
become
surplus
Funding:
State and
federal
funds
• b. Reach out to and collaborate with local
nonprofits to provide housing assistance,
education and information, and resources.
Phone calls
with four
nonprofits
Biennially
• c. Complete processing, facilitation, funding
and/or technical assistance of affordable
housing in the pipeline and pursue others
Pipeline
projects 2024-2026
4.7 Inclusion.
Housing
Agency:
CDD
• a. Contract with an affordable housing
specialist to study, identify, and evaluate
feasibility of inclusionary housing policies.
Feasibility
Report
Mid-2024
Funding:
GenFund
• b. Host study session(s) with the City Council
and the development community to discuss
opportunities for inclusionary housing.
Study
Session
Mid-2025
• c. If approved by City Council, conduct nexus
study, prepare inclusionary reqd. and in-lieu fee
options, and create fee expenditure policy
Nexus Study 2026
4.8 Housing
Land Trust
Agency:
CDD
• a. Explore the feasibility of land trust, either
regional (e.g., SBCTA) or local, as a means of
providing affordable housing in the City.
Staff Report End of
2023
Funding:
GenFund
• b. Host a study session with the City Council to
discuss housing land trust opportunities and
their feasibility in the City of San Bernardino.
City Council
Report
Early 2024
• c. If approved, develop a list of City land assets,
funding sources, and interested parties and
prepare program for Council consideration.
Program
parameters
Mid 2024
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FAIR HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
5.1 Fair
Housing
Services
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
Federal
funds
• a. Contract for fair housing mediation services,
education, and enforcement; refer those in
need to fair housing services; monitor results
2,700
Service-
Beneficiaries
Annually
• b. Distribute fair housing materials at City
buildings, website, and social media to ensure
residents are aware of available resources.
Website Post
City Hall Flier
Social Media
Annual
Annual
BiAnnual
• c. Implement pilot tenant protections program
where Legal Aid serves City residents free of
charge with direct legal representation on
tenant rights to prevent displacement.
Workshop
serving 25
households
Quarterly,
from 2023
thru 2025
5.2 Senior
Housing &
Services
Agency:
CDD
Funding:
GenFund
• a. Seek and attract residential developers to
provide, build, and expand the City's affordable
and market rate housing for seniors.
Contact 2
developers
Annually
• b. Sponsor and provide physical, social, health,
and other support services for senior residents
at senior centers and other sites.
Activities per
PRSD
Annually
• c. Maintain the housing security of seniors
through preservation of affordable housing,
rent stabilization, housing assistance, etc.
51 senior
rental units
preserved
By 2027
5.3 Housing -
Services for
Disabled
Residents
Agency:
CDD
PRCS
Funding:
GenFund
Grants
• a. Continue to ensure compliance with all
building accessibility codes. Prepare an inter-
departmental letter directing compliance with
state law until ordinance is updated.
• b. Review state and federal laws on reasonable
modifications and accommodations and revise
City ordinance to address definitions, request
procedures, interactive process, necessity of
request, and approval and denial reasons, etc.
Department
issued letter
clarification
Code Review
CodeRevision
Mid 2024
End 2025
End 2026
• b. Implement the City’s Self-Evaluation and
Transition Plan to ensure accessibility to City
streets, facilities, and public services.
CIP projects 2021-2029
• c. Update Development Code regarding
residential care facilities consistent with state
requirements (Health & Safety Code §1502.
SBMC
Revision
Within a
year of HE
adoption
• d. Support efforts to provide community, social
and recreation services to people with physical,
mental, and developmental disabilities.
Activities per
PRSD
Annual
Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-39 Table 7-1 Program Summary, 2021–2029 Planning Period
PROGRAM AGENCY
/FUND
PROGRAM SPECIFICS AND PROGRESS
8-YEAR OBJECTIVES METRIC TIMING
5.4 Housing for
Students
Agency:
CDD
• Support local college and university efforts to
explore development of on- and off-site
housing for their students and faculty.
Support
Applications
As projects
proposed
Funding:
Grants,
GenFund
• b. Work with SBVC to facilitate student housing
through the entitlement process--expediting
rezoning, development entitlements, or
supporting funding applications
Rezone site
Grant support
Issue permits
As projects
proposed
5.5 Housing for
Families
Agency:
CDD
• a. Seek and attract residential developers to
provide, build, and expand the City's affordable
and market rate housing for families.
Contact 2
developers
Annually
Funding:
Grants,
HUD
• b. Sponsor and provide physical, social, health,
and other support services for families and
children at community centers
Activities per
PRSD
Annual
• c. Maintain the housing security of families
through preservation of affordable housing,
rent stabilization, housing assistance, etc.
See
Programs
4.1–4.3
See
Programs
4.1–4.3
5.6 Homeless
Services
Agency:
CDD
PWD
• a. Convene a Homeless Task Force to review
implementation of the City's Homeless Action
Plan and the expenditure of $20 million in
ARPA funds to finance the plan.
Convene
Task Force
TBD
• b. Partner with County, for-profit, and nonprofit
agencies to provide a comprehensive
continuum of services to people who are
homeless or residing temporarily in shelters.
SBMC
Revision
Within a
year of HE
adoption
Funding:
ARPA
HOME
ESG
GenFund
• c. Provide a street outreach team to assist
homeless people, direct them to services, and
address issues with encampments.
Periodic
Consult
Ongoing
• d. Provide street outreach team to assist
homeless people, direct them to services, and
address issues with encampments.
Service
Contacts
Weekly/
Monthly
• e. Complete the following projects:
+ LSS multiservice campus
+ USVETS permanent supportive housing
+ HOPE Navigation Center Campus
+ Salvation Army shelter expansion
Complete
projects
Jun 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
End 2026
f. Work with the County to provide accurate
counts of homeless people to document the need
for services and success of City programs.
Accurate
count
Biennial
Housing Plan
7-40 January 2024
Table 7-1 Program Summary, 2021–2029 Planning Period
PROGRAM AGENCY
/FUND
PROGRAM SPECIFICS AND PROGRESS
8-YEAR OBJECTIVES METRIC TIMING
• g. Amend SBMC's definition for transitional and
supportive housing and permit by right in all
zones allowing residential uses, and allow low
barrier navigation centers as a by-right use in
all zones allowing residential and mixed uses,
per Gov't Code § 65583(c)(3) and § 65660.
Code
Revision
SBMC
Revision
• h. Revise municipal code provisions for a
security and management plan for emergency
shelters in compliance with the Stipulated Final
Judgement and Order submitted in the case of
Gracia et. al v. City of San Bernardino.
SBMC
Revision
Within a
year of HE
adoption
• i. Make code revisions needed to address AB
2339 and revise the emergency shelter overlay
site to remove infeasible sites and include
additional sites as warranted.
SBMC
Revision
Within a
year of HE
adoption
5.7 Housing
Mobility
Agency:
CDD
HASC
• a. Facilitate and approve ADU applications in
the Northwest San Bernardino
25 annually Annual
• b. Surplus up to 113 parcels in Northwest San
Bernardino for affordable single-family housing
Surplus 113
lots
2024-2025
Funding:
GenFund
HUD
• c. Affirmatively market vouchers to apartment
properties in Northwest San Bernardino
Distribute
fliers to 16
properties
2024 and
2025
• d. Work with HASC to preserve affordable
housing at risk of conversion to market rents
within NW San Bernardino
10 – unit
Kendall Apts
1-yr before
conversion
5.8 Place-
Based
Initiative
Agency:
CDD;
PWD; PD
SBMWD
Funding:
Grants;
Cityfunds
• a. Complete comprehensive community
building investments in the Central/Downtown
and Westside (see Tables 5-23 and 5-24).
For project metrics and
timeframes, see programs
listed in the Housing Plan.
• b. Continue to seek grants and engage with
nonprofit and for-profit organizations to assist
in implementing community building initiatives.
Apply for up
to 6 grants
Annual
Source: 2021-2029 Housing Element
Note: ‘The City will track program progress annually through the Annual Performance Report (APR).
Housing Plan
City of San Bernardino General Plan – Housing Element 7-41
7.3 QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES
Government Code Section 65583(b) requires the H ousing Element to establish quantified objectives for the maximum number of housing units that can be constructed, rehabilitated, and conserved over an eight -year time frame. However, if the total housing needs exceed available resources and the ability of a city to satisfy this need, the quantified objectives need not be identical to the total housing needs, as allowed by State law.
Three quantified objectives are defined and addressed:
• Housing Construction. The construction objective refers to the number of units that may be built during the 2021 -2029 Housing Element period, given San Bernardino’s land resources, potential constraints, and proposed housing programs. The C ity has sufficient vacant and underutilized land for housing, and therefore can accommodate the RHNA. • Housing Rehabilitation. This objective sets the number of units expected to be rehabilitated with City assistance during the 2021 -2029 period. The City’s housing rehabilitation objective is based on the anticipated amount of funding and historical number of loans extended to lower income homeowners in San Bernardino. Additional rehabilitation will take place in the community but will be funded through conventional or FHA-subsidized loans. • Housing Preservation . This objective refers to the preservation of public subsidized affordable units that will be at risk of converting to market rents by 2031. The City’s housing conservation/preservation objective is based on the estimated resources, dates for expiration of covenants on apartment properties, and number of affordable units at risk.
Table 7-2 shows the City’s quantified objectives for this Housing Element cycle.
Table 7-2 Housing Element Quantified Objectives
ACTIVITY
INCOME LEVEL
EXTREME
LOW
VERY
LOW
LOW MODERATE ABOVE
New Construction 708 707 1,097 1,448 4,163
Housing Rehabilitation 24 4 -0- -0- -0-
Housing Preservation 685 -0- -0-
Total 3,225 1,448 4,163
Sources: City of San Bernardino, 2023
Housing Plan
7-42 January 2024
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1 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
626 W 11th St 92410 0140-031-44-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.34 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 3 0 686 W 8th St 92410 0140-201-19-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.36 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 3 0 1781 N Fairfax Dr 92404 0147-224-17-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.44 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 4 0 1812 Conejo Dr 92404 0147-251-05-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.39 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 4 0 2449 E 5th St 92346 1192-311-06-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.34 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 3 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-301-05-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.37 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 3 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-301-12-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.42 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 4 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-321-02-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.37 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 3 0 2449 E 5th St 92346 1192-311-07-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.40 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 4 0 998 N G St 92410 0140-134-01-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.93 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 9 0 634 W 11th St 92410 0140-031-49-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.87 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 9 0 824 N F St 92410 0140-201-38-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.51 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 5 0 860 N F St 92410 0140-201-33-0000 MFR RM 0 12 2.04 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 21 0 686 W 8th St 92410 0140-201-18-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.47 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 4 0 142 W 9th St 92401 0140-162-38-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.51 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 5 0 843 W Temple St 92410 0140-132-40-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.88 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 9 0 2226 Foothill Blvd 92410 0142-041-45-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.63 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 6 0 1795 W Highland Ave 92411 0143-191-66-0000 MFR RM 0 12 2.68 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 28 0 Foothill Blvd and Terrace R 92410 0142-041-52-0000 MFR RM 0 12 3.99 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 42 0 648 W 13th St 92405 0145-201-53-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.90 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 9 0 749 W 16th St 92405 0145-161-06-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.86 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 9 0 772 Magnolia Ave 92405 0145-152-06-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.62 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 6 0 1585 N H St 92405 0145-152-05-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.62 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 6 0 1396 Hillside Dr 92404 0147-224-06-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.67 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 7 0 5660 Dogwood St 92404 0155-102-03-0000 MFR RM 0 12 1.61 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 17 0 5690 Dogwood St 92404 0155-102-04-0000 MFR RM 0 12 1.70 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 18 0 1550 E Marshall Blvd 92404 0155-581-63-0000 MFR RM 0 12 1.46 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 15 0 1564 Pumalo St 92404 0272-192-22-0000 MFR RM 0 12 1.15 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 12 0 755 E 9th St 92410 0278-191-21-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.57 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 6 0 1054 Conejo Dr 92410 0278-063-23-0000 MFR RM 0 12 7.58 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 80 0 2449 E 5th St 92346 1192-311-09-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.50 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 5 0 2449 E 5th St 92346 1192-311-12-0000 MFR RM 0 12 1.49 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 15 0 2414 3rd St 92346 1192-311-10-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.90 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 9 0 2449 E 5th St 92346 1192-311-08-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.50 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 5 0 2414 3rd St 92346 1192-311-05-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.90 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 9 0 3663 Highland Ave 92346 1200-021-02-0000 MFR RM 0 12 3.46 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 36 0 3605 Highland Ave 92346 1200-021-01-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.94 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 9 0 3795 Atlantic Ave 92346 1200-181-03-0000 MFR RM 0 12 2.37 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 25 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-321-05-0000 MFR RM 0 12 2.76 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 29 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-301-11-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.80 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 8 0 2449 E 5th St 92346 1192-301-10-0000 MFR RM 0 12 1.35 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 14 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-321-04-0000 MFR RM 0 12 1.14 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 12 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-301-02-0000 MFR RM 0 12 3.79 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 40 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-301-01-0000 MFR RM 0 12 4.99 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 52 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-291-24-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.73 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 7 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-301-04-0000 MFR RM 0 12 4.58 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 48 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-301-07-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.69 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 7 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-301-06-0000 MFR RM 0 12 1.25 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 13 0 5th Street & Victoria Avenu 92346 1192-321-03-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.47 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 4 0 2 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
2449 E 5th St 92346 1192-321-01-0000 MFR RM 0 12 4.21 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 44 0 2449 E 5th St 92346 1192-311-11-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.60 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 6 0 1383 E Davidson St 92408 0281-142-02-0000 MFR RM 0 12 0.24 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 2 0 1123 Barton St 92410 0278-041-66-0000 SP RM 0 12 14.53 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 154 1155 Barton St 92410 0278-041-41-0000 SP RM 0 12 1.41 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 14 1066 N Tippecanoe Ave 92410 0278-051-08-0000 SP RM 0 12 4.44 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 47 405 Arrowhead Rd 92404 0270-093-23-0000 MFR RE 0 1 3.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3307 Valencia Ave 92404 0153-391-12-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.23 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 857 Bernard Way 92404 0153-381-03-0000 SFR RE 0 1 3.30 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3054 Jo An Dr 92407 0261-191-32-0000 SFR RE 0 1 2.41 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3727 W Meyers Rd 92407 0261-121-10-0000 SFR RE 0 1 11.11 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 9 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-131-01-0000 SFR RE 0 1 2.27 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 757 Arrowhead Rd 92404 0270-101-10-0000 SFR RE 0 1 4.59 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 4351 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-74-0000 SFR RE 0 1 12.00 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 3770 Belmont Ave 92407 0348-111-22-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.49 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3766 Belmont Ave 92407 0348-111-19-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 4155 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-71-0000 SFR RE 0 1 5.02 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 4155 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-68-0000 SFR RE 0 1 5.01 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 4351 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-75-0000 SFR RE 0 1 10.00 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 8 4151 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-10-0000 SFR RE 0 1 12.68 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 11 4151 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-69-0000 SFR RE 0 1 7.71 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 4107 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-60-0000 SFR RE 0 1 2.96 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3905 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-111-34-0000 SFR RE 0 1 12.06 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 3905 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-111-45-0000 SFR RE 0 1 2.46 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 8150 Cable Canyon Rd 92407 0348-081-20-0000 SFR RE 0 1 32.27 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 28 8154 Cable Canyon Rd 92407 0348-081-30-0000 SFR RE 0 1 97.84 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 86 3911 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-111-39-0000 SFR RE 0 1 2.41 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 Ohio Ave and Little Leagu 92407 0348-111-51-0000 SFR RE 0 1 24.83 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 21 3761 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-111-16-0000 SFR RE 0 1 12.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 7902 Cable Canyon Rd 92407 0348-081-21-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.43 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 18600 Grandview Ave 92407 0348-081-05-0000 SFR RE 0 1 24.54 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 21 Ohio Ave and Little Leagu 92407 0348-111-52-0000 SFR RE 0 1 3.85 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 1627 Cable Canyon Rd 92407 0348-101-22-0000 SFR RE 0 1 37.43 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 33 1660 Cable Ln 92407 0348-101-19-0000 SFR RE 0 1 25.98 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 22 1701 Martin Ranch Rd 92407 0348-101-76-0000 SFR RE 0 1 4.96 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 4455 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-63-0000 SFR RE 0 1 5.00 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 7585 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-77-0000 SFR RE 0 1 15.55 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 13 4445 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-66-0000 SFR RE 0 1 3.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 4351 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-64-0000 SFR RE 0 1 10.08 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 8 4351 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-65-0000 SFR RE 0 1 4.31 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 4165 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-12-0000 SFR RE 0 1 26.17 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 23 7454 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-101-42-0000 SFR RE 0 1 2.68 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1445 E Highland Ave 92404 0147-271-24-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 5398 Leroy St 92404 0154-051-12-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 4155 Mountain Ave 92404 0155-013-36-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.43 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1640 Bonita Vista Dr 92404 0155-271-27-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.45 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1640 Bonita Vista Dr 92404 0155-271-30-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3808 Osbun Rd 92404 0155-251-26-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.46 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3772 Elm Ave 92404 0155-251-23-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.45 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
2822 Shepherd Ln 92407 0261-152-28-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.45 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2798 Shepherd Ln 92407 0261-152-41-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.45 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 6899 Caitlin St 92407 0261-611-55-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 6899 Caitlin St 92407 0261-611-56-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.42 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 6070 US Highway 18 92404 0270-051-39-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1966 Del Rosa Ave 92404 0147-271-23-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.58 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 1499 E Highland Ave 92404 0147-271-22-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.86 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 6578 Monte Vista Dr 92404 0147-271-03-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.72 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 6572 Monte Vista Dr 92404 0147-271-25-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.81 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 8 880 Vista Dr 92405 0151-031-19-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.51 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 5398 Wall Ave 92404 0154-041-02-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 4.83 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 14 5394 Wall Ave 92404 0154-041-03-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 3.51 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 5830 N Mountain View Av 92407 0154-011-76-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 38.94 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 120 4444 Quail Canyon Rd 92404 0155-013-56-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.52 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 4444 Quail Canyon Rd 92404 0155-013-57-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.11 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 4191 Mountain Ave 92404 0155-013-01-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.20 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 1419 Quail Ct 92404 0155-013-02-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.51 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 4191 Mountain Ave 92404 0155-013-41-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.97 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 4196 Mountain Ave 92404 0155-013-48-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.25 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 4190 Quail Canyon Rd 92404 0155-013-13-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.13 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 4213 Camellia Dr 92404 0155-013-61-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.96 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 4051 Shahen Dr 92404 0155-013-16-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.98 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 4001 Mountain Ave 92404 0155-013-28-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.92 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 4072 Shahen Dr 92404 0155-013-23-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.74 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1525 Bonita Vista Dr 92404 0155-021-13-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.24 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 1817 Sonora Ave 92404 0155-372-58-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 47.17 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 145 4007 Quail Canyon Rd 92404 0155-271-21-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.55 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 4101 Quail Canyon Rd 92404 0155-271-05-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.62 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 4007 Quail Canyon Rd 92404 0155-271-22-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.93 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 4003 Quail Canyon Rd 92404 0155-271-43-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.73 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3994 LA Hacienda Dr 92404 0155-021-12-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.65 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 4995 David Way 92404 0155-491-01-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 7.82 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 24 1200 Ponderosa Dr 92404 0155-321-24-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 3.39 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 5055 David Way 92404 0155-482-23-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 1127 Ponderosa Dr 92404 0155-501-02-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 9.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 29 4595 David Way 92404 0155-471-18-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.05 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 1155 Rankins Ln 92404 0155-321-45-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 5.10 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 15 1114 Ponderosa Dr 92404 0155-511-18-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.50 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Quail Canyon Road 92404 0155-011-13-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 6.15 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 19 Quail Canyon Road 92404 0155-011-14-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.95 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3885 Osbun Rd 92404 0155-251-27-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.73 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1788 Belmont Ln 92404 0155-131-24-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.95 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3720 Hemlock Dr 92404 0155-543-09-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.59 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3709 Hemlock Dr 92404 0155-531-08-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.74 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3695 Juniper Dr 92404 0155-401-09-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.11 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 3635 Juniper Dr 92404 0155-401-08-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.67 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 2424 Willow Dr 92404 0155-531-25-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 8.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 25 3818 Osbun Rd 92404 0155-251-22-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.78 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3885 Osbun Rd 92404 0155-251-19-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.80 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 4 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
3777 Del Rosa Ave 92404 0155-121-31-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.62 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3775 Del Rosa Ave 92404 0155-121-40-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.51 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1631 Echo Dr 92404 0155-121-35-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.53 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3818 Osbun Rd 92404 0155-251-24-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.44 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 3775 Del Rosa Ave 92404 0155-121-39-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.68 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1696 Mesa Verde Ave 92404 0155-121-43-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.90 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3773 Del Rosa Ave 92404 0155-121-09-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.91 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1685 Echo Dr 92404 0155-251-21-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.59 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 6204 Woodpine Ave 92407 0261-152-39-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.05 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 2773 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-152-46-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.52 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 6265 Olive Ave 92407 0261-152-36-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.00 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 2880 Irvington Ave 92407 0261-152-38-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.05 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 6840 N Escena St 92407 0261-041-18-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 3.33 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 6874 Palm Ave 92407 0261-011-09-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 4.21 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 13 3505 W Poppet St 92407 0261-062-12-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.57 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 3044 Ohio Ave 92407 0261-041-21-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 6889 N Curtis Ln 92407 0261-062-16-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 5.00 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 15 2918 W Garfield St 92407 0261-041-02-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 5.02 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 15 6899 Caitlin St 92407 0261-611-54-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.47 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3455 W Poppet St 92407 0261-062-11-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.50 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 6867 N Curtis Ln 92407 0261-062-15-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 4.68 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 14 6971 N Melvin Ave 92407 0261-021-34-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.92 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 6874 Palm Ave 92407 0261-011-13-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 7.55 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 23 6840 N Escena St 92407 0261-041-22-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2934 W Garfield St 92407 0261-011-03-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 7.65 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 23 3124 W Garfield St 92407 0261-011-02-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.45 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 3124 W Garfield St 92407 0261-032-04-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 5.95 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 18 6922 N Shay Ave 92407 0261-062-13-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.58 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 6874 Palm Ave 92407 0261-011-14-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.93 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 6908 N Curtis Ln 92407 0261-062-14-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.51 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 6824 Palm Ave 92407 0261-041-24-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 1.00 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 6060 US Highway 18 92404 0270-051-35-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 4.80 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 14 6080 US Highway 18 92404 0270-051-24-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.30 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 6080 US Highway 18 92404 0270-051-28-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.75 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 6060 US Highway 18 92404 0270-051-40-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 10.15 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 31 6080 US Highway 18 92404 0270-051-26-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 3.94 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 12 Rim of the World Drive 92407 0270-051-37-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 17.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 53 6080 US Highway 18 92404 0270-051-27-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 10.55 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 32 5385 Park Ln 92404 0270-101-01-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 3.87 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 11 5385 Park Ln 92404 0270-091-01-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 10.96 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 33 5385 Park Ln 92404 0270-091-07-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 4.51 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 13 5385 Park Ln 92404 0270-091-05-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.35 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 W Meyers Road 92407 0348-111-11-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 3.52 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 3676 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-111-20-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 12.01 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 37 4488 Frontage Rd 92407 0348-142-12-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.20 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 4455 W Meyers Rd 92407 0348-081-22-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 2.07 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 7677 Cable Canyon Rd 92407 0348-081-23-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 11.96 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 37 City Creek Road 92404 1199-341-31-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.68 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3714 Palm Crest Dr 92346 1199-011-01-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 43.29 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 133 5 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
City Creek Road 92404 1199-331-05-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 4.17 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 12 3898 28th St 92346 1199-131-32-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 11.84 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 36 6555 Devils Canyon Rd 92407 0151-241-14-0000 SP RL 0 3.5 9.95 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 30 302 W 59th St 92407 0154-011-39-0000 SP RL 0 3.5 37.17 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 115 5956 N Acacia Ct 92407 0154-011-78-0000 SP RL 0 3.5 2.30 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 2102 E Foothill Dr 92404 0155-381-45-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 8.61 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 26 5936 N Acacia Ct 92407 0270-051-42-0000 SP RL 0 3.5 5.17 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 16 498 W 59th St 92407 0270-051-41-0000 SP RL 0 3.5 5.02 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 15 498 W 59th St 92407 0270-051-15-0000 SP RL 0 3.5 3.55 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 457 Aries Ln 92407 0270-051-20-0000 SP RL 0 3.5 0.72 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 7077 Magnolia Ave 92407 0348-121-28-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 27.90 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 86 7077 Magnolia Ave 92407 0348-121-27-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 24.32 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 75 7129 Little League Dr 92407 0348-121-14-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 38.06 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 117 1271 W Rialto Ave 92410 0137-021-10-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.41 YES - PotenYES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 188 S I St 92410 0137-091-31-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.35 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 669 Harris St 92411 0138-072-38-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.34 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2249 Walnut St 92410 0142-731-45-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.35 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 713 S Meridian Ave 92410 0142-651-68-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1795 Home Ave 92411 0143-271-32-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1815 W 13th St 92411 0143-161-21-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.41 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1130 W 17th St 92411 0144-081-33-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1717 Massachusetts Ave 92411 0144-091-02-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.46 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1962 Turrill Ave 92411 0144-051-12-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.35 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1638 Harris St 92411 0144-131-50-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2877 Ladera Rd 92405 0148-082-10-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.42 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 644 W 29th St 92405 0149-032-69-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.41 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3377 Beverly Dr 92405 0151-031-27-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.44 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3521 Litras Dr 92405 0152-041-54-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.37 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 861 Glendenning Way 92404 0153-372-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.37 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 263 E Hill Dr 92404 0154-073-05-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 177 Pinehurst Ct 92407 0154-031-14-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 4195 Ferndale Ave 92404 0155-311-06-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1127 Ponderosa Dr 92404 0155-511-08-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3869 Valencia Ave 92404 0154-552-16-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2926 Park Ave 92404 0155-161-46-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.34 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2460 Harrison St 92404 0155-241-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1551 E Marshall Blvd 92404 0155-111-04-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.35 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3735 LA Hacienda Dr 92404 0155-063-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.45 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2281 W Washington Ave 92411 0269-031-08-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2281 W Washington Ave 92411 0269-031-06-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2281 W Washington Ave 92411 0269-031-05-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2281 W Washington Ave 92411 0269-031-04-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2064 N Macy St 92411 0269-031-14-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.34 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2051 N Macy St 92411 0269-051-35-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.34 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2122 W Lincoln Ave 92411 0269-051-21-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.42 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3517 Piedmont Dr 92346 0285-601-23-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.33 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3517 Piedmont Dr 92346 0285-601-24-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.39 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2303 Orange St 92346 0285-211-12-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.38 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2879 Cole Ave 92346 0285-235-07-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.40 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 6 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
2828 Palm Ave 92346 0285-235-05-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.35 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1595 Valaria Dr 92346 1191-211-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.42 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 133 Julia St 92408 0136-231-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.56 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 238 S Allen St 92408 0136-231-20-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.48 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 142 E Cluster St 92408 0136-231-25-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.48 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Inland Center Drive & 215 92408 0136-521-11-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 6.34 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 25 540 Flores St 92411 0138-081-20-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.92 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 641 Roberds Ave 92411 0138-041-25-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.69 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1067 Spruce St 92411 0138-132-37-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.86 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 1835 W 9th St 92411 0139-341-09-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.81 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 1864 Cleveland St 92411 0139-341-19-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 3.84 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 15 1903 W 9th St 92411 0139-341-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.90 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 1248 W 10th St 92411 0139-113-47-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.06 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 1429 W King St 92410 0138-282-08-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.91 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 732 Garcia St 92411 0139-331-04-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.58 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1754 Cleveland St 92411 0139-324-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.70 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1834 Cleveland St 92411 0139-341-13-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.76 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 760 S I St 92410 0141-231-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.97 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 198 N Macy St 92410 0142-071-42-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 11.26 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 44 567 S Sutter Ave 92410 0142-191-13-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.83 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 2250 W Mill St 92324 0142-201-02-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.93 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 7 505 S Pepper Ave 92376 0142-181-24-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 2.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 9 507 S Pepper Ave 92376 0142-181-12-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 2.46 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 9 496 S Meridian Ave 92376 0142-511-23-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.10 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 496 S Meridian Ave 92376 0142-511-22-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.69 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 1424 W 21st St 92411 0143-022-30-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.50 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 674 S Sutter Ave 92410 0142-651-62-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.67 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 727 S Meridian Ave 92410 0142-651-70-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.48 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1920 Garner Ave 92411 0144-061-14-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.69 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1186 W 19th St 92411 0144-061-07-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.17 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 1186 W 19th St 92411 0144-061-13-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.50 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1368 N Arrowhead Ave 92405 0145-212-34-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.50 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 D Street and 27th Street 92405 0149-124-16-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.42 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 2472 N Sierra Way 92405 0150-221-73-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.58 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3500 Hillhurst Dr 92405 0151-041-72-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.73 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3500 Hillhurst Dr 92405 0151-021-12-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.98 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 879 El Camino Rd 92405 0151-011-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.74 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3519 N G St 92405 0151-161-33-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.57 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3500 Hillhurst Dr 92405 0151-041-10-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.51 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3489 Circle Rd 92405 0151-161-32-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.97 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 879 El Camino Rd 92405 0151-041-33-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.46 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 980 W Edgehill Rd 92405 0151-081-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.03 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 3498 N F St 92405 0152-041-75-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.49 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3490 Litras Dr 92405 0152-041-74-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.02 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 3669 Valencia Ave 92404 0153-151-45-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.66 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 860 Bernard Way 92404 0153-372-08-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.89 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 259 E 52nd St 92404 0154-103-30-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.71 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 3795 LA Hacienda Dr 92404 0155-063-08-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.64 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1430 Yucca Dr 92404 0155-051-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.54 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 7 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
1530 E Date St 92404 0272-131-12-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.74 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 2171 W Lincoln Ave 92411 0269-111-02-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 1797 N Macy St 92411 0269-111-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2320 N Pennsylvania Ave 92407 0268-481-18-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.72 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 2328 N Pennsylvania Ave 92407 0268-481-17-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 2.82 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 11 2137 Roosevelt Ave 92411 0269-121-04-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2258 W Evans St 92411 0269-121-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2276 W Evans St 92411 0269-121-02-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2185 Roosevelt Ave 92411 0269-121-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.08 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2281 W Washington Ave 92411 0269-031-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.88 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 2138 W Lincoln Ave 92411 0269-051-44-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.57 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 2138 W Lincoln Ave 92411 0269-051-25-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2174 W Lincoln Ave 92411 0269-051-26-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2122 Roosevelt Ave 92411 0269-111-09-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.59 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 1920 Mallory St 92407 0268-221-19-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.72 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1920 Mallory St 92407 0268-221-20-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.62 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 2248 W Lincoln Ave 92411 0269-031-35-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.50 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2132 Roosevelt Ave 92411 0269-111-28-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.83 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 2174 Roosevelt Ave 92411 0269-111-14-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2184 Roosevelt Ave 92411 0269-111-15-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 3083 Pepper St 92346 0285-103-42-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.30 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 Holly Circle Drive 92346 0285-201-46-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.36 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 6159 Argyle Ave 92404 0285-161-12-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.34 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 3494 Oleander Dr 92346 0285-601-25-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.61 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 2588 Baldridge Canyon D 92346 0285-601-26-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.47 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2670 Pacific St 92346 1191-141-38-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.92 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 2670 Pacific St 92346 1191-141-40-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.57 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 2637 Amanda St 92346 1191-231-47-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 2.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 9 2541 Amanda St 92346 1191-201-05-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 2.08 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 8 4021 Piedmont Dr 92346 1199-671-12-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 1842 Buckeye Ct 92346 1200-201-02-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 1.24 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 1835 Catalpa Ave 92346 1200-221-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 3.44 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 13 3810 28th St 92346 1199-051-66-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.66 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 2794 Bonita Dr 92346 1199-051-65-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.63 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 3714 Palm Crest Dr 92346 1199-031-33-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.77 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 City Creek Road 92404 1199-341-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 11.78 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 46 3044 Mountain Top Dr 92346 1199-191-21-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.52 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 City Creek Road 92404 1199-291-06-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 3.15 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 12 2250 W Mill St 92324 0142-201-01-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2249 Walnut St 92410 0142-731-42-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.32 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2249 Walnut St 92410 0142-731-41-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1204 Colorado Ave 92411 0143-313-21-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.29 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1186 W 19th St 92411 0144-061-35-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.29 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1239 W 14th St 92411 0144-191-05-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.31 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 692 W 29th St 92405 0149-032-24-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.29 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 862 Vista Dr 92405 0151-041-69-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.27 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 694 W 34th St 92405 0152-041-34-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.26 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3994 LA Hacienda Dr 92404 0155-031-15-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.29 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1430 E Lynwood Dr 92404 0155-141-40-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.29 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 8 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
3880 Mountain Ave 92404 0155-331-03-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.29 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 4650 David Way 92404 0270-142-15-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.27 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1797 N Macy St 92411 0269-111-26-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1923 N Macy St 92411 0269-051-30-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2835 Cole Ave 92346 0285-235-09-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.30 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2805 Cole Ave 92346 0285-235-11-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2828 Palm Ave 92346 0285-235-06-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.27 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3204 Lynwood Dr 92346 0285-981-17-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.28 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2637 Amanda St 92346 1191-231-46-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.30 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 844 E 9th St 92410 0278-051-17-0000 SP RS 0 4.5 4.64 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 18 1066 N Tippecanoe Ave 92410 0278-051-24-0000 SP RS 0 4.5 6.78 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 26 3643 N G St 92405 0152-011-44-0000 SP RS 0 4.5 2.32 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 9 435 Skylark Dr 92405 0271-071-84-0000 SP RS 0 4.5 1.63 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 670 Kendall Dr 92407 0271-071-83-0000 SP RS 0 4.5 6.31 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 25 1335 Michelle Ln 92407 0266-132-02-0000 SP RS 0 4.5 1.75 Vacant YES - Potential NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 896 S K St 92410 0141-171-29-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.35 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-24-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.41 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-07-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.43 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 205 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-14-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.41 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 2509 Christine St 92407 0261-361-36-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.38 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 1815 E San Bernardino Av 92408 0281-181-05-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.45 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 225 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-09-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.53 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-20-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.46 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-27-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.64 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 235 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-06-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.63 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-19-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.47 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-18-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.47 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-17-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.47 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 205 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-16-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.47 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 205 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-15-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.47 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 2496 W Rialto Ave 92410 0142-071-21-0000 MFR RU 0 8 10.07 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 71 2610 W Rialto Ave 0 0142-062-06-0000 MFR RU 0 8 2.71 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 19 135 N Pepper Ave 92376 0142-051-09-0000 MFR RU 0 8 7.40 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 52 138 S Meridian Ave 92376 0142-132-26-0000 MFR RU 0 8 2.48 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 17 2717 W Rialto Ave 92376 0142-132-23-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.52 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 2771 W Rialto Ave 92376 0142-132-16-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.47 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 261 Glenwood St 92324 0164-331-12-0000 MFR RU 0 8 1.84 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 13 896 S K St 92410 0164-331-13-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.48 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 205 Glenwood St 92324 0164-331-07-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.66 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 2794 W White Pine Ave 92407 0261-191-19-0000 MFR RU 0 8 2.54 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 17 2564 Kendall Dr 92407 0261-221-08-0000 MFR RU 0 8 1.55 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 10 2546 Kendall Dr 92407 0261-221-09-0000 MFR RU 0 8 1.56 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 11 2494 Kendall Dr 92407 0261-221-17-0000 MFR RU 0 8 1.39 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 9 2660W Twain Dr 92407 0261-361-35-0000 MFR RU 0 8 1.77 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 12 1677 E Cooley Ave 92408 0281-172-05-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.62 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 1935 E Cooley Ave 92408 0281-192-03-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.62 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 1677 E Cooley Ave 92408 0281-172-04-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.61 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 1804 E Victoria Ave 92408 0281-182-19-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.59 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 1622 E Victoria Ave 92408 0281-172-18-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.58 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 9 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
244 S Newport Ave 92408 0279-271-26-0000 MFR RU 0 8 9.60 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 67 214 S Newport Ave 92408 0279-271-09-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.65 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 4 907 E Rialto Ave 92408 0279-271-15-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.46 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 3 1266 S Mountain View Ave 92408 0280-312-09-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.93 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 6 1266 S Mountain View Ave 92408 0280-312-10-0000 MFR RU 0 8 1.85 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 13 961 E Rialto Ave 92408 0279-271-27-0000 MFR RU 0 8 1.77 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 12 7225 Barton St 92404 0273-192-41-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.84 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 5 277 S Artesian St 92410 0137-101-14-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.21 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1408 Walnut St 92410 0137-101-07-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.24 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1188 Spruce St 92411 0138-123-26-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.22 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 468 S Eureka Ave 92410 0137-161-06-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.27 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1689 Union St 92411 0139-212-01-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.25 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1551 W 11th St 92411 0139-161-48-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.18 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1569 W 11th St 92411 0139-161-50-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.18 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1551 W 11th St 92411 0139-161-49-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.18 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1547 W 11th St 92411 0139-161-44-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.23 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1070 N G St 92410 0140-023-11-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1047 N Pershing Ave 92410 0140-102-17-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.30 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 243 W Orange St 92410 0140-072-05-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 274 W Orange St 92410 0140-071-19-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 274 W Orange St 92410 0140-071-20-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 924 W 8th St 92411 0139-262-08-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.21 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-08-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.26 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-23-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-04-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.14 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 896 S K St 92410 0141-171-03-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.27 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-22-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.03 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-21-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.08 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 990 Inland Center Dr 92408 0141-171-25-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.26 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 235 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-05-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.22 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 896 S K St 92410 0141-171-30-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.05 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 217 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-10-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.04 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 130 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-11-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.06 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 205 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-13-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.29 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 2 205 Glenwood St 92324 0141-171-12-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2280 W Rialto Ave 92410 0142-071-02-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.21 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2422 W Rialto Ave 92410 0142-071-09-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.25 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2612 W Rialto Ave 92410 0142-062-31-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.20 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 649 W 21st St 92405 0145-051-21-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.21 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 455 W 20th St 92405 0145-061-24-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.22 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 472 W 21st St 92405 0145-031-08-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 269 E 19th St 92404 0146-091-01-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.18 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 245 E 19th St 92404 0146-085-10-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 201 E 18th St 92404 0146-086-08-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.18 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 21st street and N F Street 92405 0145-021-33-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.23 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 21st street and N F Street 92405 0145-021-32-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.23 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 225 Glenwood St 92324 0164-331-10-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.14 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1704 Gould St 92354 0281-231-13-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.22 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1889 E Cooley Ave 92408 0281-182-27-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.18 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 10 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
1886 E San Bernardino Av 92408 0280-293-17-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.25 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1974 E San Bernardino Av 92408 0280-312-34-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 1295 Cedar St 92404 0273-181-28-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.20 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2164 Orange St 92346 1191-282-58-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.20 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2163 La Verne Ave 92346 1191-282-30-0000 MFR RU 0 8 0.17 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 2140 Kendall Dr 92407 0261-231-26-0000 SP RU 0 8 2.70 Vacant YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 19 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-50-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.36 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-42-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-19-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-30-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-41-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.15 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-20-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-29-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-31-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-21-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-28-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-32-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.13 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-22-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-27-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-23-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.12 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-33-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-48-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 0 0 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-26-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-34-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-25-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-47-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-35-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-24-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-36-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-46-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-37-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-45-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-38-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.13 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-39-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-44-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-43-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-40-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-54-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-08-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-14-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-06-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-02-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-16-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-21-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-18-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-56-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-22-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-16-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-24-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 11 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-14-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-59-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-27-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-44-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-60-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-11-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-29-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-30-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-09-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-41-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.12 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-39-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-06-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-05-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-34-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-52-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-53-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-07-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-04-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-13-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-09-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-15-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-01-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.14 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-11-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-17-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-18-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-20-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-55-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-19-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-17-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-57-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-58-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-15-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-23-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-25-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-26-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-45-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-46-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-13-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-12-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-28-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-43-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-61-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-10-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-42-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-48-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-49-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-36-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-63-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-08-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 12 Appendix A: City of San Bernardino Land Inventory, 2021-2029 RHNA Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designati
on
(Current)
Minimum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Maximum
Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel
Size
(Acres)
Existing
Use/Vacan
cy
Infrastructure Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s)
Lower
Income
Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
West Frontage Road & Lit 92407 0261-461-31-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.11 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-40-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-50-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 West Frontage Road & Lit 0 0261-461-07-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-64-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-32-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-37-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-33-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-38-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.13 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-51-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3777 Belmont Ave 92407 0261-461-65-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-66-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-04-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-35-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-03-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-12-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-03-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-02-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-05-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-461-01-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.10 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 3850 Frontage Rd 92407 0261-451-10-0000 SFR RL 0 3.5 0.09 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Valencia and Marshall Blv 92404 0153-391-11-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Valencia and Marshall Blv 92404 0153-391-10-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Valencia and Marshall Blv 92404 0153-391-09-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.13 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Valencia and Marshall Blv 92404 0153-391-08-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.13 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Valencia and Marshall Blv 92404 0153-391-05-0000 SFR RE 0 1 1.14 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Temple Street and N J Str 92411 0139-191-52-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.26 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 27th and Maddison Street 92407 0268-453-10-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.25 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Washington and N Macy S 92407 0269-031-27-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.26 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Lincoln and Macy Street 92411 0269-031-34-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.25 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 Piedmont and Palm Ave 92346 0285-235-08-0000 SFR RS 0 4.5 0.26 Vacant YES - Potential YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 0 0 1 TOTAL 753 3485