CITY COUNCIL
December 3, 2025
General Plan Amendment 25-03 and Municipal Code
Amendment to Title 10, Article I, Chapter 10.24,
Adding Section 10.24.195 to adopt Citywide Truck
Routes, and direct staff to comply with AB98
Warehouse Design and Build Standards
Background, AB98
§ In September 2024, Governor Newsom signed into law
Assembly Bill 98 (AB98), establishing:
§ Requirement to adopt Truck Routes; and
§ Warehouse Design and Build Standards
§ Both to be implemented starting January 1, 2026
Community Development & Housing
Department
Background, KOA Study
• Completed Truck Route Study in 2023 (2050 General Plan Update):
• Current and future development patterns
• Roadway classifications
• Existing pattern of truck trips
• Conflicts and balances between routes truck and community preferences
• Linkages to surrounding jurisdictions
• Supported the diversion of trucks from residential areas and Downtown.
Figure C-3, Truck Routes Map (Option
A)
Figure C-3, Truck Routes Map (Option
B)
Option A vs. Option B
Trucks and Truck Routes
§ Trucks are essential to businesses and jobs in the City § Truck routes balance the needs of businesses vs. community § Truck routes connect our businesses to the freeways
Where Can Trucks Go?
• On designated truck routes.
• Other streets if they are picking up or delivering goods to a business not on a truck route (CVC 35703).
Enforcement
§ Enforced by San Bernardino Police Department’s Commercial Enforcement Unit.
§ Commercial Enforcement Unit provided significant input on truck routes
Outreach and Coordination
§ Surrounding cities and the County
§ People’s Collective for Environmental Justice (PC4EJ) § California Trucking Association
§ San Bernardino Police Department
§ Other agencies
People’s Collective for Environmental
Justice No specific comments on truck routes but brought up the following:
§ Too many warehouses
§ New warehouse should not be near residential areas
§ Too many trucks on City streets
§ Trucks impact quality of life of the residents (traffic safety, air quality, noise, and vibration impacts)
§ Trucks cause damage to the City streets and the resulting potholes damage the residents’ cars
People’s Collective for Environmental
Justice § City is not able to keep up with repairing potholes § Truck diesel fumes cause health issues
§ Idling trucks disturb the residents and impact their quality of life
§ Truckers ignore no idling signs and City enforcement is insufficient
§ City should do a better job of involving residents in issues that impact them
§ Residents would like involvement in the general plan, development code update, and AB98 warehouse standards
§ More restrictive standards should be considered than AB98 such as distance between proposed warehouses and
residential areas
California Trucking Association
§ Proposed truck routes connect to truck routes of the
surrounding jurisdictions.
§ 53-foot semitrailers are able to access retail, commercial, and industrial areas for pickup and delivery of goods and services.
Implementation
§ Install signage to identify truck routes, parking, and idling facilities
§ Share truck routes with businesses and truck drivers
§ Share methods and policies for enforcement with truck drivers § Provide truck route map to the California Trucking Association for distribution to their members
§ Implement the Warehouse Design and Build Standards starting January 1, 2026
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-XXX of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopting a Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act Section 15301(c), and approving General Plan Amendment 25-03 to amend the Circulation Element to add Citywide Truck Routes Option A pursuant to Assembly Bill98 (AB 98), (Attachment 1A).
OR
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-XXX of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopting a Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act Section 15301(c), and approving General Plan Amendment 25-03 to amend the Circulation Element to add Citywide Truck Routes Option B pursuant to Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98), (Attachment 1B);
3. Introduce, read by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. MC-XXX of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, amending the Municipal Code Title 10, Article I, Chapter 10.24, by adding Section 10.24.195 to add Citywide Truck Routes (Attachment 2);
4. Direct staff to comply with AB98 Warehouse Design and Build Standards pursuant to AB98 (Attachment 3); AND
5. Schedule the adoption of Ordinance No. MC-XXX to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Mayor and City Council on January 7, 2025.