Leases of Real Property
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.0901
in effect§22.0901 Leases of Real Property
Except as otherwise provided in the Charter, or by ordinance, the Council shall have the power to lease the real property of the City as follows:
(a) No real property belonging to the City shall be leased except in pursuance of a resolution passed by a majority vote of all members of the Council, which shall contain the following:
(1) The reason for leasing such real estate;
(2) A description of the real estate to be leased;
(3) A statement of the market value of such real estate as appraised by an independent fee appraiser or City staff.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to apply to any lease for a term of three years or less. The City Manager, at all times, shall have power, without advertising, notice, or competitive bidding, and upon such terms as he may deem proper, to lease any of the real property of the City of San Diego for a term of three years or less provided, however, that no such lease, so made, shall be renewed without the approval of the Council.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to apply to any lease for a telecommunications facility using wireless technology for a term of ten years or less. The City Manager, at all times, shall have the power, without advertising, notice, or competitive bidding, and upon such terms as the City Manager may deem proper, to lease any of the real property of the City of San Diego for a telecommunications facility using wireless technology for a term of ten years or less, provided however, that no such lease, so made, shall be renewed without approval of the Council.
Rental agreements may be executed by the City Manager covering month–to–month tenant occupancy of City–owned residential housing or Brown Field Airport Incubator Industries and shall not be subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (a)(1) through (3) of this section, and occupancy of the facilities under such agreements may exceed three years without the approval of the Council.
(Amended 4–11–1983 by O–15926 N.S.)
(Amended 5-3-2005 by O-19370 N.S.)
(Amended 10-29-2021 by O-21381 N.S.; effective 11-28-2021.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division09.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026