Kern CRE
Kern County
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Shafter Housing Element Rezoning: 345 Acres and 1,836 Units of New Capacity Go to an Oct. 6 Study Session
To finish its state-required housing rezoning by March 2027, the City of Shafter proposes higher-density housing on 12 mostly prime-farmland parcels and a net cut in planned nonresidential…
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SB 131 CEQA Exemption and AB 130: What the 2025 Overhaul Means for Kern County
Two budget trailer bills signed June 30, 2025 created the biggest set of CEQA exemptions in decades. Here is what qualifies, what lawmakers carved out and how a…
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AB 98 Warehouse Law Explained: Setbacks, SB 415 Changes and What They Mean in Kern County
California’s AB 98, as amended by SB 415, sets setbacks, buffers and design standards for warehouses near homes, schools and parks. Here is how the rules work, what…
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Personal Guarantee on a Commercial Lease: Deposits, Letters of Credit and What to Negotiate
A personal guarantee puts a business owner’s own assets behind a commercial lease. Learn how guarantees, security deposits and standby letters of credit differ in California, what each…
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AB 1572 Nonfunctional Turf Ban: What Kern Business Owners Must Do by 2028
Starting Jan. 1, 2028, California businesses can no longer water ornamental grass with drinking water. Here is what counts as nonfunctional turf, who enforces the ban and how…
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AB 802 Energy Benchmarking in California: What Building Owners Report in 2026
Owners of California buildings over 50,000 square feet report whole-building energy use to the state every June 1. Here is who must file, what the CEC says about…
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The Commercial Lease Letter of Intent: What Goes in an LOI
The LOI is where most of the money in a lease gets decided. Here is what an industrial letter of intent should cover in California, what to leave…
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California EV Charging Requirements for Commercial Buildings, Explained
The 2025 CALGreen code roughly doubled the number of chargers new commercial parking lots must install, and big warehouses must reserve power for future electric trucks. Here is…
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Title 24 Solar Requirements Commercial Buildings Must Meet in Kern County
California’s Energy Code has required solar and batteries on many new nonresidential buildings since 2023. The 2025 update changed the battery math, but a typical warehouse with only…
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Net Effective Rent: Free Rent and Concessions Explained
Net effective rent folds free rent, improvement dollars and escalations into one number you can compare across lease offers. Here is how to calculate it, with a worked…