Victorville Planning Commission approves 210 single-family home tract

The Victorville Planning Commission approved a 210 single-family home tract map east of Highway 395 and near the Walmart Supercenter.

The homes will sit on roughly 60 acres between Begonia Road and Seneca Road, and Cantina Drive and Mesa Linda Avenue, north of Palmdale Road. The project will also sit east of the Borrego Solar Systems Seneca Solar Project, an 8.3 MW portfolio of fixed-tilt ground-mounted projects, which broke ground in 2014.

Roadways

The roadways surrounding the project are mostly dirt roads, with Cantina Road partially constructed. Roads will be constructed and will include 6-foot wide sidewalks, according to a staff report.

The proposed tract map includes a design by the city’s single-family design guidelines, as the tract incorporates cul-de-sacs that reduce vehicular access and provides direct access to a dual-use drainage basin.

The property was previously approved for the development of a 223-lot residential subdivision, which did not comply with the single-family design guidelines due to non-conforming street and lot designs, omitted stormwater basins, and substandard landscaping.

Property characteristics

The project site is relatively flat and will be graded to ensure stormwater runoff patterns follow existing drainage courses or be carried in proposed streets, according to staff reports.

Two stormwater basins are planned, primarily along the northern property boundary, adjacent to Seneca Road.

The project proposes a landscaping area by city requirements. A 7-foot-wide to 10-foot-wide landscape buffer will be installed between the lots and each of the perimeter roads.

The project will connect to electricity, water, sewer, natural gas, and telecommunication adjacent to the project site.

Should the developer decide to construct custom homes, these homes must have a solar component or be solar-ready, and must be outfitted with low-flow toilets and energy efficient appliances.

Additionally, reclaimed water will be utilized for peripheral landscaping if available.

A construction timeline for the project has not been announced. There were no public comments on the housing tract during the planning commission meeting on Feb. 14.

The planning commission meeting can be viewed on the City of Victorville YouTube Channel.

Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at 760-951-6227 or RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz