ATTACHMENT G
Background Information from
Planning Commission's June
10, 2026, Meeting -
Executive Summary, Excerpt
Minutes, and Staff Report
Excerpt from the June 10, 2026, Regular Planning Commission Meeting
PLAN26-00008 – City of Victorville
1. An Amendment to the Circulation Element of the Victorville General Plan with an Environmental Exemption to remove Valley Park Lane as a designated Collector roadway
Location: Valley Park Lane, located between Amargosa Road and Civic Drive and approximately 1,200 feet south of Roy Rogers Drive
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing, receive testimony regarding the proposed project and take the following actions:
(1) Environmental Assessment – Recommend that the City Council find the Amendment to the Circulation Element of the General Plan exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
(2) General Plan Amendment – Adopt Resolution No. P -26-011, recommending City Council approval of the General Plan Amendment Case No. PLAN26-00008;
Chairman Marsh opened the public hearing.
Speakers: None
Chairman Marsh closed the public hearing.
Motion was made to approve staff recommendations.
Moved: Vice Chair Thomas
Seconded: Chair Marsh
Comments ensued.
Motion passed 4-0
Ayes: Commissioner Marsha ll, Commissioner Morales, Vice Chair Thomas, Chair Marsh
Absent: Commissioner Mesen
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PLAN26-00008
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An Amendment to the Circulation Element of the Victorville General Plan with an Environmental Exemption to remove Valley Park Lane as a designated Collector roadway.
APPLICANT: City of Victorville, Planning Department
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING DATES: June 10, 2026
SUMMARY FOR June 10, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COMMENTED: 0
NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEAKING IN FAVOR: 0
NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEAKING OPPOSED: 0
NUMBER OF WRITTEN COMMENTS IN FAVOR: 0
NUMBER OF WRITTEN COMMENTS OPPOSED: 0
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend City Council Approval
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended City Council Approval
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: Marshall Aye
Thomas Aye
Morales Aye
Marsh Aye
Mesen Absent
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master-planned roadway designation. This update is being proposed to align with recommendations from the City Engineer to ensure the Cir culation Element of the General Plan and the included Circulation Map accurately reflect current roadway function, planned infrastructure, and long-term mobility needs.
Discussion/Analysis:
1. General Plan Amendment.
Background/Purpose
As shown in the attached graphic (Attachment B), staff is proposing reclassification of the length of Valley Park Lane from Amargosa Road to Civic Drive to a local roadway.
This update will resolve inconsistencies between planning documents and ensure the City’s Circulation Map accurately reflects the City’s intended roadway network.
The Circulation Element of the Victorville General Plan (Attachment C) establishes the functional classification and general alignment of major roadways to support the efficient movement of people and goods throughout the City. Periodic updates to the Circulation Map are necessary to reflect changing land use patterns, updat ed traffic analyses, and current infrastructure planning.
Valley Park Lane, located between Amargosa Road and Civic Drive, is currently designated as a Collector roadway on the City’s Circulation Map (Attachment D).
However, the circulation plan within the Civic Center Community Sustainability Specific Plan (Attachment E), adopted after the current Circulation Element, does not identify Valley Park Lane as a master‑planned Collector roadway. This inconsistency has prompted a reevaluation of the roadway’s appropriate classification.
Analysis/Future Impacts
The Specific Plan’s circulation analysis, supported by a January 2014 traffic study prepared by the City Engineering and included within the Specific Plan document (Attachment E), concluded that Valley Park Lane is not needed to meet long‑ term mobility needs in the Civic Center area. Concurrently, the study found that the roadway network as included in the Civic Ce nter Community Sustainability Specific Plan is capable of achieving acceptable performance when compared to the standards of the Circulation Element of the General Plan. Additionally, the current City Engineer’s evaluation (Attachment F ) identifies operational constraints associated with maintaining a Collector designation in this location, including a required traffic signal at Amargosa Road and Valley Park Lane, which would conflict with the planned and warranted signal at Amargosa Road and Kimberly Drive.
A portion of Valley Park Lane west of Civic Drive has been constructed and currently operates as a retrofit Collector. Even with the reclassification to a local roadway, these improvements would remain in place. Future development along the corridor would 348
be required to be constructed with frontage improvements consistent with Victorville Municipal Code Section 9.32.040 unless alternative designs are approved that result in the terminus of Valley Park Lane prior to its intersection with Amargosa Road.
2. Environmental Assessment
The General Plan Amendment proposal will not have an effect on the environment and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines, as there is no possibility that the proposed amendment will have a significant effect on the environment . The action consists solely of removing Valley Park Lane’s Collector designation from the Circulation Map and reclassifying it as a Local roadway. This administrative update does not authorize construction, modify roadway capacity, or change land use intensity.
Valley Park Lane is already omitted from designation as a master‑planned Collector roadway in the Civic Center Community Sustainability Specific Plan (Attachment E), and the circulation analysis supporting that plan demonstrates that the roadway is not needed to meet long‑term mobility needs. Because the amendment simply reconciles the General Plan with existing adopted policy and does not require physical improvements, it can be determined with certainty that no environmental impacts would occur.
Number of Radius Letters Mailed:
7 Attachments: A. Resolution P-26-011
B. Graphic of Proposed Roadway Change
C. Circulation Element of the Victorville General Plan
D. Existing Circulation Element Map
E. Circulation Chapter of Civic Center Community Sustainability Specific Plan with Jan. 2014 Traffic Study
F. Memorandum from City Engineer
G. Aerial Image
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