ATTACHMENT A
City Council Ordinance No.
2472
(Specific Plan Amendment)
1 ORDINANCE NO. 2472
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VICTORVILLE, ADOPTING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CIVIC CENTER COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY SPECIFIC PLAN WITH AN INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, CASE NO. PLAN25- 00012, TO UPDATE TABLE 4.2 AND OTHER IMPACTED SECTIONS OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN
TO ALLOW FOR GOVERNMENT FACILITIES AS A CONDITIONAL USE WITHIN THE CIVIC
MIXED LAND USE DISTRICT ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF
PALMDALE ROAD, SOUTH OF ROY ROGERS/LA PAZ DRIVE, WEST OF SEVENTH STREET
AND EAST OF AMARGOSA ROAD
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City of Victorville (the “City”) is authorized to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary,and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and WHEREAS, Pursuant to Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 4, Article 2, Section 65850 of the Government Code of the State of California, the City may adopt by ordinance regulations affecting the use of buildings, structures and land; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 4, Article 2, Section 65850 ofthe Government Code of the State of California, the City has adopted Title 16, Chapter 3, Article16, Section 16-3.14.010 of the Victorville Municipal Code, providing for the adoption by ordinanceof specific regulations pertaining to buildings, structures and the uses of land designated as Specific Plans; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 16-3.14.040 of the Victorville Municipal Code, the City of Victorville has initiated an amendment to the Civic Center Community Sustainability Plan; and WHEREAS, Pursuant to Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 4, Article 2 of the Government Code of the State of California and Section 16-2.01.040 of the Victorville Municipal Code, the Victorville Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 9, 2026, to hear arguments for and against the proposed amendment to the Civic Center Community Sustainability Plan, and after hearing all testimony offered, and after thoroughly reviewing and considering the project, the Victorville Planning Commission voted 4 – 0 adopting Resolution No. P-26-017, which recommended to the City Council the adoption of the Specific Plan Amendment specified in Planning Case No. PLAN25-00012 as well 2 as the associated Site Plan Resolution P-26-018 and Conditional Use Permit Resolution P-26-019; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that all materials constituting the record of proceedings upon which its decision is based are maintained by the City of Victorville Clerk at 14343 Civic Drive, Victorville, California; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and the CEQA Guidelines, the City of Victorville Planning Department undertook and completed an Initial Study for the project, the result of which was the preparation and circulation of a Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the lead agency’s independent judgment and analysis; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Study, supporting documents, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed Specific Plan Amendment, Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit have been presented to the Planning Commission and City Council, and after review and consideration of the environmental information the Planning Commission found and the City Council concurs that the proposal will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it appropriate to periodically reevaluate and update the Civic Center Community Sustainability Plans land use districts and allowable land uses to consider the changes in development trends and community demands as needed to protect the public’s health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission found and the City Council concurs, in accordance with the Civic Center Community Sustainability Specific Plan, the addition of increased allowances for government services and public safety uses within the Civic Mixed land use district will improve public safety, which warrant approving an amendment expanding allowable land uses within the City core; and
3 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission found and the City Council concurs the proposed amendment is consistent with the City's long-term public facility needs while maintaining the overall intent of the Civic Center Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission found and the City Council concurs the proposed Police Station and Community Park would provide an important civic use within the Civic Center, complement surrounding public facilities, serve future residential development, and support continued development of the area as a community focal point; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds eliminating the requirement for residential development in conjunction with government uses developed within the Civic Mixed land use district still meets the intent of the Civic Mixed district and will not be detrimental to the remaining Civic Mixed zoned properties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan for the City of Victorville in accordance with Section 65454 of the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, and after hearing all verbal and written testimony offered, including the Planning Commission’s recommendation and minutes, and after thoroughly reviewing and considering the proposal, the City Council approved the recommendation of the Planning Commission to amend the Civic Center Community Sustainability Specific Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VICTORVILLE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals
The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated by this reference as if set forth in their entirety.
Section 2. Severability
The City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competentjurisdiction 4 or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this Ordinance as hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
Section 4. Repeal of Conflicting Provision
All the provisions of the Civic Center Community Sustainability Plan as heretofore adopted by the City Council that are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Certification
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same tobe published according to law.
Section 6. Amendment to Civic Center Community Sustainability Specific Plan That Specific Plan Amendment, case PLAN25-00012, an amendment to the Civic Center Community Sustainability Specific Plan is hereby amended and approved as follows (with the included legend defining editing notes and identifying existing, new, and deleted text by means of underscores, strikethroughs, and italicization for reference only), including any non-substantive changes or other changes deemed necessary by the City Attorney or City Manager for clarity or to comply with State law:
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Existing Text
Deleted Text
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{Editing Notes}
{All existing standards in Chapter 4.0 not modified by this amendment shall remain} Amendments to Chapter 4, Land Use *Change*
Table 4.1, presented on Specific Plan page 4-5 is amended as follows:
5 4.3 Objective: *Change*
4.3.3 – Civic Mixed District shall require a multifamily residential component Developments within the Civic Mixed district shall provide an adequate mix of residential, commercial and office components to achieve the vision for the district set forth in the land use designations (Table 4.1). Required land use mixes and specific standards are included in the Urban Design Chapter, however, in no case shall a mixed-use development not contain a residential component and a commercial and/or office component, excepting for government uses when established in the Civic Mixed district.
6 Table 4.2 spans from page 4-12 through 4-17 of the Specific Plan. That portion of the Table shown on Specific Plan page 4-13 is amended as follows: