The Victorville Planning Commission unanimously approved a tentative parcel map to consolidate 41 recorded vacant residential lots and an adjacent vacant parcel into a single approximately 20-acre parcel intended for a future elementary school site. The action included vacating a portion of Sixth Avenue to create a consolidated site and was conditioned to require additional right-of-way dedication to improve turning radii at nearby intersections.

Mina Morgan, associate planner, presented the case (PLAN25-00010) and said the action was a parcel consolidation intended to facilitate future school development but does not grant entitlement for school construction. "This parcel map does not provide any entitlement to develop a school. It is solely for the purpose of combining the lots into a single lot and removing unnecessary right of way," staff said in response to public concerns.

Neighbors who live within a few hundred feet of the site spoke during the public hearing and raised concerns about traffic, noise from school loudspeakers, parking and driveway-blocking during pick-up and drop-off, and ongoing drainage issues on adjacent streets. Christina Skipper, who said she lives a couple of hundred feet from the site, warned of students littering lawns and amplified morning loudspeakers. Another nearby resident asked whether sidewalks or other drainage controls would be included to prevent water from pouring down driveways.

Staff explained that school districts make independent decisions about siting and that districts consider population growth and nearby housing starts when selecting school locations. Staff added that, if the district later proposes development on the consolidated parcel, the city would have opportunities to review traffic, parking and access during the entitlement process. Commissioners voted to adopt the staff resolution finding the project exempt from CEQA (Section 15315) and approving the tentative parcel map with revised conditions of approval.

The commission voted unanimously to approve the resolution and the parcel map; public commenters were advised that any future school development would be subject to separate review and approvals by the district and the city as applicable.