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Planning Commission approves site plan for Walt’s Frozen Custard and Burger with drive‑through on Bear Valley Road
Summary
The commission unanimously approved site plan case PLAN24-00000006 and resolution P-25-007 finding a CEQA categorical exemption and allowing signage deviations to support a 1950s‑era architecture for the proposed restaurant.
The City of Victorville Planning Commission on March 12 unanimously approved a site plan for a new Walt’s Frozen Custard and Burger restaurant with a dual‑lane drive‑through near Bear Valley Road and Locust Avenue.
Associate planner Mina Morgan told the commission that site plan case PLAN24-00000006 proposes a roughly 5,900‑square‑foot restaurant with about 2,800 square feet of indoor dining, an outdoor patio and landscaping. The project site is approximately 400 feet west of the intersection of Locust Avenue and Bear Valley Road. The proposal provides 73 parking spaces where 59 are required and includes a trash enclosure set away from the street front.
Staff said the project embraces a 1950s diner architectural theme and requested a deviation from sign standards so a wall sign can extend above the parapet and awning signage can be used to match the period design. Morgan recommended the commission find the project categorically exempt under California Environmental Quality Act section 15332 and adopt Resolution P‑25‑007 approving the site plan subject to conditions, with revisions to conditions 30 and 55 to reflect the recent formation of the community facilities district.
Commissioners asked staff to clarify the driveway and circulation design. Morgan said the primary driveway will be configured as right‑in, right‑out; the project will improve a shared drive aisle to the west, and shared access is required with the adjacent parcel. Staff said a raised median along the frontage had been discussed with a neighbor to the south but was not conditioned for this project because the city did not want a piecemeal approach.
Commissioner Thomas moved to approve staff’s recommendation; Commissioner Marshall seconded. Roll‑call votes were all affirmative: Commissioners Marsh, Marshall, Thomas, Vice Chair Messon and Chair Kurth voted yes. The motion carried unanimously.
The record shows the following technical details included in the staff presentation: the restaurant includes a dual‑lane drive‑through, on‑site landscaping and a trash enclosure; parking provided exceeds code; signage requires a sign‑deviation to allow sign elements above the roofline (staff estimated roughly a five‑foot encroachment during the discussion). The commission did not change the staff recommendation and approved the project as conditioned.
