Palmdale commission approves 36‑lot tentative map despite neighborhood concerns about traffic and schools

The Palmdale Planning Commission voted 4‑0 to adopt a resolution approving a tentative tract map from Monte Vista Homes that would subdivide roughly 9 acres at the northeast corner of 45th Street East and East Avenue S‑8 into 37 lots (36 single‑family lots and one detention basin), finding the project exempt from environmental review.

Staff planner Ivan Galiadze told commissioners the project is in the single‑family residential 3 general plan designation and complies with the Palmdale Municipal Code: the proposed density is about four dwelling units per acre (under the 6 du/acre maximum) and lot sizes meet the 7,000‑square‑foot minimum. Galiadze said the applicant will build new internal streets, curbs and gutters, sidewalks and other off‑site improvements, and recommended adoption of Resolution…