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Victorville Planning Commission concurs to receive 2025 general plan and housing element progress reports
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Summary
The commission on March 11 reviewed the city’s 2025 General Plan and Housing Element annual progress reports, heard that most recent housing permits were above‑moderate income and that a remaining RHNA shortfall persists, and voted unanimously (4–0) with one absence to concur with city council to receive and file the reports.
The City of Victorville Planning Commission on March 11 received presentations on the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and voted to concur with city council to receive and file the reports.
Alexis Bueno, project manager with Harrison Associates, presented the APRs and told commissioners the state requires APRs be submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development by April 1 to maintain eligibility for state housing grant programs. The presentation summarized 2025 implementation measures across land‑use, housing, safety, resource and environmental justice elements and reiterated staff’s recommendation that the commission receive the reports and provide feedback.
Why it matters: The APRs track the city’s progress on adopted general plan goals and document actions that affect grant eligibility, housing production, public‑safety technology deployment and capital investments.
The presentation detailed measures taken in 2025. For land use, staff highlighted targeted redevelopment and an Old Town Commercial Façade Improvement Program that received $300,000 in CDBG funds and $150,000 for building improvements at the Route 66 Museum. For housing, Bueno said the city adopted ordinances 24‑54 and 24‑61 to streamline subdivision review and update development standards, and adopted ordinance 24‑57 to conditionally permit medical and dental offices in the Industrial Park District to expand access to services that support housing stability. The city accepted $489,000 in state funding for a wellness center that the presentation said reached its 200th participant in 2025.
On regional housing need, the consultant said Victorville’s RHNA assignment for the sixth cycle was 8,165 units and — quoting the presentation — “about 33 were lower income.” In 2025 the city permitted 162 above‑moderate units and reported a remaining RHNA of 7,240 units; the presenter said all permitted units through the cycle to date have been above‑moderate.
Staff provided housing and permitting metrics: the city processed “over 1,300” applications in 2025 (the presentation listed 88 approved, 0 denied, and 1,236 pending), entitled 651 units, issued building permits for 162 units and certificates of occupancy for 146 units. Bueno also listed 33 capital‑improvement projects covering signals, roads, water, sewer, storm drains, parks and public facilities, representing about $23,000,000 in investment.
Commissioner exchanges and staff responses: Commissioner Marshall asked how the cited $13,000,000 in grant funding was applied. A staff analyst identified in the presentation as Nathaniel Kayabia said, "The main focus of that grant was the project that we did along 7th Street where we updated the traffic signals — seven signals — and we also constructed a new signal at Village in Buena Del Sol," and added that Bear Valley Road work included federal grant funding. Commissioner Morales asked why more than 1,200 applications remained pending; staff said pending status often reflects applicant delays (incomplete submittals or market‑timing decisions) rather than a simple staffing backlog. Vice Chair Thomas asked whether the reported CIP total was grant funded; staff said a portion was grant funded but that the bulk of the investments were assembled from local funding. Chair Marsh asked whether the city’s 123 automatic license plate readers were stationary fixtures or mobile tests; staff said locations are listed in the full report and offered to follow up with specifics after consulting the document.
The commission moved to adopt staff’s recommendation to receive and file the reports. Commissioner Marshall moved to approve the presentation and the motion was seconded; roll‑call votes recorded Aye from Commissioner Marshall, Commissioner Morales, Vice Chair Thomas and Chair Marsh (Commissioner Mason was absent). The motion passed.
After the vote, staff announced the city’s spring festival and egg hunt scheduled for Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hook Park in Victorville. The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:31 p.m.
Sources: Presentation to the Victorville Planning Commission, March 11, 2026 (Harrison Associates); staff report and oral remarks during the March 11 meeting.
