The Victorville City Council voted 4 to 0, with one member absent, to approve staff recommendations for the environmental review, site plan, conditional use permit and first reading of the planning amendment, according to the October 20 minutes.
What the city is deciding
The motion adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved resolutions 26-100 and 26-101 for the site plan and conditional use permit. It also introduced Ordinance 2472 by title only for its first reading. The amendment would allow government and public facilities as a conditional use in the Civic Mixed Land Use District and create an exception to its residential requirement for those uses.
Where and who it affects
The approximately 9.18 acre site is at the northwest corner of Seneca Road and Civic Drive. The planned project consists of a 54,892 square foot police station and a 3.3 acre Civic Park.
The amendment is limited to government and public facility development. It would not change development standards or permitted uses for other properties in the Specific Plan area.
What it could mean for your property
The planned station would operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Patrol shift changes would occur at 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The environmental study estimates about 1,255 net daily trips.
The planned park includes pickleball courts, a playground, splash pad, covered stage and community spaces. The study identifies the closest sensitive receptors as Gold West Mobile Home Park, about 1,215 feet west, and single family homes about 2,520 feet north.
Street work would relocate power poles and add curb, gutter and a 10 foot sidewalk along Seneca Road and Civic Drive. Decorative streetlights would be installed along Seneca Road.
The study says operational noise at the residential locations examined would remain within city exterior noise standards. Lighting would use designed and shielded LED fixtures. The report identifies no homeowner tax or fee and gives no construction cost.
Questions to ask before you buy or build
- Is the property within the Civic Mixed Land Use District?
- Where are the planned driveways in relation to the property?
- What construction activity is planned near nearby homes?
What happens next
Ordinance 2472 was introduced for its first reading. The minutes do not show a second reading date.
The environmental study planned for construction to begin in November 2026 and finish in May 2028. These remain the study’s planned construction dates.