The Victorville Planning Commission on Dec. 10 unanimously approved staff recommendations on multiple land-use items and accepted a progress update on a local homeless-services program.

Code amendment: Staff introduced a municipal code amendment to Title 16 prepared in response to comments from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The amendment targets 43 high-density mixed-use (MU-2) parcels identified in the city's housing element and would require at least 50% of future development area on those sites be dedicated to residential uses to maintain compliance with state housing element law. Staff recommended the commission adopt a resolution (PDash25Dash036) recommending City Council approval; the commission voted unanimously to recommend the amendment.

Medical office project: The commission approved a site plan and conditional use permit (case PLN25-00017) to allow a two-story, 26,635-square-foot medical office building with roughly eight tenant suites on vacant parcels zoned Industrial Park District (IPD). Senior planner Daisy Kawasaki said the project meets development standards, provides required parking and landscaping and qualifies for a CEQA infill exemption (section 15332). Architect Robert Martinez, representing the applicant affiliated with Choice Medical, said the applicant agrees to the conditions of approval.

Warehouse project continued: Item 5, a second continuance request for a proposed industrial development (PLAN23-00023) of two warehouse buildings totaling about 174,000 square feet, was continued to the Feb. 11, 2026 Planning Commission meeting. Staff said CEQA comments from legal counsel, Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife required additional responses the applicant's consultant is still preparing.

Homeless services progress report: Staff provided a biannual update on the Family Assistance Program operated by High Desert Homeless Services at 14049 Amargosa Road. The drop-in program delivered several thousand service interactions between February and October 2025; staff reported the majority of youth served are Victorville residents and roughly 2% are from outside the region. The transitional-aged youth shelter component remains nonoperational; staff found the operator in compliance with conditions of approval and recommended the commission review and file the report.

All motions on the above items passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with brief commission and staff reports and adjournment at 5:58 p.m.