Planning

The Planning Department works with the community to guide Victorville’s growth, striking a balance between the needs of today with the goals for the future. The department oversees current and long-range advance planning activities by ensuring high quality development and establishing business friendly practices to encourage and facilitate orderly development that balances the needs of residents and businesses. The department serves as support staff to the Planning Commission, which conducts monthly public meetings to review new development proposals and updates to the City’s General Plan and Development Code.

In 2017, the department started administering the City’s annual federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds through the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) for local community development, housing activities and public services. The primary intent of these funds is to provide decent housing and suitable living environments for persons of low and moderate incomes.

In response to the growing homelessness challenge, the City established a Homelessness Solutions Task Force (HSTF) in 2019 that meets monthly to identify and address local homelessness issues through collaboration with various stakeholders. In addition to serving as support staff to the HSTF, the department is tasked with actively leading the implementation of the City’s Homelessness Solutions Strategic Action Plan, with undertakings such as enhancing shelter operations and coordinating with service providers to achieve responsive outreach efforts.

• Provide excellent customer service by enhancing customer experience
• Strive to improve efficiency of development entitlement process
• Increase public engagement in the Planning process and facilitate collaboration with agency stakeholders
• Update and maintain the City’s General Plan and Development Code in accordance with State law
• Continue to seek grant funding for the construction and operation of interim and permanent housing
• Manage HUD grant funded programs properly and efficiently, such as Community Development Block Grants, and the Senior Home Repair Program

Planning