LUCERNE VALLEY AREA PLAN POLICIES/ACTIONS
Man-made Resources
Land Use/ Growth Management
LV/LU-1 Because the community of Lucerne Valley wants to remain
economically viable, the following policies/actions will be implemented:
a. Encourage orderly and balanced development along the Route 18 Corridor.
b. Adjust the Official Land Use District designations where necessary to
encourage infill of commercial and industrial uses.
c. Maintain flexibility in land use designations to allow for optimal mix
of commercial and/or industrial land uses.
LV/LU-2 Because the development of property with an intensity greater than
residential generally involves more complete utilization of the parcel,
irregular lot depths can be a detriment to development of adjoining
properties. To counter this impact, the following policies/actions will be
implemented:
a. Adjust, where necessary, the rear lot boundaries of parcels which are
created by future land divisions without creating an undue hardship on the
property owner to provide consistency.
b. Provide an easement for future right-of-way, paralleling Route 18 to
provide access to rear of properties, and in addition a consistent
boundary for future land subdivisions.
LV/LU-3 Because the community desires a safe and attractive commercial
corridor, the following policies/actions will be implemented:
a. Provide streetscape improvements, e.g. access, drainage, signage, among
others, that will increase safety and attractiveness.
b. Do not allow frontage roads along Route 18.
LV/LU-4 Because the community desires safe, affordable residential land
which does not front on a busy state highway, the County will retain land
adjacent to the Corridor that is in close proximity to its commercial and
employment centers for primary residential uses.
LV/LU-5 Because the Rural Commercial Land Use District needs to be
tailored to better meet the needs of the community of Lucerne Valley, the
following policies/actions will be implemented to modify the LV/CR Land
Use District:
a. Provide for Manufacturing Operations I so that the light manufacturing
uses which are or may be necessary in the future, and which are compatible
with the commercial and residential uses in the district are allowed,
subject to County staff review.
b. Provide for Wholesale/Warehouse Operations I to enable the community to
consider placement of compatible uses within this category in the LV/CR
district, subject to staff review.
c. Provide that Multiple Dwelling Units (duplex or triplex only: either
attached or detached) - maximum: two (2) dwelling units per acre (2 du/ac)
be permitted subject to a Department Review/Conditional Use Permit because
the higher level of review is necessary to ensure compatibility with
non-residential uses.
d. Provide that Wholesale/Warehouse Services II uses be permitted subject
to a Department Review/Conditional Use Permit because there is a need for
this range of uses within the Corridor Plan area.
e. Provide that Salvage Operations I uses be permitted subject to a
Department Review/Conditional Use Permit because there is a need for this
use within the Corridor Plan area.
LV/LU-6 Because the community desires to promote conservation of water,
the following policies/actions will be implemented:
a. Encourage the use of drip irrigation systems or systems of equivalent
efficiency for all landscaping on residential lots.
b. Encourage the use of pervious paving materials on commercial,
industrial and institutional parking areas. Large parking areas should
consider using landscape areas as depressions to receive and percolate
runoff as an alternative.
c. If a wastewater treatment system is developed for the project area, the
Community shall support a system which will reclaim the treated effluent
and make it available for public or private landscape purposes.
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Article 4. Lucerne Valley Planning Area
Art. 6-7-4
Sections: Page
86.070401 General Provisions. 6-123
86.070440 Rural Commercial (LV/CR) District. 6-123
86.070401 General Provisions.
The land use regulations of this code are modified as follows for the
Lucerne Valley Planning Area.
Adopted Ordinance 3677 (1996)
86.070440 Rural Commercial (LV/CR) District.
(a) Additional Land Uses Subject to a Land Use Review:
(1) Manufacturing Operations I
(2) Wholesale/Warehouse Operations I
(b) Additional Land Uses Subject to a Department Review/Conditional Use
Permit:
(1) Multiple Dwelling Unit (duplex or triplex only; either attached or
detached) - maximum: two (2) dwelling units per acre (2 du/ac). (This use
is permitted countywide in the Rural Commercial Land Use District subject
to a Land Use Review; however, in Lucerne Valley Planning Area, it shall
be subject to a Department Review/ Conditional Use Permit.)
(2) Wholesale/Warehouse Operations II
(3) Salvage Operations I
(c) Property Development Standards are identical to Countywide CR.
(d) Accessory Signs are identical to Countywide CR.
(e) The following item shall be required for issuance of building permits
for a single family residence or a social care facility: An acoustical
report/analysis as determined necessary by the Division of Environmental
Health Services of the Public Health Department to assess noise impacts
and make recommendations for attenuation to achieve prescribed standards
for all residential uses and social care facilities proposing structures
within 250 feet of the ultimate right-of-way of State Highway 18.
(f) The following items are additional filing requirements for Land Use
Review applications for new construction; they shall also be incorporated
into the conditions of approval for all new construction as provided for
by the Department Review/Conditional Use Permit process:
(1) A foundation (soils) investigation as determined necessary by the
County Geologist, addressing the potential impact(s) of liquefaction
and/or adverse soil conditions on new structures, excluding single family
residences, and to make recommendations for building design that
adequately mitigates the potential geological hazard(s) of the specific
site location. Within the fault zone, as mapped on the amended Geologic
Hazards Overlay Map, a fault evaluation will be required for new
development, excluding single family residences.
(2) An acoustical report/analysis as determined necessary by Environmental
Health Services to assess noise impacts and to make recommendations for
attenuation to achieve prescribed standards for all residential uses and
commercial lodging services proposing structures within 250 feet of the
ultimate right-of-way of State Highway 18. Commercial uses within 75 feet
of the ultimate right-of-way for State Highway 18 shall submit acoustical
information for evaluation. Based upon the evaluation, recommendations for
noise attenuation or for further acoustical study shall be made.
(3) A cultural resource assessment as determined necessary by the Planning
Department based on physical site conditions and technical information on
file at the County Museum.
(4) Monitoring of grading or excavation to recover fossils and record and
curate any paleontologic resources as determined necessary by the Planning
Department based on physical site conditions and technical information on
file at the County Museum.
(5) Offers of dedication, according to current County Development Code
provisions shall be obtained for Collector Level Roads that parallel State
Highway 18 along both the north and south boundaries of the Plan area to
provide for adequate long term circulation by means of dedication of
right-of-way for all new development.
(g) All projects for new construction as provided for by the Land Use
Review/Department Review/Conditional Use Permit shall include the
following provisions:
(1) Dust control measures as outlined in the Mojave Desert Air Quality
Management District Rule 403.2 shall be required for all projects
requiring land use approval.
(2) All uses with wastewater discharges, except single family residences,
shall submit a percolation test report for County review and possible
Regional Water Control Board permit.
(h) The following requirements shall be implemented as part of the
development review/approval process in the interests of water
conservation: All projects requiring land use approval within the project
area shall require all landscaping to be xeriscape plants as determined by
the County and the water supply agency during review of landscape plans.
(i) Projects will not be required to conduct desert tortoise surveys
within this district as required by the Biotic Resources Overlay District
based on the environmental analysis prepared for the establishment of the
district. The analysis concluded, after considering all relevant
information including the results of past surveys, that the desert
tortoise has been extirpated from the urbanized portion of Lucerne Valley
due to past human activity.
(j) If a public water system capable of delivering the required fire flow
as stated in Appendix 3A of the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code is
unavailable, an approved automatic fire sprinkler system shall be provided
in all buildings. The sprinkler system shall be provided with an approved
water source capable of providing the required amount of water for thirty
(30) minutes. The County Fire Chief may exempt buildings under five
hundred (500) square feet, with a minimum separation from other buildings
of thirty (30) feet, from this requirement.
Adopted Ordinance 3677 (1996)
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