Sidewalk and outdoor displays are on the docket once again for the Yucca Valley Planning Commission. Here is reporter Adeline J. Wells with that and more on tonight’s meeting. In efforts to improve the appearance of Highway 62, the Yucca Valley Planning Commission will consider design guidelines for sidewalk and outdoor displays. Yucca Valley does not have any regulations for such displays, which are commonly found at secondhand stores throughout town. The Commission discussed the matter…

The Yucca Valley Town Council voted to approve the proposed budget for the new fiscal year, running from July 1 through June 30, 2026. Town Staff designed the draft to incorporate the town's Strategic Plan, maintain a balanced budget, and address community priorities. Identified in a recent town survey, these priorities include maintaining law enforcement and crime prevention services, maintaining local streets, sidewalks, and infrastructure, regulating short-term rentals, and facilitating…

The Yucca Valley Town Council will vote to approve the proposed budget for the new fiscal year. The drafted budget will include elements provided by the town’s Strategic Plan, which focuses on creating a balanced budget without disturbing the stable level of reserves. If approved, the budget will be in place from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026. Town Staff will also present the Council with the Town of Yucca Valley Workplace Violence Prevention Program. State law requires all California…

The Yucca Valley Planning Commission considered the Ground Disturbing Permit Policy. Since 2022, the town's policy has stated that all ground-disturbing projects requiring a building permit must submit both a Native Plant Permit and a Desert Native Plant Specialist report, the latter of which can be costly in both finances and time. Town Staff presented changes that would allow applicants to bypass the latter report if they submit photographic evidence that there were not any Western Joshua…