The Yucca Valley Planning Commission met last night to discuss updates to some current town developments. Reporter Joshua King has more details…
First on the agenda was a request to grant a waiver for a garage that was built too close to a property line at 6040 Carmelita Avenue in Yucca Valley. The request was approved unanimously due to the topographical layout of the site and lack of impact on neighboring properties. Following this agenda item, commissioners decided whether or not to adopt a threshold and guidelines for Vehicle Miles Traveled, or VMT, in accordance with state law. VMT are defined as “the amount and distance of automobile travel attributable to a project” and as the most appropriate metric to evaluate a project’s transportation impacts. The threshold and guidelines of VMT per capita were established. These guidelines are part of a state-focused approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle miles traveled.
