Lonely Dove Motel Expansion (PROJ-2022-00200)

Lonely Dove Motel Expansion (PROJ-2022-00200)

A partial Zone District Change from Homestead Valley/Rural Living (HV/RL) to Homestead Valley/Special Development-Residential (HV/SD-Res) and Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the expansion of an existing 2,442 square-foot eight (8) room motel (“Lonely Dove”) on two 5-acre parcels. the existing 8-room motel is located on the western 5-acre parcel (APN 0629-282-03) and would undergo improvements to the motel with 12 additional rooms in 6 separate free-standing structures, upgrades to an existing 2,540 square-foot caretaker residence, 1,800 square-foot restaurant, parking and improved access from the north (Desideria Drive) and south (New Dixie Mine Road). The eastern 5-acre parcel (APN 0629-282-06) which is currently vacant would be used for the majority of the expansion with 20 additional rooms in 10 separate free-standing structures, one 338 square foot single story prefabricated “futuro” home, miniature golf facility, a 1,000 square foot restaurant with covered outdoor space, and 1,200 square foot storage/shared restroom building and covered guest parking. the facility will be staffed twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven days a week in the Homestead Valley/Special Development-Residential (HV/SD-RES) land use zoning district. The subject parcels are located in the community of Homestead Valley.

Homestead Valley/Landers

San Bernardino

Countywide, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Commercial (Motel Expansion with Restaurants and Spa Facilities)(Sq. Ft. 111277, Acres 10, Employees 40)

Rezone, Use Permit

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Septic System, Solid Waste, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation