Environmental Rules in Victorville, CA (2026)
4 verified environmental rules for Victorville, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Victorville bans dumping anything but rainwater into its storm drain system. Section 10.30.090 prohibits discharging any illicit, non-storm water pollutant, including hazardous materials, to the city's MS4, and separately makes it unlawful to intentionally sweep leaves, dirt or landscape debris into a storm drain, with the prohibition enforced under the city's federally mandated municipal stormwater permit.
Victorville Storm Drain Discharge Ban
Some RestrictionsVictorville, CA, Municipal Code § 10.30.090 (Prohibited Discharges)
(a)Except as exempted in section 10.30.100 of this chapter, no person shall discharge, facilitate, cause, permit or allow to be discharged to the MS4, either directly or indirectly, any illicit discharge, including but not limited to, pollutants, hazardous materials and other non-stormwater discharges.(b)It is prohibited to intentionally dispose of leaves, dirt, or other landscape debris into t...
Erosion Control
Every construction project in Victorville, regardless of size, needs an approved erosion and sediment control plan (ESCP) before the city will issue a grading or building permit. Section 10.30.210 requires applicants to follow the CASQA Construction Stormwater BMP Handbook and submit a project description, site-specific best management practices, their rationale, and a list of related outside agency permits.
Victorville Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Rule
Some RestrictionsVictorville, CA, Municipal Code § 10.30.210 (Erosion and Sediment Control Plan)
(a)In order to receive a grading or building permit from the city, all applicants for projects involving construction activities (regardless of size) shall submit an erosion and sediment control plan ("ESCP") to the city for review and approval. The project applicant shall follow the most recent version of the CASQA Construction Stormwater Best Management Practice Handbook and the stormwater fo...
Flood Zones
Any construction or land-disturbing work inside a Victorville special flood hazard area needs a development permit from the floodplain administrator, per Municipal Code Section 16-5.16.060(a). The city's Building Official serves as that administrator and reviews permits against FEMA's flood maps for San Bernardino County.
Victorville Floodplain Development Permits
Significant RestrictionsVictorville, CA, Development Code § 16-5.16.060(a)-(b)
(a)Establishment of Development Permit. A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or other development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 16-5.16.050(b). Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the floodplain administrator and may include, but not be limited to: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the...
Flood Elevation Requirements
Victorville requires new and substantially improved structures in FEMA-mapped special flood hazard areas to elevate the lowest floor to or above the base flood elevation before the Building Official issues a certificate of occupancy. A development permit from the floodplain administrator is mandatory before any construction begins in these zones, per Development Code Article 16.
Base Flood Elevation Rules in Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville, CA, Development Code Sec. 16-5.16.070(c)(1) (Standards of Construction: Elevation and Flood-proofing)
(c)Elevation and Flood-proofing. (See definitions for "basement," "lowest floor," "new construction," "substantial damage" and "substantial improvement.")(1)Residential construction, new or substantial improvement, shall have the lowest floor, including basement:(i)In an AO zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height equal to or exceeding the depth number specified in feet on th...
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