PALMDALE — Progress continued toward the long-anticipated Ritter Ranch housing development Tuesday, when the City Council approved the plans for more than 600 housing units.

The project is south of Elizabeth Lake Road and west of the Anaverde master-planned community. The council approved the plans for the second part of the Phase 1 development of Ritter Ranch, which includes 627 single-family residences (135 detached and 492 attached) on 75 acres. The 135 detached homes are proposed initially, with the remainder to be proposed at a later date, Interim Director of Economic and Community Development Megan Taggert said.

PALMDALE — The Planning Commission on Thursday provided the initial approvals required for a fueling station on Avenue S just west of the Antelope Valley Freeway.

The project consists of a Maverik 24-hour fueling station and convenience store that will offer prepackaged food and snacks, but not sell alcohol or tobacco products. The commission approved an amendment to the General Plan to allow for a septic system, a zone change from neighborhood commercial to regional commercial, a Conditional Use Permit and a site plan. The project will now proceed to the City Council for final approval.

PALMDALE — The Planning Commission on Thursday will consider approving a proposed fueling station and convenience store on Avenue S, just west of the Antelope Valley Freeway. The project consists of a Maverick 24-hour fueling station and convenience store that will offer prepackaged food and snacks, but not sell alcohol or tobacco products, according to the staff report.

PALMDALE — The Planning Commission cleared the way for development of a market and fueling station, including hydrogen fueling, next to Palmdale High School. The commission approved a Conditional Use Permit, site plan and a zone change from mixed use to neighborhood commercial for the property on the northwest corner of 25th Street East and Avenue R.

PALMDALE — The City Council provided final approval for plans to develop 8.2 million square feet of industrial space in a master-planned center at Columbia Way (Avenue M) and Sierra Highway. The council unanimously provided final approval for the Antelope Valley Commerce Center Specific Plan on Wednesday.

ALMDALE — The plans for the next section of the Ritter Ranch development will come before the Planning Commission on Thursday. The project is south of Elizabeth Lake Road and west of the Anaverde master-planned community.

LANCASTER — The City of Lancaster applied for up to $1.25 million in competitive state housing grant funds through the Prohousing Incentive Program. The program, under the California Department of Housing and Community Development, is designed to reward local governments with the Prohousing Designation with additional funding to accelerate affordable housing production and preservation. The state initiative incentivizes cities and counties to adopt policies and practices to proactively meet California’s housing goals and promote housing development.

PALMDALE — The Planning Commission approved plans for developing nearly 433 acres at Columbia Way (Avenue M) and Sierra Highway for a master-planned commerce center primarily for industrial uses.

LANCASTER — Antelope Valley Community College District administrators and board members will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 13 for the Commons, the final project under Measure AV, the $350 million bond measure passed by local voters in November 2016.

In 2024, the City of Lancaster received its fourth Eddy Award for Most Business-Friendly City in L.A. County from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, making us the first and only city to earn this prestigious honor four times (also in 2007, 2013, and 2019). This achievement underscores Lancaster’s dedication to creating a business-friendly environment through innovative initiatives and sustainable practices.

Our commitment to local business development is further exemplified by the International Economic Development Council’s recognition of Lancaster’s achievements, with the Shop Local Program honored in 2024 for promoting the growth of locally owned small businesses. Additionally, in 2021, Lancaster received an Award in Excellence from the IEDC for our Stand Strong program. In addition to these honors, Lancaster became the world’s first Net Zero City in 2019, and by 2022, we were the first city in North America to operate a fully Net Zero transit fleet.

LANCASTER — The Lancaster Planning Commission on Monday will consider a proposed general plan amendment and zone change recommendation for an approximately 2.5-acre parcel of land at the southwest corner of Avenue L and 15th Street West and conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a proposed Maverik fueling station and convenience market with alcohol sales.

City of Palmdale is rapidly growing. With this growth in mind, the city has mapped out where they are developing residential dwellings to match the influx in population. This map shows not only the projects under development, but where the future projects are projected to be.

Two office buildings totaling 3,001,712 SF being built in Palmdale. Completion of project expected summer of 2025.

LANCASTER — The Lancaster Planning Commission approved a tentative tract map to subdivide about 20 acres at the southeast corner of Avenue L and 70th Street West into 56 single-family residential lots.

PALMDALE — The Planning Commission gave the initial go-ahead for two new single-family home developments by approving tentative tract maps subdividing the properties during its regular meeting Thursday. The first development approved is on the northwest corner of Avenue R and 40th Street East. The commission approved the tract map that subdivides the 8.5 acre parcel into 31 lots, with 30 lots for single-family homes and one for a retention basin, as described by Contract Planner Chantal Power. The site is adjacent existing single-family home neighborhoods on the north and west, and across the street from such a neighborhood to the east. Across Avenue R to the south is the Palmdale Academy Charter School.

PALMDALE — When the expected high speed rail line between Palmdale and the Victor Valley comes to fruition along the High Desert Corridor, it will be built, operated and maintained by union labor. Representatives of the High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Authority and various trade unions ceremoniously signed the workforce agreements for the project Monday at the Palmdale Transportation Center, which will become the site of the future rail station.

In what is arguably the biggest milestone in the mission to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco by bullet train, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is expected to submit final plans to obtain complete environmental approval between the two cities. On Friday, the Authority announced it would submit its final environmental impact report for the segment connecting Palmdale to Burbank, which is the last section yet to achieve environmental clearance.

LANCASTER — The Lancaster Planning Commission approved a tentative tract map for a proposed subdivision of approximately 20.5 acres into 32 single-family lots at the northwest corner of 35th Street West and Avenue M-8 in the semi-rural residential zone.

PALMDALE — A new warehouse on Technology Drive was given the go-ahead by the Palmdale Planning Commission last week. The nearly 282,000 square-foot facility will be on 12.74 acres on the north side of Technology Drive, between Trade Center Drive and Fifth Street West, across the street from the existing Amazon warehouse.