The Morongo Basin Conservation Association

Yucca Valley
Joshua Tree
29 Palms
County Unincorporated Areas

COUNTY UNINCORPORATED AREAS

including Morongo Valley, Landers, Johnson Valley, Yucca Mesa, Wonder Valley, etc.

Do you live in an unincorporated area of the Morongo Basin, such as Wonder Valley, Landers, Johnson Valley, or Yucca Mesa? Below you will find links and information to help you understand and navigate the natural and human-made systems that sustain and administer these communities. NOTE: If you live in Joshua Tree, go to this page.

Look for more resources on becoming an effective advocate in your community on the Take Action and Land Use/Development sections of this Website.

For the most current updates on issues in the unincorporated communities, read the MBCA blog. (Find your community’s name in the blog sidebar.)

Table of Contents:

Community Resources on this Website
County Administration
County Links
State Links
Federal Links
Your Community Links: Copper Mt. Mesa, Flamingo Heights, Johnson Valley, Landers, Morongo Valley, Pioneertown, Wonder Valley, Yucca Mesa
Latest Developments

Keep up to date on issues in your community at the MBCA blog! Look in the blog Sidebar for your community’s name.

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:

Energy: In this time of energy crisis our local desert areas are in danger of being sacrificed to the needs of the urban areas. Learn the latest about proposals for transmission corridors, wind farms, and mega-solar facilities on our Energy Issues page and on the Energy posts of the MBCA Latest News Blog.
Base expansion: Basin outlyers also can follow developments on plans for expansion of the 29 Palms Marine Base on our blog.

FEDERAL NEIGHBORS: Many Basin residents live bordering on Federal lands. For tips on how to have a say on proposals involving federal lands or agencies, learn about NEPA in our Guide to Environmental Regulations.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES ON THIS WEBSITE

For resources on our Issues pages specific to the unincorporated areas, go to:

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION:

Your County Supervisor: The Morongo Basin is shared between the First and Third Supervisorial Districts of San Bernardino County, with the division roughly between Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms. To find your District click here. For County contact information, including your Supervisor, click here.
Land Use Services, Yucca Valley Office: 57407 Twentynine Palms Outer Highway South,Yucca Valley, CA 92248, (760) 228-5430
Countywide Complaint/Emergency Hotline: 1-800-722-3181

COUNTY LINKS:

San Bernardino County General Plan, summary and full text, with amendments (click on “General Plan” in left-screen menu). Note that Homestead Valley and Morongo Valley each have Special Community Plans (see below).
Homestead Valley Special Community Plan
Morongo Valley Special Community Plan
Planning Commission
Land Use Services
Planning Division, including links to adopted and proposed ordinances, development code, draft and final environmental documents, public notices, Code enforcement, general and specific plans, etc.
Applications Accepted by the Current Planning Division of the Land Use Services Department. You can review these applications by week accepted and by Supervisorial District.
Building and Safety
Code Enforcement
Special Districts

STATE LINKS:

State Assembly: The Morongo Basin unincorporated areas are shared between the 65^th and 34^th State Assembly Districts, with the division roughly between Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms. To locate your District, click here (link in left menu). To contact your elected state assemblyperson, click here.
State Senate: The Morongo Basin unincorporated areas are mostly within the 18^th State Senatorial District (Yucca Valley is in the 31^st). To locate your District, click here. To contact your elected state senator, click here.