Commercial Parking Lots in Victorville, CA

Commercial parking lots in Victorville carry more truck traffic than they used to. The region's logistics growth, the Southern California Logistics Airport at the former George Air Force Base and the Interstate 15 corridor all put heavy vehicles on local pavement. A retail lot that was designed for cars now takes delivery trucks, trash trucks and box trucks every day. Where those vehicles turn and stop, the pavement fails first.

Typical failure points

• Trash enclosures and the truck path to them
• Loading docks and delivery lanes
• Main entrances and drive-throughs
• Low spots where water and blown sand collect
• Edges along landscaping and irrigation lines

HomeGuide notes commercial and heavy-wear areas generally call for 4 or more inches of asphalt. We design those zones heavier and the parking stalls lighter, so you are not paying for a truck section everywhere.

Options for an existing lot

• Maintain: crack seal, patch and sealcoat when the lot is still structurally sound.
• Overlay: repair failed spots, then place a new surface over the whole lot.
• Rebuild sections: cut out and reconstruct areas where the base has failed.
• Reconstruct: remove and rebuild the whole lot when most of it has failed.

We map the lot so you can see which areas fall into which category before choosing.

Dust and site rules

The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District's fugitive dust rule applies to construction in the Victor Valley. It prohibits dust that stays visible beyond the property line and requires reasonable precautions to keep dirt off public roads. On larger sites we plan water trucks, stabilized exits and sweeping as part of the job.

Keeping you open

We phase the work by section, keep at least one entrance open where possible, and work nights or weekends for businesses that cannot close during the day. The phasing plan is part of the written proposal.

Striping after paving

New pavement means new lines. When a lot is restriped, the Department of Justice says the 2010 ADA Standards apply to the number of accessible spaces. We lay out accessible stalls, van spaces and aisles before painting.

Entrances at the street

New or widened commercial entrances reach into the public right-of-way. In Victorville that is a city encroachment permit through the Citizen Access portal; in unincorporated areas it is a San Bernardino County encroachment permit. We build that time into the schedule.

Retail centers along the corridors

Shopping centers along Bear Valley Road, Palmdale Road and the I-15 frontage see steady car traffic all day, with delivery trucks behind the stores. We often split those lots into two plans: a heavier rebuild behind the buildings where trucks run, and maintenance or overlay out front where shoppers park.