Tag: Zoning

  • Helping Hand: Demystifying Local Zoning for Home Businesses

    Helping Hand: Demystifying Local Zoning for Home Businesses

    Success in business requires a solid legal foundation. For residents in Newberry Springs, this means understanding the San Bernardino County Home Occupation standards. Whether you are running a consulting firm or a small repair shop, there are specific guidelines regarding noise, traffic, and signage that ensure your business remains a “good neighbor.”

    The Helping Hand resource center provides direct links to the necessary permit applications and a simplified guide to what is allowed in our specific rural-residential zones. By checking these boxes early, you protect your business from future liabilities and ensure that as your “Idea Incubator” project grows, it does so on stable ground.

  • Export Excellence: Facilitating Global Trade from the High Desert

    Export Excellence: Facilitating Global Trade from the High Desert

    Newberry Springs has a long-standing history as a productive export hub, specifically in the realm of high-quality alfalfa and specialized mineral resources. Our logistics infrastructure is purpose-built to move heavy, high-volume goods from the field to the freeway and, eventually, to international ports.

    The Silver Valley’s proximity to the Daggett Airport and the Barstow rail yards ensures that local products—whether they are “Desert Gold” alfalfa for international dairy markets or locally extracted minerals—have a clear path to global buyers. We are focused on expanding these export capabilities by inviting value-added processing facilities to co-locate alongside our transportation corridors, turning raw desert resources into finished global exports.

    Strategic Export Features:

    • Heavy-Duty Access: Roadways designed to accommodate high-GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) agricultural and industrial transport.
    • Intermodal Connectivity: Minutes away from the Barstow Intermodal facility, connecting local trucks to national rail.
    • Scalable Zoning: Land ready for the development of dehydration plants, packing houses, and processing centers.