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Palm Desert Planning Commission puts plans for new El Paseo bar on hold

Mar 17, 2026

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Palm Desert Planning Commission puts plans for new El Paseo bar on hold

Commissioners wanted Rock'n Avenue bar developers to hold another community engagement meeting before coming back for approval.

Tyler Maldonado

DEVELOPMENT

Palm Desert commission advances hillside design rules (again) and approves live/work project

Mar 4, 2026

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Palm Desert commission advances hillside design rules (again) and approves live/work project

Updated rules related to hillside homes had to return to the commission for approval, and the commission okayed a live/work project right off Highway 111.

Post Staff

DEVELOPMENT

Palm Desert commissioners approve 156-unit single-family project on vacant infill parcel

Feb 17, 2026

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Palm Desert commissioners approve 156-unit single-family project on vacant infill parcel

Members of the city's Planning Commission unanimously backed the development, replacing an earlier plan for 394 apartments that neighbors opposed.

Erin Rode

DEVELOPMENT

Feb 13, 2026

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Council unanimously rejects appeal, approves 546-home development on former golf course

An environmental group argued that the project needed a full impact report, but councilmembers said the legal threshold for the appeal was not met.

Post Staff

DEVELOPMENT

ARC advances downtown live/work conversion, sends Les Schwab back with design requests

Feb 10, 2026

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ARC advances downtown live/work conversion, sends Les Schwab back with design requests

Alessandro Drive conversion sails through while Monterey Crossing proposal faces design scrutiny.

Post Staff

DEVELOPMENT

Timeshare project gets another extension, nearly 30 years after initial approval

Feb 4, 2026

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Timeshare project gets another extension, nearly 30 years after initial approval

Palm Desert planning commissioners approved a six-month extension Tuesday for the Desert Willow Westin agreement as talks continue on five remaining buildings.

Post Staff

DEVELOPMENT

Palm Desert Planning Commission approves warehouse near Dinah Shore Drive

Jan 20, 2026

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Palm Desert Planning Commission approves warehouse near Dinah Shore Drive

While the project is in an industrial part of the city, a new residential development is located just on the other side of Dick Kelly Drive.

Erin Rode

DEVELOPMENT

Planning Commission moves forward new design standards for hillside homes

Dec 16, 2025

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Planning Commission moves forward new design standards for hillside homes

The city initiated the process for new guidelines for hillside homes over a year ago, with a goal of creating clearer and more formal design standards for homes on rocky hillsides and to balance the natural beauty of the hillsides with residential development.

Erin Rode

BUSINESS

Commission backs new Restoration Hardware storefront design, housing shift

Dec 9, 2025

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Commission backs new Restoration Hardware storefront design, housing shift

The Architectural Review Commission approved major changes to the facade of the new Restoration Hardware store on El Paseo, allowing the architectural detail to prevent the building from looking too flat.

Kendall Balchan

DEVELOPMENT

ARC tables metal warehouse over design concerns

Nov 25, 2025

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ARC tables metal warehouse over design concerns

The applicant will need to return to the Architectural Review Commission with revised plans before the project in the service Industrial zoning district near Dinah Shore Drive and Spyder Circle can advance.

Mark Talkington

CITY HALL

Commission approves 546-unit development on former golf course site

Nov 18, 2025

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Commission approves 546-unit development on former golf course site

The Catavina development will be built on the site of the former Santa Rosa Golf Club, which closed in 2015, adding single-family homes on 81 acres south of Frank Sinatra Drive and west of Portola Avenue.

Mark Talkington, +1

DEVELOPMENT

Palm Desert Planning Commission puts plans for new El Paseo bar on hold

Palm Desert commission advances hillside design rules (again) and approves live/work project

Palm Desert commissioners approve 156-unit single-family project on vacant infill parcel

Council unanimously rejects appeal, approves 546-home development on former golf course

ARC advances downtown live/work conversion, sends Les Schwab back with design requests

Timeshare project gets another extension, nearly 30 years after initial approval

Palm Desert Planning Commission approves warehouse near Dinah Shore Drive

Planning Commission moves forward new design standards for hillside homes

Commission backs new Restoration Hardware storefront design, housing shift

ARC tables metal warehouse over design concerns

Commission approves 546-unit development on former golf course site

The Palm Desert Post