Planning Commission Special Meeting, October 5, 2026

The Rancho Mirage Planning Commission held a special meeting on October 5, 2026, with one action item: Appeal Case APP 26-002, filed by Palms and Sands, a California limited partnership, concerning the City’s determination that applications for a cool storage project were incomplete and expired. The applicant argued that resubmitted materials should have triggered a new completeness review under state law and asked the Commission to preserve the application history and allow further corrections. Staff recommended affirming the determination. By a 3-0 vote, the Commission denied the appeal and affirmed that the applications were incomplete, expired, and deemed withdrawn; it also found the action exempt from CEQA. No procurement, contract, or purchasing activity was identified.