Planning Commission Meeting | October 27th, 2026

The Palm Springs Planning Commission’s regular meeting, identified by its title as October 27, 2026 (recording metadata is dated October 28), considered a request by PS Canyon Development LLC for a CEQA addendum and major development permit for a 174,891-square-foot last-mile delivery station on a 38-acre site near North Indian Canyon Drive and 19th Avenue. The commission approved the project with revisions to the findings and conditions; the transcript does not capture a vote tally. The proposal replaces a previously approved, much larger warehouse/fulfillment project. Staff said the revised project’s impacts are generally no greater than those analyzed in the earlier environmental review, while previously adopted findings addressing significant, unavoidable impacts—including vehicle-miles-traveled impacts—remain applicable. The facility is projected to have 34 linehaul trucks per day, 480 employees per shift, and 153 EV charging spaces for delivery vans. The applicant described additional sustainability features, including a planned 185 chargers, rooftop solar, four-hour battery storage, LEED Silver design, and carbon-neutral concrete.

Commissioners questioned traffic conditions, water and sewer service, projected economic benefits, landscaping, and building design. Staff reported that Mission Springs Water District can provide water and sewer service and that traffic improvements are included in the conditions. The applicant cited an estimated $20 million in annual induced economic activity; staff clarified that estimated annual property-tax revenue is about $130,000, compared with $153,000 for the earlier proposal, and that delivery-station operations do not generate sales tax at this location. The commission acknowledged the applicant’s commitment to make best efforts to buy construction materials locally and requested that the Architectural Review Committee examine design details, wind screening, and muted colors. No public procurement, contract award, or city spending allocation was identified; this was a private development-permit decision.