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The proposal, by First Industrial Realty Trust, calls for two warehouse/fulfillment buildings totaling roughly 2,000,000 square feet of floor area on two new parcels, vehicle and trailer circulation, and associated infrastructure. Staff presented the Final EIR, summarized mitigation measures, and said air quality, biology, cultural resources, greenhouse gases and geotechnical matters have mitigation measures in the document; the principal significant and unavoidable impact assessed by the EIR is transportation vehicle‑miles‑traveled (VMT) and associated truck traffic.

Paul Loubay, representing First Industrial, told the commission the project is sited in an area the city designated for industrial/logistics use and that the developer intends to pursue strong on‑site sustainability measures including extensive rooftop solar arrays, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and commitments to use union construction labor. Loubay said the developer had negotiated environmental agreements with local conservation groups and would partner on rooftop solar and other measures.

Technical consultants who prepared the EIR told the commission that current law and guidance require the analysis to assume expected vehicle travel and that, although a set of mitigation measures (employee transit incentives, EV charging, anti‑idling rules, on‑site amenities to reduce single‑occupancy vehicle trips, etc.) will reduce impacts, those measures alone would not eliminate transportation impacts to the study’s thresholds. Several commissioners and public commenters called attention to public‑health concerns and cumulative air‑pollution burdens in parts of the valley.

Public comment included union speakers supporting the project’s local hiring and construction‑job commitments, and environmental speakers objecting to cumulative pollution burdens and urging stronger limits on truck traffic and further environmental protections. One advocacy speaker cited elevated ozone and traffic burdens in the area and urged the commission to weigh environmental justice concerns in its decision.

After extended discussion the commission voted 5–1 to certify the Final EIR, adopt the mitigation and monitoring program, adopt a statement of overriding considerations, and approve the tentative parcel map and major development permit with a set of conditions requiring infrastructure improvements, monitoring and a set of mitigation measures described in the EIR. The commission recorded one dissenting vote citing unresolved concerns about traffic and community impacts.

What happens next: the developer must satisfy conditions of approval, including roadway improvements, water and sewer coordination, implementation of mitigation measures from the EIR and payment of applicable development impact fees, before final map and building permits are issued. The city said it will contract for third‑party monitoring of some implementation measures, with the developer responsible for monitoring costs.

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At a hearing, Mitch Nabhan, the city’s code enforcement supervisor, described how staff have been monitoring the site since it opened in fall 2024 and said measurements taken from a bike-path location immediately south of the Surf Club’s pump houses showed both compliant and noncompliant “wave profiles.” Nabhan said the city’s noise ordinance sets a 70‑decibel daytime limit (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.) that drops to 60 decibels after 6 p.m., and that the wave system was sometimes logging readings “in the plus 11 to plus 15 decibel range” above the permitted level during evening hours.

The commission heard from more than a dozen residents who live across the wash to the south. Tom Jennings of Tahquitz Creek said “we don’t want the park to fail,” but that the neighborhood has been harmed by persistent noise. Several speakers described base vibration and subwoofer bass during music events; one resident said the wave machine “is so loud that it drowns out the sound of our air conditioning unit” and that their sliding doors vibrate.

Surf Club owner Mara Smith told the commission the business has tried multiple mitigation steps, including sound blankets and structural changes inside the pump-room area and that the business has engaged consultants to explore a 22‑foot living wall and other options. “We absolutely take this serious,” Smith said, and said staff and security log noise readings hourly and that the facility has reached out to neighbors and attended HOA meetings.

Code enforcement said concert-style events in April produced 14 reported concerns over two consecutive weekends (11 reports on weekend one, three on weekend two) and that a notice of violation and a citation were issued related to those findings. Nabhan described how the department collects one-second interval logged readings from a decibel meter placed on the bike path and, when possible, conducts a second measurement near the complaining residence to approximate neighborhood experience.

On enforcement, Nabhan summarized the city’s infraction fine schedule and recent practice: “The fee schedule is codified, with a $100 for citation, $250 for a second, $500 for a third and subsequent.” He said administrative penalties assessed after repeated violations currently start at $500 and can compound for multiple violations.

Commissioners asked about staff response times (code officers generally respond in under 20 minutes when available) and whether the city can use fixed remote monitors. Nabhan said the department has beta-tested fixed devices and that the technology exists, but the department has relied on an officer‑anchored decibel reader because human notes help explain anomalies (planes, cyclists, pedestrians) in the logged data.

After public testimony and questions, commissioners directed staff to accelerate mitigation efforts and to return with results: the commission supported fast-tracking a living wall or equivalent perimeter attenuation and asked staff to work with the Surf Club and its acoustic consultants on additional measures (further acoustic shielding, reconfiguration of equipment rooms and door-closure procedures). Commissioners also asked staff to implement shared monitoring (the applicant agreed to allow city access to its monitoring data) and to return with a progress report in three to six months, with the understanding the return date could be sooner if mitigation work is completed early.

The hearing was informational; the commission did not take formal regulatory action at the meeting. Staff said the item is a 12‑month review and that any change to the Surf Club’s conditional use permit or new, enforceable conditions would require a noticed hearing and formal action at a future date.

What happens next: staff will continue technical review and mitigation planning with the applicant, implement any feasible measures that do not require a reopened CUP, and return to the commission with outcomes and updated monitoring data within the three‑to‑six‑month window the commission requested.

— Key facts in brief: code enforcement measured the Surf Club from the bike path immediately south of the pump houses; daytime limit on the property is 70 decibels (7 a.m.–6 p.m.), dropping to 60 decibels after 6 p.m.; April concert events produced 14 logged complaints and led to a notice of violation and citation; the city’s fine schedule (as stated at the hearing) is $100 for a first citation, $250 for a second, and $500 for third and subsequent infractions.

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Staff described the project as conforming to M1P zoning and said the developer revised the design after early staff review. The approved plan calls for a two‑story climate‑controlled storage building, an office and caretaker apartment, roll‑up doors for customer loading, and an eight‑space customer parking area. The proposal leaves the site’s northern parcel available for future development.

Shane Swerdlow, a land‑use consultant for 17 84 Holdings, said the company designs storage projects using neutral desert colors, masonry accents and a mix of shade trees including desert ironwood and blue palo verde; the design includes a staggered masonry screen wall with decorative breeze‑block insets as a nod to Palm Springs’ architectural tradition.

Public comment was limited and largely supportive: a representative of a neighborhood group complimented the design, and several speakers praised the applicant’s outreach and the project’s professional presentation. A member of the public asked the developer to consider covered RV parking and stronger tree canopy in parking islands; the applicant said covered RV parking had been evaluated but market analysis did not demonstrate demand for covered spaces on this site.

Commissioners approved the tentative parcel map and development permit after discussing design detail and asking the applicant to refine landscaping and wall articulation. During the motion and vote, commissioners asked staff and the applicant to forward the project to the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) for additional design refinements focused on:

- Greater three‑dimensional articulation of the building facades and perimeter walls (deeper offsets and varied materials),
- Revisit tree species and increase the number and size of trees along Gene Autry and in RV parking islands to increase shading,
- Confirm lighting color temperature and photometric cutoffs consistent with city standards (commissioners asked that fixtures be 3,000 Kelvin or less where feasible),
- Encourage the applicant to study heat‑island mitigation for the large paved areas (shade, additional trees, or reflective/cool coatings) and report results to ARC.

A roll‑call vote carried the motion unanimously. The approval includes staff conditions requiring final materials and lighting plans to be reviewed by ARC and for landscape and wall details to be finalized prior to building permits.

What happens next: the applicant will return to ARC with revised elevations, materials, landscape plans and a more detailed wall section and shading plan. Once ARC signs off and the applicant satisfies staff conditions, building permits may be issued.

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