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Planning commission, neighbors push Nexus to rethink 62‑unit Twin Palms pre‑application
Summary
A Nexus Development Corp. pre‑application for 62 units on East Palm Canyon Drive drew extensive neighborhood concern about design, height and traffic during a March 25 Palm Springs Planning Commission study session; commissioners offered guidance and did not take action.
The Palm Springs Planning Commission reviewed a pre‑application from Nexus Development Corp. for a proposed 62‑unit residential project on an 8.8‑acre vacant parcel on the south side of East Palm Canyon Drive during a March 25 study session, and provided preliminary comments without taking formal action.
The project would combine 40 detached single‑family residences and 22 duplexes, with site access from East Twin Palms Drive. Staff described the proposal as a pre‑application that would likely be submitted as a Planned Development District (PDD). The preliminary site materials show two‑story single‑family homes with maximum heights of about 24–25 feet and three‑story duplexes up to roughly 36.5 feet.
Commissioners and residents said the submission raises multiple concerns. In staff’s presentation, Noriko, the project planner, noted the proposed single‑family product is not permitted outright in the R‑3 zone, the plan requests numerous…
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