Planning Commission conditionally approves 32,000‑sq‑ft "Casa del Cabo" bed‑and‑breakfast with connectivity, driveway limits added

The Indio Planning Commission on Jan. 22 conditionally approved the Casa del Cabo planning review (case PRD240012) by adopting Resolution No. 2101, permitting a proposed 32,000‑square‑foot bed‑and‑breakfast with eight guest suites on a roughly 3.3‑acre parcel near the southwest corner of John Nobles Avenue and Arabia Street.

Assistant planner Nicolas Withron told the commission the site is designated Connected Neighborhood High in the City of Indio General Plan 2040 and zoned Connected Neighborhood 20 (CN‑20) in the City of Indio Unified Development Code. Withron said staff’s analysis found the project consistent with the general plan and the UDC and reported the project is categorically exempt from CEQA; staff recommended approval of Resolution No. 2101 with a set of conditions.

Applicant representatives described the proposal as a boutique, estate‑style bed‑and‑breakfast and emphasized community benefits. A lead presenter identified himself as the project representative and outlined a design built around a network of courtyard courts and public garden space along the street front. He said the project would include community programming and partnerships—naming College of the Desert and the Coachella Valley Historical Museum as potential partners—and offered a pledge…