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Planning commission grants one-year extension for approved residential care facility CUP in Cathedral City
Summary
The commission approved a one-year time extension for Conditional Use Permit 21-014, which authorizes a 14,000-square-foot residential care facility for the elderly (25 beds); the new expiration date is June 7, 2026.
The Cathedral City Planning Commission approved a one-year extension for Conditional Use Permit 21-014, which was originally approved June 7, 2023, to allow the applicant additional time to advance a planned 14,000-square-foot residential care facility for the elderly with 25 beds.
Staff said CUP 21-014 applies to a 0.9-acre site west of Date Palm Drive and about 800 feet south of Vista Chino. Planning staff told the commission that the request is for a time extension only — the CUP itself is not under reconsideration and the public hearing is not reopened. Staff recommended a one-year extension, which would move the permit expiration to June 7, 2026, and noted that no additional extensions would be allowed thereafter.
Applicant Steve Macopian spoke in support, explaining the project encountered engineering and flood-map work tied to post-Hurricane Hillary FEMA mapping and that his engineering team and city staff were working through final technical details. Macopian told the commission he expected to resolve outstanding engineering questions in two to three months and thanked staff for catching the approaching expiration so the project would not lapse.
Action: The commission approved Time Extension 25-003, granting a one-year extension for CUP 21-014 and setting the new expiration date to June 7, 2026. The motion passed unanimously (recorded as “all ayes”).
Why it matters: The extension preserves the applicant’s entitlement while engineering and permitting work continues, preventing automatic expiration of the CUP and the need to reapply.
What’s next: The applicant will continue with engineering, flood, and permit coordination; staff will monitor progress and the permit will expire on the new date unless building permits or additional approvals are obtained.
