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Planning Commission approves first phase of Indio Grande Marketplace redevelopment; Hagan Company to build two retail buildings
Summary
The Planning Commission approved planning review for two single‑story commercial buildings totaling about 12,800 square feet at the Indio Grande Marketplace (case PRD240014). The Hagan Company plans a phased redevelopment and told commissioners it expects construction in later phases as tenants are identified.
The City of Indio Planning Commission on May 28 approved planning review for two single‑story commercial buildings totaling approximately 12,800 square feet at the Indio Grande Marketplace (case PRD240014), a first phase of a multi‑phase redevelopment proposed by the Hagan Company.
Nicolas (Nico) Withron, assistant planner, summarized the proposal: two ground‑level commercial pads (labeled Buildings 2A and 2B) on a roughly 1.48‑acre site at 82227 Highway 111 (APN 614020027) within Sub Area 18 of the Highway 111 Corridor Specific Plan. The site’s land use is Midtown, in the mixed‑use corridor zone. The proposal included parking, ADA‑compliant walkways, bicycle parking, drought‑tolerant landscaping, and preservation of nine mature fan palms along the Highway 111 frontage.
Staff said the buildings would be 24–29 feet tall with parapet articulation, and that the project qualifies as a “limited land use” under section 3.14 of the specific plan; Sub Area 18 allows up to three limited land‑use developments, and staff stated this is the first such approval in that subarea. Staff reported approximately 18% landscape coverage, exceeding the specific plan minimum of 10%, and recommended revisions to conditions of approval: clarifying that the city’s 50% parking shading requirement will be met as part of the broader marketplace redevelopment and removing a prior condition that had required transparent windows along Highway 111, noting the proposed pedestrian plaza meets frontage activation intent.
Tarek Shire, land‑use consultant for the applicant, and Alex Hagan, owner of the Hagan Company, told commissioners the Hagan Company will invest more than $3,500,000 in the initial phase and that the company is working to secure tenants. Hagan said the company anticipates starting construction on the initial buildings at the end of the year and targets completion in the third or fourth quarter of 2026, but both he and the applicant cautioned that timing depends on tenant agreements and permitting.
No members of the public addressed the item during the hearing. Commissioners praised the project’s potential to reactivate the corridor and moved to approve staff’s recommended resolution (no. 2113) with updated conditions. Roll call recorded Commissioners Santos, Ortiz and Frantz voting yes and the motion carried.
