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Council approves zoning change and permit for King’s Schools campus expansion in Cathedral City
Summary
The City Council approved a zoning amendment, conditional use permit revision and administrative variance to allow King’s School of the Desert to renovate and expand its campus to about 52,000 sq ft without increasing enrollment; council approved related land‑use conditions after staff said the gym would be restricted to school activities unless a special use permit is later obtained.
Dom of the city planning department presented the King’s Schools campus renovation and expansion, telling council: “My name is Dom, and I’ll be presenting this item for your consideration.” The proposal would amend the resort‑residential (RR) zoning to permit schools (subject to a conditional use permit), revise the school’s conditional use permit to allow an ultimate campus build‑out of about 52,000 square feet and authorize an administrative variance to increase the gym height by up to 10 percent.
The planner said the campus has operated for decades as a nonconforming use and that the amendment would align the RR district’s treatment of schools with other…
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