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Palm Springs commissioners continue Essena tract‑map decision amid traffic and density concerns
Summary
The Planning Commission continued a decision on two tentative tract maps for the Essena master plan after residents and some commissioners pressed for clearer guarantees that the city’s minimum 15 dwelling‑units/acre requirement and emergency‑access and traffic impacts will be secured for future phases.
The Palm Springs Planning Commission on Feb. 24 deferred action on two tentative tract maps in the Essena planning area after weeks of public correspondence and sustained questioning from commissioners about density, traffic and enforcement of future promises.
The commission was asked to approve two tentative tract maps from SunCal (two maps totaling 94 single‑family lots) that staff said implement entitlements originally approved in 2003. Staff and the applicant told commissioners the proposed subdivisions alone do not create new density beyond what the city previously analyzed and that the 2003 mitigated negative declaration (MND) and general‑plan policies still apply.
Why it matters: Residents and some commissioners said the approval would effectively rely on future phases to deliver a high‑density parcel that staffs says is necessary to meet the general‑plan minimum of 15 dwelling units…
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