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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2899
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A TWELVE-MONTH TIME
EXTENSION FOR PRECISE PLAN 22-0009 AND TENTATIVE PARCEL
MAP 38728 UNTIL OCTOBER 26, 2026
CASE NO. PP 22-0009/TPM 38728 Extension No. 1
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 26th
day of October 2023, adopt Resolution No. 2023-050, approving Precise Plan 22-0009
and Tentative Parcel Map 38728 for a 114,700 square foot medical office park located at
the southwest corner of Gerald Ford Drive and Technology Drive, generally known as
University Medical Office Park (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, the original resolution for Precise Plan 22-0009 and Tentative Parcel
Map 38728 established a 24-month life and was set to expire on October 26, 2025; and
WHEREAS, a timely request was filed by John Vuksic of Prest Vuksic Greenwood
Architects, the authorized representative for the property owner, for an extension of
Precise Plan 22-0009 and TPM 38728; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2025, the applicant submitted a letter to the city
requesting the extension of time stating that ownership was in negotiations with potential
tenants and a submittal of construction documents for permitting was anticipated in
November 2025.
WHEREAS, the original findings and Conditions of Approval in the entirety for
Planning Case Nos. PP 22-0009 and TPM 38728 as stated in City Resolution No. 2023-
050 are still applicable to the project and incorporated herein by reference (Exhibit B);
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did
on the 19th day of August 2025, consider the request by the property owner for approval
of the above-noted extension of time request at a public meeting; and
WHEREAS, at the said public meeting, upon hearing and considering all testimony
and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, the Planning
Commission did find the following facts and reasons, which are outlined in the staff report
exist to justify approval of said request; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City
of Palm Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The Planning Commission hereby finds that the foregoing
recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein as substantive findings of this
Resolution.
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2899
SECTION 2. Project Approval. The Planning Commission approves a twelve-
month time extension for Planning Case Nos. Precise Plan 22-0009 and TPM 38728 to
October 26, 2026, subject to the Conditions of Approval attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
ADOPTED ON August 19, 2025
LINDSAY HOLT
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
ROSIE LUA
SECRETARY
I, Rosie Lua, Secretary of the City of Palm Desert Planning Commission, hereby
certify that Resolution No. 2899 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at
a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert on August 19,
2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COLLUM, MEYERHOFF, NICKERSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: HOLT
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: GREENWOOD
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Desert, California, on December _3_, 2025.
ROSIE LUA
SECRETARY
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2899
EXHIBIT A
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
CASE NOS. PP22-0009/TPM 38728 EXTENSION OF TIME NO. 1
PLANNING DIVISION:
1. The Applicant agrees that in the event of any administrative, legal, or equitable action
instituted by a third party challenging the validity of any of the procedures leading to
the adoption of these Project Approvals for the Project, or the Project Approvals
themselves, the Developer and City each shall have the right, in their sole discretion,
to elect whether or not to defend such action. The Developer, at its sole expense, shall
defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City (including its agents, officers, and
employees) from any such action, claim, or proceeding with counsel chosen by the
City, subject to the Developer’s approval of counsel, which shall not be unreasonably
denied, and at the Developer’s sole expense. If the City is aware of such an action or
proceeding, it shall promptly notify the Developer and cooperate in the defense. The
Developer, upon such notification, shall deposit with City sufficient funds in the
judgment of the City Finance Director to cover the expense of defending such action
without any offset or claim against said deposit to assure that the City expends no
City funds. If both Parties elect to defend, the Parties hereby agree to affirmatively
cooperate in defending said action and to execute a joint defense and confidentiality
agreement in order to share and protect the information under the joint defense
privilege recognized under applicable law. As part of the cooperation in defending an
action, City and Developer shall coordinate their defense in order to make the most
efficient use of legal counsel and to share and protect information. The Developer
and City shall each have sole discretion to terminate its defense at any time. The City
shall not settle any third-party litigation of Project approvals without the Developer’s
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed
unless the Developer materially breaches this indemnification requirement.
2. The Applicant shall comply with the Conditions of Approval of the previously approved
per City Council Resolution No. 2023-050, attached hereto as Exhibit “B” in their
entirety. The Conditions of Approval are still applicable and valid and are incorporated
herein by reference.
3. The Precise Plan 22-0009 and Tentative Parcel Map 38728 map will expire on
October 26, 2026, unless an extension of time is granted by the City of Palm Desert’s
Planning Commission.
END OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2899
EXHIBIT B
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2023-050
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