Palm Springs planning commission to consider major hotel expansion along North Palm Canyon Drive

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)  - A vacant former Days Inn along North Palm Canyon could soon be transformed into "The Verb in Palm Springs," a nearly 180 room resort as Palm Springs commissioners prepare to review a major redevelopment proposal Tuesday.

The project, proposed by O2 Architecture on behalf of the property owner, calls for an expansion of the hotel and restaurant at 1973 N. Palm Canyon Dr.

If approved, the development would increase the hotel's room count from 107 to 179 rooms and add a new two-story hotel building along with a relocated restaurant and lobby.

The staff report said, "the scope of work includes the demolition of one existing hotel building, the current lobby and the diner. The remaining two hotel buildings and back of house building will be rehabilitated. The proposed design introduces five buildings: three hotel buildings, a back of house building and a combined restaurant-lobby structure."

The project has been determined to be categorically exempt from further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, with staff concluding it would not result in significant impacts to traffic, noise, air quality or water quality.

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