• Planning General Application

• Adjustment Permit Handout
• Fence and Walls Exception
• Variance Handout

Development:

• Change of Zone Handout Form
• Environmental Assessment Form 
• General Plan Amendment Handout Form
• Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards 
• Pre-Application Handout
• Precise Plan Handout
• SB 35 Application
  • SB 35 Eligibility Checklist

Subdivisions:

• Tentative Parcel Map Handout
• Tentative Tract Map Handout

Sign Permits:

•  Sign ARC Plan Handout - Architectural Review Commission (ARC)

Use Permits:

• Administrative Use Permit Handout
• Conditional Use Permit Handout
• Temporary Use Permit Handout
• Temporary Use Permit - Outdoor Dining Deck Application
  • Outdoor Dining Deck Guidelines

Other Applications:

• Appeal Application 
• Design Review Handout
• Entertainment Site Plan Handout
• Going Out of Business
• Landscape Certification of Completion
• Landscape Review Handout
• Recreational Vehicle (RV) Handout

Planning Fee Schedule:

• Development Fee Schedule

Plan Naming Convention

All plans submitted for review must adhere to the City of Palm Desert naming convention. The plan name for review should be in this order:

• Planning Permit Number (If this is an initial submittal a permit number will be assigned)
• Application / Permit Address
• Plan Type
• Name of Engineering Company
• Date of Submittal
• Example File Name: 42500 Fred Waring Drive, Parcel Map Waiver, ABC Consulting, April 1, 2020 .pdf.

Signature Policy

Design professionals, such as Architects and Engineers, whose “wet” signature is required for submittal of hard copy plans will be required to obtain a “digital signature” key for signature of electronically submitted plans. Non-design professionals shall sign plans via electronic signature. 

• Click here for our Electronic Plan Submittal Checklist and Signature Policy