Electric Vehicle ("EV") Charging Center

Project Name: Electric Vehicle (“EV”) Charging Center

Project Applicant: Ramp Charging, LLC.

Project Address: South of Tipton Road & I-10 Interchange

APNs: 516-110-001 & 516-110-013

Case Numbers: DP-2025-0012, AR-2025-0080, GPA-2025-0001, CUP-2025-0006

Application Submittal Date: 7-11-2025

Project Manager: Ken Lyon, RA, Principal City Planner (ken.lyon@palmspringsca.gov)

Project Description: A General Plan Amendment (“GPA”) requesting to change the Land Use Designation from Open Space – Desert to Regional Commercial, a Development Permit, a Major Architectural Application and a Conditional Use Permit application proposing an EV Charging center for passenger vehicles and medium and heavy vehicles with approximately 120 charging stalls for passenger and some commercial vehicles and roughly eight (8) charging stalls for heavy duty trucks. Electric power would come from the SCE grid supplemented with up to eight megawatts of on-site photovoltaic solar panels and battery storage. The project includes related commercial uses including a roughly 12,000-square foot travel center building with fast-food restaurants a convenience store and lounge, two free-standing commercial buildings, roughly 4,500 square feet and 2,500 square feet respectively suitable for restaurant, retail or other freeway-oriented uses, parking and landscaping. The project proposes to take access from the Tipton Road interchange at the I-10.

Current Status: (as of January, 2026) In review; EIR required.

Preliminary renderings of the roughly 12,000 sf Travel Center building:

Preliminary Elevations of the two smaller free-standing commercial buildings: