Global Wildlife Discovery Museum - EA25-0003 & PDP25-0003

Global Wildlife Discovery Museum - EA25-0003 & PDP25-0003

The project proposes to construct a new single-story 21,967 square foot museum located on the corner of Mirage Cove Drive and Highway 111. The project contains three parcels that will be merged into one parcel totaling 6.78 acres, which includes a rock outcrop that rises to an elevation of 370 feet. One of the parcels was previously the site of the 1978 Chart House Restaurant, which was demolished in 2013 due to fire damage. The proposed building design incorporates the rock outcrop and requires removal of a small portion of the adjoining hillside, which was previously modified to accommodate the previous restaurant. The museum will include a lobby, a coffee shop, a gift shop, storage spaces, office spaces, restrooms, an outdoor plaza with a fountain, a main parking lot, and an overflow parking lot with separate access from Mirage Cove Drive. The museum includes a bus drop off in front of the building and an overflow parking lot for buses, special events, and groups. The Global Wildlife Discovery Museum will provide interactive exhibits, virtual habitats, conservation labs, and live educational events. Display areas will include representations of the animals, birds, reptiles, flora, and fauna in their natural environment.

Rancho Mirage

Riverside

Southern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 20, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Educational (21,967 sq.ft. museum on a 6.78 acre project site)

Site Plan, Preliminary Development Plan

Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Tribal Cultural Resources