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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> Hearing Date April 1,2021 <br /> Case No. 21-02 <br /> Property Location 2692, 2696, and 2698 North Church Street <br /> Request Approve Development Plan for the construction of a <br /> maintenance/office building as an ancillary use to Decatur Memorial <br /> Hospital located at 2692, 2696 and 2698 North Church Street within <br /> the I-OL Institutional Overlay District. <br /> Petitioner Decatur Memorial Hospital (DMH) <br /> Representative Chastain&Associates LLC <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The subject petition requests to approve the Development Plan for the construction of a <br /> maintenance/office building as an ancillary use to Decatur Memorial Hospital within the I-OL <br /> Institutional Overlay District. <br /> Surrounding Land Use and Zoning <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Vacant,Undeveloped R-3,B-2,I-OL Residential—Low Density <br /> North Single Family Residence R-3 Residential—Low Density <br /> South Single Family Residence R-3,I-OL Residential—Low Density <br /> East Vacant,Undeveloped B-2 Heavy Commercial <br /> West Health Care: Cancer Care Center R-3,I-OL Institutional <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> Decatur Memorial Hospital is in need of a nearby facility for their ground's maintenance crew <br /> and associated equipment. The proposed structure is ancillary to the daily function of the <br /> Hospital as it will serve as the headquarters to the maintenance crew who will meticulously work <br /> to maintain and improve the institution's campus grounds. <br /> The structure, approximately 4,300 feet in area, is designed to have two (2) offices,two (2) parts <br /> storage areas, two (2)ADA compliant bathrooms, a break room and two (2) garage bays. <br /> Additionally,the site will host four(4)parking spaces which include one(1)ADA space, <br /> detention areas for runoff, a screened refuse area accessed off the alley, and a buffer yard to the <br /> south to protect the existing residential uses. Landscaping will be provided. The proposed layout <br /> meets all the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, including the I-OL District and no variances <br /> are being requested with this petition. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> The intent of the I-OL Institutional Overlay District is to provide standards for regional and <br /> community-wide institutions that serve the general good of the public, such as hospitals, colleges <br /> and universities. The I-OL District is designed to meet the special needs of these uses while <br /> providing safeguards to the surrounding neighborhoods. <br />