2011-58 AMENDING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: St. Mary's Hospital GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date September 1,2011 Calendar No. 11-35 Property Location 1800 East Lake Shore Drive Requested Action Amend the PD Planned Development District Petitioner St. Mary's Hospital Representative Shane Major, Bendsen Signs LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property HospitaINacant PD Low Density Residential/Institutional North School/Single Family R-3/ O- Schools/Low Density Residential Residence/Daycare 1 South Park R-2 Parks, Open Space, Flood Plain East Single Family Residence/Day R-3/ O- Institutional/Lake Care/Lake 1 West Single Family Residence R-3 Low Density Residential BACKGROUND 1. The approximately 33 acre subject site currently contains St. Mary's Hospital, Medical Offices, and parking lots. 2. In 2002, the subject site was rezoned from R-3 Single Family Residence District and 0-1 Office District to an 0-1 PUD Planned Unit Development District for a new office building and additional parking. It was then rezoned to a Planned Development (PD) in 2003 when the hospital acquired more property and requested to add more signage. The PD was then amended in 2007 to allow for emergency room directional signage on the property. An amendment occurred in September of 2008 to allow for additional acreage to be added to the west, a new sign and 245 new parking spaces. Another amendment in March of 2009 allowed for the expansion of the emergency department, admitting and lobby areas as well as additional parking spaces. The latest amendment occurred in February of 2010 to allow for temporary signage to promote the emergency room expansion until the construction project is completed. The temporary signage is to be removed when the construction project is complete or by June 30, 2012. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The subject petition requests that the PD be amended to allow for four (4) new monument style freestanding signs with stone covering the structures on campus. There are currently four (4) freestanding signs on the campus. This amendment would only actually increase the total number to six (6) because two (2) signs are going to be replaced with the new signage. There will be a sign at each of the three (3) entrances to the hospital campus. These signs will be 11 feet in height with cabinet/sign area not to exceed 64 square feet. The signs are essentially large wayfinding signs which will help patients and visitors navigate the campus with ease. Two (2) of these signs will be setback