2010-07 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 February 4,2010 Calendar No. 10-02 Property Location 1800 East Lake Shore Drive Requested Action Amend the PD Planned Development District Petitioner St. Mary's Hospital Representative Barb Beck,Executive Director-Patient Services LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Hospital/Vacant PD Low Density Residential/Institutional North School/Single Family R-3/ Schools/Low Density Residence/Daycare 0-1 Residential South Park R-2 Parks, Open Space, Flood Plain East Single Family R-3/ Institutional/Lake Residence/Day Care/Lake 0-1 West Single Family Residence I 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. The latest amendment occurred in March of 2009 to allow for the expansion of the emergency department, admitting and lobby areas as well as additional parking spaces. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The subject petition requests that the PD be amended to allow for temporary signage on the building, on a fence encompassing the construction site and at the two (2) entrances. The signage is being requested to promote the emergency room expansion project. The construction project is expected to last two (2) years and therefore beyond the Zoning Ordinances definition of a temporary sign. The signs on the building and fence will be constructed of outdoor vinyl mesh and the entrance signs will be constructed of Medium Density Overlay (MDO) board.