2010-07 AMENDING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM No. 10-10 February 10, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy a d City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Greg C. Crowe, Assistant City Manag Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Amend the PD Planned Development District located at 1800 East Lake Shore Drive SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the amendment to the Planned Development District with the following conditions: 1) All of the temporary signage will have to be removed by June 30, 2012 this includes the three (3) banners on the south side, one (1) on the west, two (2) project announcement signs at the entrances and the signage encompassing the construction site itself. Sign permits will be required before any signage is installed. The City Plan Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the petition at the February 4, 2010 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject petition requests that the approximately 33 acre Planned Development be amended to allow for temporary signage. 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. 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. There will be three (3) vertical banners with an area of 240 square feet for a total of 720 square feet of signage on the south side of the hospital. On the west side of the hospital, there will be a 2,000 square foot sign. The signage to encompass the construction site itself will be 800 (8'X100') square feet and attached to the fence, this will help to create a site barrier between the construction site and the motoring public. There will also be two (2) 60 square foot signs located