2009-03 AMENDING INSTITUTIONAL OVERLAY DISTRICT - PETITION OF DECATUR MEMORIAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

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. ' . Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of January 8,2009 Cal.No. 09-01 Petition of DECATU� MEMORIAL HEALTH FOiJNDATION, 2300 North Edward Street to amend the Institutional Overlay District (I-OL) according to the City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance (Ord. #3512, Section XX.C., as amended) Mrs. Joselyn Stewart was sworn in by Mrs. Janet Poland. Mrs. Stewart presented the recommendation of staf£ The Institutional Overlay (I-OL) District was created in December 2004. It is a tool to provide standards for expansion of community institutions that serve the public. The I-OL is designed to meet the needs of the institution while providing safeguards to the surrounding neighborhoods. Containing approximately 94.5 acres, the district is located between North Main Street and North ' Church Street on the east; North Monroe Street on the west; Keller Lane, Hay Street and Harrison Avenue on the south; and Damon Street and McKinley Avenue on the north. This is the area of projected growth for Decatur Memorial Health Foundation. The following are amendments to Section XX.C.8. of the Zoning Ordinance that the hospital is requesting to meet their future needs: , Amend Section XX.C.8.a.vi. by deleting: I An electronic message unit measuring not more than 31 square feet in area shall be permitted at the southwest corner of McKinley Avenue and North Main Street; such message unit shall only be permitted on the North face of the sign. Such sign shall be constructed and installed as illustrated in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof. Amend Section XX.C.8.a.vi. by adding: Four(4) Electronic Message Unit signs shall be permitted. The four(4)permitted locations are as follows: 1. The Southwest corner of the intersection of North Main Street and West McKinley Avenue. 2. The Northwest corner of the intersection of North Main Street and West Kenwood Avenue. 3. The Southeast corner of the intersection of West McKin�ey Avenue and North Monroe Street. 4. The Northeast corner of the previously vacated West Hay Street and North Monroe Street. The four(4)permitted Electronic Message Unit signs shall not exceed 25 feet in height and shall not exceed 100 square feet in area. The Electronic Message Unit portion of the sign shall not exceed 50 square feet in area. The Electronic Message Unit shall be dimmed to 50 percent between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The proposed amendment to the Institutional Overlay District is in compliance with the intent of Section XX of the Zoning Ordinance.