2008-72 AMENDING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - 1800 EAST LAKE SHORE DRIVE

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of September 4, 2008 I Cal.No. 08-46 Petition of ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL to vacate 1600 BLOCKS of BUENA VISTA and RIVERSIDE AVENUES. Cal.No. 08-47 Petition of ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL to rezone property located at 1800 EAST LAKE SHORE DRIVE from R-3 Single Family Residence District to PD Planned Development District. Cal. No. 08-48 Petition of ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL to amend the PD Planned Development located at 1800 EAST LAKE ' SHORE DRIVE. Ms. Stephanie Ashe was sworn in by Mrs. Janet Poland. Ms. Ashe presented the recommendation of staff: �I , The petitioner is requesting to vacate the public right-of-way of th 1600 Blocks of Riverside ' Avenue and Buena Vista Avenue. The right-of-ways are adjacent to t e petitioner's property. The '�, vacation will enable the petitioner to expand the Hospital's parking lot. The petitioner also requests � to rezone property located at 1800 East Lake Shore Drive from R 3 Single Family Residence District to a PD Planned Development District to allow for addidional parking and a future expansion to the health care facility. Additionally, the petitioner requests that the PD be amended to include the addition of 4.16 acres to the west, a new sign on premise, 245 new parking spaces, and a future expansion to the current facility building. Letters were sent to AmerenIP, Comcast Communications, and AT&T notifying the utility companies of the vacation request and no objections to the proposed right-of-way vacation have been expressed. Because there is only one (1) licensed commercial appraiser in the City of Decatur, only one (1) appraisal was conducted on the property. The proposed vacation properties have an estimated market value of$15,000 which will be paid to the City. The formal vacation of this right-of-way will not have an adverse affe � on the general public. The right-of-way is not necessary to serve the general public. Staff is f the opinion that the best interests of the City of Decatur would be served by approving the right- f-way vacation. In 2002, the subject site was rezoned from R-3 Single Family Resid nce District and O-1 Office District to an O-1 PUD Planned Unit Development District for a new ffice building and additional parking. It was then rezoned to a Planned Development (PD) in 200 when the hospital acquired more property and requested to add more signage. The PD was then ended in 2007 to allow for emergency room directional signage on the property. The proposed new sign has already been installed and the petitioner w 11 be required to pay double permit fees. The sign is six (6) feet tall with an area of 40 square feet( ur(4) foot by ten(10) foot) and is located 52 feet from the south property line and 259 feet from the southeast corner of the cancer Care Center. The Planned Development rezoning and PD amendment will allow St. Mary's to expand its health care environment which fosters patient focused care, provides family and visitor support, enhances staff work areas to improve operational efficiency, as well as allow for the integration with existing facility support services.