2007-05 AMENDING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of February 1, 2007 Cal. No. 07-01 Petition of ST. MARY'S OSPITAL, 1800 East Lake Shore Drive, to amend the Planned Development to modify sign ge. Ms. Stickle was sworn in by Mrs. Althoff. Ms. Stickle presented the recommendation of staff: In November 2003, the Plan Commission recommended approval and the City Council approved the rezoning to a Planned Development for the hospital campus. The Planned Development allowed for a freestanding sign to be constructed at the corner of Lake Shore Drive and South 16`h Street. Since that time, the hos ital administration has discovered that patients and visitors have a difficult time 1 cating the emergency entrance. There is a need for directional signage to assist patients in navigating their way through the hospital campus. The approved Planned Developme did not include a sign plan; therefore the amendment is necessary to allow for wall si age. The petitioner is requesting that the total square footage of all wall signage not to xceed 10 percent of the wall or farade on which it is located. There will be no limit on t e number of signs that can be on the wall or fa�ade, however, the combined square foot ge of all wall signs can not exceed 10 percent of the wall or fa�ade on which they are loca ed. The proposed signage will greatly enhance the patients' ability o locate their intended destination within the hospital's campus. Although, no other signage is currently planned for the site, the proposed amendment will allow St. Mary's to add wall signage as needed to direct patients to appropriate buildings. The wall signage will not adversely impact the neighborhood. The proposed signage is consistent with the intent of the previousl approved PD and will not adversely affect the neighborhood. Staff recommends approv 1 of the petition. Section XXIX. of the Zoning Ordinance requires the Plan Co ission to hold a public hearing and then forward its report and recommendation to the City Council for final approval. A motion to forward Calendar Number 07-01 to t e City Council with a recommendation of approval is suggested. Mr. Anderson stated that if St. Mary's Hospital were allowed to se ten percent (10%) of the building for a sign, the sign would be really large. Ms. Stickle stated yes it would be a large sign and that the ordin nce allows commercial establishments in the B-1, B-2, M-1, and M-2 to go up ten per ent (10%). When the original PD went through the only thing that was put in about signs was at South 16tn Street and Lakeshore; there was nothing else in the PD about signs. Mr. Nardholm asked how Calendar No. 07-04 will effect Calendar No. 07-01.