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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEM RANDUM <br /> Memo No. 07-21 <br /> Februar 14, 2007 ' <br /> Y <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Ga City Manager <br /> Greg G Cr , Director of Economic and Urban Dev lopmer�' <br /> Suzan Stic e, Seniar Plannerss <br /> SUBJECT: Amendment to the St. Mary's Hospital Planned Devel pment <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approv 1 of the amendments to the <br /> St. Mary's Hospital Planned development for signage as proposed. The City Plan Commission <br /> voted 9-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the February 1, 2007 hearing; the minutes of <br /> the meeting are attached. <br /> BACKGROUND: In November 2003, the City Council approved the rezoning to a Planned <br /> Development for the hospital campus. The Planned Development allowed for a freestanding <br /> sign to be constructed at the corner of Lake Shore Drive and South 6th Street. Since that time, <br /> the hospital administration has discovered that patients and visitors h ve a difficult time locating <br /> the emergency entrance. There is a need for directional signage to ssist patients in navigating <br /> their way through the hospital campus. The approved Planned Dev lopment did not include a <br /> sign plan; therefore the amendment is necessary to allow far wall sig�age. The amendment will <br /> not limit the number of signs that can be on the wall or fa�ade, ho ever, the combined square <br /> footage of all wall signs can not exceed 10 percent of the wall o fa�ade on which they are <br /> located. <br /> The proposed signage will greatly enhance the patients' abilit to locate their intended <br /> destination within the hospital's campus. Although, no other signage is currently planned for the <br /> site, the proposed amendment will allow St. Mary's to add wall s'gnage as needed to direct <br /> patients to appropriate buildings. The proposed signage is consi tent with the intent of the <br /> previously approved PD and will not adversely affect the neighborho d. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors to th�se amendments at the Plan <br /> Commission meeting. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forward d to Suzan Stickle at 424- <br /> 2786 or at smstickle(c�decaturnet.or�. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None <br />