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

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: St. Mary's Hospital,Amend PD GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date February 1, 2007 Calendar No. 07-01 Property Location St. Mary's Hospital Campus Requested Action Amend PD Planned Development for Si age Petitioner St. Mary's Hospital Representative C &K Custom Signs LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Hospital Campus PD L w Density Residential North Eisenhower High School, R-3 S hools and Parks, Low Single Family Residential D nsity Residential South Chandler Park R-2 P rks, Open Space East Lake Decatur L e West Single Family R-3 L w Density Residential Residential/Vacant BACKGROUND 1. In November 2003, the Plan Commission recommended appr val and the City Council approved the rezoning to a planned development for the hospit 1 campus. The planned development allowed for a freestanding sign to be constructed at the orner of Lake Share Drive and South 16th Street. Since that time, the hospital administration as discovered that patients and visitors have a difficult time locating the emergency entrance. T ere is a need for directional signage to assist patients in navigating their way through the hosp tal campus. The approved Planned Development did not include a sign plan; therefore the amen ment is necessary to allow for wall signage. The petitioner is requesting that the total square fo tage of all wall signage not to exceed 10 percent of the wall or fa�ade on which it is located. T ere will be no limit on the number of signs that can be on the wall or fa�ade, however, the co bined square footage of all wall signs can not exceed 10 percent of the wall or farade on which t ey are located. STAFF ANALYSIS 2. The proposed signage will greatly enhance the patients' abilit to 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 s gnage as needed to direct patients to appropriate buildings. The wall signage will not adversel impact the neighborhood. STAFF RECOMMENDATION 3. The proposed signage is consistent with the intent of the pr iously approved planned development and will not adversely affect the neighborhood. Staff r commends approval of the petition.