2004-95 CREATING AN INSITUTIONAL OVERLAY DISTRICT - DECATUR MEMORIAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

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I ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM II Memo No. 04-171 December 1, 2004 � TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council Members FROM: Steve Garm ity Manager Dane C. Br , AICP,Assistant City Manage Kathy J. Mil r, AICP, Senior Planner �� SUBJECT: Decatur Memorial Health Foundation Institutional Overlay District(I-OL) SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed Institutional Overlay District with the following requirements: Site Plans meeting the requirements of this proposal may be submitted to the Economic and Urban Development Department and the Engineering and Infrastructure Department for approval. Each submittal must refer to the approved I-OL District, Cal. No. 04-50 on the plan. Site Plans not meeting the above conditions must be submitted to the Plan Commission and the City Council for approval. Any request by DMH for a variance to the above requirements must be reviewed by the Plan Commission and the City Council. The Plan Commission reviewed the request at the November 4, 2004 meeting and recommended approval with a vote of 8 to 0 with one (1) abstention. Plan Commission minutes are attached. BACKGROUND: The Institutional Overlay (I-OL) District 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 99.7 acres, the proposed overlay district is located between North Main Street and North Church Street on the east; North Monroe Street on the west; Keller Lane, Hay Street, Harrison Avenue and Monroe Park 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 of the Zoning Ordinance that the hospital is requesting to meet their future needs or to meet existing conditions: 3.(a)(i) Add to the permitted uses, surface parking and other parking facilities.