2002-18 GRANTING SPECIAL PERMIT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - 2200 NORTH UNION STREET

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Decatur City Plan Commission April 4, 2002 Page Two Mr. Van Steenhuyse presented the recommendation of staff: Staff met with representatives of Decatur Memorial Hospital in September 2001 to discuss the hospital's expansion plans. It was agreed that any development outside of the hospitaPs traditional campus would be done as a PUD so that the public would have an opportunity to comment on projects that may affect the sunounding neighborhood. In November 2001, in order to accommodate the parking needs of the expanded 300 West Hay Street o�ce building, DMH requested approval of a parking lot within a residential district, located south of Kenwood in the 2200 Block of North Union, from the Zoning Board of Appeals. The Zoning Board approved the request, subject to the condition that a PUD be filed for the parking area as well as for any additional parking areas and work within any vacated right-of-way. The parking lot has since been constructed In December 2001, the City Council approved a request from DMH to vacate West Hay Street between Monroe and Union and North Union Street from Kenwood to West Hay,whichwas opposed by the pastor and parishioners of St. Thomas Church. Prior to Council approval, the church and DMH came to an agreement whereby DMH would keep the street open but would construct a gate that would be kept closed except for during weekend mas�s and special events. With this commitment, the church dropped their opposition to the proposal. The streets are now vacated and belong to DMH. Mr. Van Steenhuyse explained that DMH proposes to expand the Union Street parking areas north to Kenwood and add 47 new parking spaces to the lot. The site plan for the parking area shows the Union Street parking lot as well as the vacated Union Street right-of-way. The PUD encompasses the existing parking lot as well as a new, expanded parking area to the no�h at the corner of Union and Kenwood. This new parking area includes 47 additional parking spaces to be added to the 125 spaces already in place. The parking area shows a 24-foot wide landscaped strip where it is adjacent to the west side of an existing single family home on Kenwood. A 15-foot strip is provided on the south side of the adjacent single family house. A hedge is shown providing a headlight screen along both Union and Kenwood streets. Also shown is the location of the gate agreed to between DMH and St. Thomas Church. This is located just south of where Hay Street ends at Union Street. The gate detail shows that it will be in a very formal style,with decorative brick piers. The second site plan sheet shows improvements to the former Hay Street right-of-way. Mr. Van Steenhuyse noted that currently West Hay Street between Monroe and Union is a four lane street with a four-foot median. The new cross-section will be a two-lane street with center left tum lanes. The north part of the street will be demolished and the curb moved to the south. The south curb line will remain in its original position. No work is planned in the south side of the right-of-way. The planned improvements to the north side of the street include new curbs,