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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Resolution No. 0780 RESOimION NO , /)8 SERIES OF 1990 - A RESOimION /\MENDING THE Sl'IEDISH MEDIOL COm::R PLANNED DE.VEl.OP;·lEtl'I' FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDING A SIX-Sl'ORY PARKING SI'RUCl'URE TO PROVIDE I\DDITIOOAL PARKING FOR MEDICAL OFFICE BUIIDI!lG III M1l Clt'IIG HOSP I TAL , WHERE."'5, the Swedish Planned Developirent wa s approved by Resolution 30, Series of 19 89; an d l'niEREAS, an amenchent to the Planned Develoµre nt was approved by Resolution 47, Series of 1989; and \'IHEREI\S , Swedish has f .lled an amendrrent to the approved Planned Developr-,nt to add a six-stc>l)', 614 space parking structure to provide additional parking for !Iedical Of fice Building III and Craig Hospital; and l'IHEREI\S, the prq,osed amencment will not alter the relationship of the approved Planned Develqxrent to i:he Catprehensive Plan; and l'IHERE."'5, Meil:~al Office SUilding II was leased to capacity before it was constructed, tnus necessi t a ting construction of Medica l Office Building III soone r than anticipateC ; and \'IJ·IERI:l\S, construction of !-tedical Office Building III necessitates additional pc"lrking; an d WHEREAS, the amenclrrent to the S\o/edish r.ie dical Center Planned Develq:rnent was considered by the Planning and Zoning :"<mnission at a Public Hearing on August 7 , 1990; and WHEREAS, the amenment application filed by Swedish t•Iedical Center for the property located between East Girard Avenue, East Harrpden Avenue, South Clarkson Street, a'1d 5outh Emerson Street is in carpliance with the Plann<?d Development regulations and is consistent with the intent and purpose of the cat;:,rehens ive Plan ; and t·.'HD,.El\S, the prO:)Ose d ?r.endrent will not affect the previously approved building footprints , parking or l a.ndsc a ping ; and hiirnEAS, the PlrlMing and Zon ing Carrnission approved the application by ~dish Me dical Center for the arrencinent ·.-.d th certain conditions; N01 , THEREFORE, BE IT !lESOLV!'D DY TllE CIT\' COONCIL CR THE CIT\' OF ENGLEl'KXlD, COIDlNXJ, TWIT : Section 1. The City of Eng lewood City Council hereby approves the recarrrendat1ons of the Englewood Planning and Zoning Carrnission amenanents to t.oe Planned lleveloprrent adopted hy Resolution No . 30, Series of 1989 and Resolution No , 47, &J ries of 1989: -1 - 1. TRI\FFIC OPERATiaiS . A. Signalization Upgrades : Up<.;rade t.oe traffic signalization at the Clarkson /Hanpden and Clarkson/G irard intersections by the installation of new multi-phase traffic controllers, l oop detectors and interconnect wiring. These b." signals should be intercomiected with the City 's master traffic control system. B. Remove on-street parking fran both sides of Ha:rpden between Clarkson and Errerson and install side-by-side left turn lanes on East Hanpden Avenue in conjunction with the new garage. c. Install flashing warning beacon on Clarkson Street at the acce, 3 to the prop:,sed gara<ce. o. Monitor traffic volurres at the intersections o f Lc.>n/U.S. 285. \'/hen the volume of eastbwnd to northbound l e ft turns reaches 200 vehicl es per hour, begin preliminary eng ;.neering s tudies to construct double left t c.:n lanes . (The present maximum volume is 160 to 1 n left t:J.I'ns per hour. ) E. U.S . 285/East Ha.,..-,&,n Intersection. It is approved that either one of two actions be cai;:,leted: 1. Construct a continuous right turn l ane form the signalized intersection at Gilpin/U.S . 285 to t.oe turnoff to East Harrpden Avenue; or 2. Cl ose the acceleration lane at Gilpin and U.S . 285 and construct a new deceleratbn l ane east of the East Hanpden turr.off. 2 . P[l)ES'J'RLI\II S.'\FETY , A. Require the con struction of a Pedestrian Bridge over Clarkson Street spanning between the new parking garage and the new ms III. B. Prohibit rti.d-b lock pedestrian crossings ac ross South Clarkson Street along the parking garage frontage . Don't allow pedestrian street l evel access to the garage except at its northern limit. 3 . ?.lJU<IlJG OPEPATiai S. A. Design the parking garage so that, if conflicting l eft turns on Hanpden Avenue becare a problP.m , garage access can be achieved fran the mid-b lock alley between Clarkson and Dl-erson. B. Encourage access to the existing SWedish Medical Center E!IT1)loyee parking lot located just east of the garage site , fran Di-erson Street only . Prohibit access to the existing Dl-erson !,':reet parking lot fran the alley if the present alley access is utilized for garage access . -2 - C. Encoorage midday parkers at the garage to use the HM'pden Avenue access . 4, Crnt>lete the upgrading of the signals at =ing and Han;>den, Logan and Hanpden, and Logan and Girard as required by the original Planned DevelCJ!""ent but not yet inplmented . 5 . An additional traffic a,alysis shall be carried out if: A. Additicnal hospital or office expansion , wtiich would require added ,..arking, is prq,osed or; B. An ac'4itional arre.,drrent to the Planned cevelcprent is requested, This traffic analys i s wi ll be haSE.:: ~n anticipated build-out conditions of the car.pus. AOOPTID AND APPROVED this 1st day of October , 1990. I, Patricia H. Cra,,.•, Ci ty Clerk for the City of Engl~, Colorado, hereby certi fy the above is a true ::opy of Resclution r;o, ~. Series of 1990. ~Ult(, ,ii~ Patricia H. Crru 0 DATE October 1 1 1990 INITIAT ED BY STAFF SOURCE ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED COU?~CIL COl·U•ftJ NlCAT I OH AGENDA ITEl-i 11 (8) SUBJECT Swedish Medical center Planned Development Amendmen t--Prav iou ,1 y Amended by Resol u t ion 47 1 Serie s 19a9 The Depar tmant of Communi.ty Deve l opment Richard s. Wan u sh , Director of Communi.ty Development Ad o p t a Re solut ion approvi.ng the ame ndment to the Swedish Medi c al Cen ter Plan ned De v elopment. The Council may choose tr;· 1old a public hea::ing on this mat ter; however, d u e to the lac k of any negaL1.ve public comment d u ring the Planning Comm is - sion p roceedings, a public hearing may not be wa rranted. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION The City Council conside1:ed the Swedish Medical Planned Development at Pub lic Hear - ing o n January 16, 1989 and February 2 1, 1989 on the r ecorr.m endati o n of the Plann ing Commission . The Council remanded the Planned Development to the Commiss i on at the request of Swedish l~edical Ce nt er. The Commission recon sidered the rema nded Pl anned De velopment on March 21, 1989 1 and voted to refer it to the City Council wi th a favorable recommendation . The City Council reconside red the Planned Development at a public hearing on May 15, 1989 and approved the Planned Development. by Resolution 30 , series of 1989. In July, 1 989, Swe dish Medical cent e r requested an amendm e nt to the Planned De ve l op- ment to charige the footprin t of the ICU as proposed in the o rigi nal Planned Develop- ment. 'l'he Planning Ccmmission held a public hearing on the proposed amendme nt on Ju'.y 18, 1989 and voted to refer it to City Council with a favor11ble recomme nd ation. t:ity Coun c il c onsi dered the proposed amendment to the P l anned Development on August 1, 1989 and a pproved the amendment by Resolution 47, Se1:i es of 1989 . STAFF ANALYSIS The proposed amendrr.ont to the Swedish Medica l Ct.: ,ter Planned Development la to add a six -story, 61 4 space parking structure t.o provide additional parking f ee Medical Office Bu ilding III, and to provide addit iona l parking for Craig Hospi tal and other users o f t he Swed is h Medical Center fa cilities. In approving the Planned De velop- men t amendme nt, the Planning Commission included three sets of conditions which were based upon the r ecommendation of the Traffic Analys i s that was car r ied out ot the City 's r1view p r ocess. Swedish h "tdical cente r has agreed to a ll o f conditiona. There has been a health care hc i lity at the J.o cat ion o f Swedi s h Medical Center since 1905 , when a sanato rium was opened f or the care u f T ·•berculo ■is patient ■• The campus now includes a 328 bad health c are facility, Craig Rehabilitation Hospital (designated as the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Surgery Ce nter), Spaulding Re habilitatio,. Hospital, and the Roc ky Mount ai n Mu lt i p l e Sc lerosis facilities, There are tw1.. Medical Office Buildings with a third one proposed for construction in Fall of 1990, as pro v ided on the o r i g inal Pl anne d De v elopment. The financial benef it to t he City i s indi r ect . Swedish Medical Canter and the as- sociated specialized care: health facilities provide a ma jor employment center on the perimeter of the Central Business District and draws thousa nds of patient ■ and their families to our commu n i ty each ye a r . As a result of the recent expansion of Swedish Mt,dical Cen ter, ma ny ancill a r y t.nd s u ppor t s ervices have loc11.ted i n En g lewood to t'.ake a dvantage o f this ma j o r health care facility. r CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLlUlHING ANO ZON ING CO!,U,IISSIOH Ill THE MATTER OF CASE #2 -90 , FINDINGS OF FACT, COtlCLUSIOHS AUD RECOMMENDATIONS RE:L?.TING TO AN APPLICA TIO N FOR Al: AMEllOMEln TO THE SWEDISH MEDICAL CEN TER PLANNED DEVELOPMEHT, APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUT ION #30, S!RIES OF 1989, AND AS A.."'IE:IJDEO BY RESOLUTION 147-89 . FH~DINGS OF FACT AHO CONCLUSI ONS OF THE CITY PLANI/ING & ZONitlG CO½MlSSIOtL Com ,nission Members Present : Garlick, Schultz, Shoop , Tobin, Covens, Cronk, DuTMter , and Dav iet. ·.:oTMtis s ion Members Absent: Gl ynn This matter came before the City Planning and Zoni ng Commission on August 7, 1990, upon an application by Swedish Medica l Ce nter put·suant to the provisiono of Section 16-4-15 of the Englewood Mun icipal Co de, for pt·operty generally located between East Girard Avenue, East Ha mpd en Avenue , South Cl a r kson Street and Sout h Emerson Street . The a pplicant , represen ted by David Rhyne, At·chitect, Da v is Partr 1Jrship , was p r 'e nt and gave test imo ny and evid ence before the Corrun i s sion. The Staff Report and oral t 1timony were receiv ed a nd inco 1·pora ted into the recc rd of the Public Hearing. After considering t he statements o f witnesses and reviewing the relevant documents, the City Planning and z oning Commission made the fol l owing findings and conclusions. FINDING S OF FACT l. THAT the Public Hearing was initiated by the filing of an applicat ion for amend- ment to the approved Swedish Medic al Center ?lanned Development for p roperty generally located betwe-en East Gi1·ard Avenue, East Hampden Avenue , Sou th Clark- son Street and South Emerson Stree-t. 2. THAT the notice of the Public Hearing was pub lished in the Englewoo d Sentinel, the official City no•,,:spa.pe r, on l•:ay 24, 1990, and the property wa s posted in two locations for no t less th a n fifteen days prio1· to the Public Hear ing. J . THAT this request pertains to the addition o f a 614 space, six-story parking sti-uctura to the Swedis h Me d ical Cente1· Planned De velopment approved by City Co uncil Resolu tJ.on 130 , Series o f 1989, and amended by Resolution #47, Se ·1 ea of \999. 4. THA T the amendment was made necessary by the need to pro'lide conv enient oft- street parking in the area ad jacent t o Med ic al Off ice Build ing III and Craig Rehabilitation Hospital 5. THAT the proposed a mendment wil l no t a lter t he relationship of +:he approve Planned Deve l opment to the Com p r e h ens ive Plan. 6. THAT Mr. David Rhyne , Architect, Dav i a Partnership , t estified: a. Medical Office Building II was leased to capacity before it was construct- ed, thus necessitating constru ction of Medical Office Building III aooner than initially anticipated. b. Future campus developme nt neces s itates a parki ng strur:cura east of South Clarkson Street. c. Expansion of the East Hampden Avenue parking structure would be too costly and the East Girard/South Logan parking structure is located too far a way to provide convenient access to Medical Office Bu ilding III. 7. THAT Hr. Bill Studnicka 1 Director of Bu ild i ng and Grounds , Swe dish Medical Cen- ter, stated that a long-range plan f o r the ?-!edical Center is <;o be initiated in 1991. 8, THAT no one else wished to speak in favor of, or in opposition t o , the proposed Planned Development amendment. 9. THAT the proposed Planned De v el o pment Amen dment had been reviewed by the City Technical Review Committee, and it is in compliance with applicable City Ordinances. 10 . THAT the Department o f Community Development recommended approval of the a1Tend ment to the Swedish Medical Center Planned Development with the followin conditions : l. Traffic operat ions . a. Si gnaliza tion Upgrades: Upgrade the traffic signalization at the ,~larkson/Hampden and Clarkson/Girard intersections by the insta llat ion cf new multi-phase t raffic controllers, loop detectors and intercon- rect wiring. These two signals should be i ntercon nected with the ".:ity's master traffic control s y stem. b. Remove on-street parking from both sides of Hampden between Clarkson and Emerson and install side-by -side left turn lanes on East Hampden Avenue in conjuriction wJ ch the ne w garage. c. I nstall flashing war n ing beacon on Clarkson Street at the access to the proposed garage. d. Monitor traffic volumes at the intersection of Logan/U,S . 285, When t:he volume of eastbound to northbound left turns reaches 200 vehicles per hour, begin preliminary engineri:·ing studies to constr uct double l e f t t urn lanes. (The pr•sent max ill',iJm volume is 160 to 170 left turn ■ pe r hour.) a. U.S. 285/East Hampden Intersection. Thia intersection, which allow ■ westbound traffic on U.S. 285 to right turn (enter only) on to Hampd 1'venue, r see a dangerous problem because there is not a deceleratio lane in adv ance of t he turnoff. The problem ia compounded by an ac- celeration lane for the sig nali:ed inter section of U.S . 28S/Gilpin which is located about SOC feet to the east. This acceleration lane enda about 200 feet east of the East Ha mpden tuL"noff. To correc t th i e problem, it is recommended thnt either one o f two actions be completed : (1) c onst ruct a continuo us right tu rn lane fr o 7i the signalizerl inter- sect i on at Gilpin/u.s. 285 to t he turnoff to East Hampden Avenue; or (2) Close the acceleration lane at construct a new deceleration lane turnoff. (An acceleration lane inappropri ate. ) 2. Pedestri a n safety. Gilpin and U. s. 28S and east of the East Hampden at this i n tersect ion is a. Require the construction of a Pedestrian Bridge over Clarkson St i·e et spann i ng between the new parking garage and the new MOS III. b. Prohibit mid-block pedestrian crossings acL"oss South Clarkson Street along the parking ga r age frontage. Do no t allow pedesti·ian street level access to the garage except at its noi·thern limits. 3 . Parking operatio ns. a. Design the parking garage so that, if conflicting lef t turns on Hampden Avenue become a problem, garag3 a ccess ca n be achie ved from t he mid-block alley bet,..,•een Clarkson and Eme rson . b. Encourage acces s to the existing Swedish Medical Center employee park- ing lot l o cated just east of the garage site , from Emerson Street only. Prohibit access to the ex isting Emerson Street l ot from the alley if the present alley access is utili::.ed !or ga rage access. c. Encourage midday parkers at the garage to use the Hampden Av enue acce ss . 4. Complete the u pgrading of the aig nals at Down i ng and Hampden, Logan and Hampden, and Log an and Girard as required by the o r iginal Pl anned Develop- ment but not }'et implemented. 5. An additional tra ff ic analysis shall be submit.tad if: a. Additional hospital or office expansion which wou ld require added pa r king , is p r oposed or; b. An additional ame ndment to the Planned De velopment is requested. Thie traffic analysis will be based upon anticipated build-out conditions o f the campu s. CONCLUSIONS l. THAT proper not ice was given of the Public Hearing held on August 1 , 1990. 2. THAT the amendment to the Swedish Medical Center Planned Development wa a con- aidared by the Planning and Zoning commisaion at a Public Hearing on Au gutc 1, 1990. 3 . THAT the amendment application filed by Swedish Medica l Center for the property generally located between East Girard Avenue, East Hampden Avenue, South Clark - son Street, and south Emerson Street is in compliance with the Planned Develop- ment regulations. 4. THAT the proposed Planned Development Amendment is cons istent wit h the · i n:ent and purpose of the Comprehensive Plan . S. THA T the proposed amendment will not affect the previously approv ed building footprints, parking or landscaping. RECOt-U.fENDATION THEREFCRE, it is the decision of the Planning and Zoning Comm iselon that the ap- plication by Swedi sh Medical Center for an amendment to the Sw e di sh Medical Cante Planned Development te approved with the following conditions and that the request be referred to City Council with a favorable recommendation. Upo n a vote on the motion made at the meeting o f the City Planning and Zoning Com- mission on August 1, 1990, by Mrs. Oaviet, seconded by Mr s. Tobin, which motion states: "The Planning c ommission approve the amendment to the Planned Development filed by Swedish Medical Center and refer the Planned Development to City Council for favorable consideration. The following conditions are incorporated as part of the appr oval of the Commission: 1. Traffic operations. a. signaliution Upgrades: Upgrade the tra ffic signalization at the Clarkson /Ham pden and Clarkson/Girard inte rsections by the installation of new mul ti-phase traffic controllers , loop detectors and intercon- nect. wiring. These two signals should be interconnected wi th the City's mas ter traffic cont rol system. b. Remo ve on-street parking from both sides of Hampden bet~:aen Clarkson and Emerson and install aide-by-side le f t turn lanes on East Hampden Avenue in conjunction with the new garage. c. Install flruhing warning beacon on Clar kson StreC'lt a t the acceaa t the propoH d garage. 0 2. d, Honit OL" traffic \'Olumes a t t he intersect ions of Loga n /u.s. 285 . Whe n the volume o f east.bo und t o nor t h bou nd le!t turns reaches 200 vehicles per hour, begin prelimi n ar y e ng ineer ing studies to constL·uct doub le left turn lanes . (The present maximum volurr.e is 160 to 1 70 l eft tur ns per hour . ) e . U.S . 285/East Hampden I ntersect ion . Thi s inter section, which all ows westbound traf fic o n u.s. 285 to rig ht tuL·n (enter only) on to Hampden 7've nua, poses a dangerous problem because there is not a deceleration lane in advance o f the turnoff. The prob lem is compou nded by an ac- celeration lane fo r the s ignalized i ntersec t ion of U.S. 28 S/Gilpin which is located about 500 feat to the east. This a c cel eration l ane ends about 200 feet east o f the East Hampden t u rnof f . To correct this problem , it is reco~-ne nded tha t either one of t wo actions be completed : ( 1) Const 1·uct a conti nuous right t urn lane from the signalized inter- section at Gilpin/u.s. 26S to t he turnoff to East Hampden Fwenuei or (2 ) Cl ose the acce l era tion lane at Gilpin and U.S. 28S and construct a new deceleration lane east o f the East Ho!lmpden turnof f . (An acce leration lane at th i s intersection i s inappropriat e.) Pedestrian Safety. a . Require the construction of a Pedestrian Bridge over Clarkson Street spa nning beti.-,•een the new pa r king gara ge and the new l-JB III. b, Pr ohibi t mid-block pedestria n crossi ngs across South Clarkson Street along th13 parking garage f rontag e. Don't allow pedestrian st reet level access to the garage e xcept at its northe rn limit s. 3 . Po!lrkinq Operations. 4. a. De sign t he pa rking garage so that , i f conflicting le ft tuL·ns on Hampden Ave:iue t::ecome a prob l em , ga rage a c cess can b e achieved from the mi d-bl o ck a lley bet~•een Clarkson and EmeL·son. b . Encourage access t o t he ex i sting Sw edish Medical Ce nter emp l oyee park - ing lot loc ated just east of the ga rage site , f rom Emerson St reet only . Prohi b it access to the ex ist ing Emerson Street parking lot from the all ey if the present alle y access is utilized for garage a ccess. c. En courage midday parkers at the g arage to use t h e Hampde n 7'venu e access. Com p l ete t he upgrad ing of t he signals at Downing and Hampd en, Logan and Hampden, and Loga n and Girard as requ ired by the origin al Planned Dev&lop- me nt but no t yet implemented. S. An addit ional traffic anal ysi s shall be carried o ut if: a. A.dditional hospi ta l or off 1.c e expansion, whi ch wo uld require adda parking, i s proposed or : b . An additiona l amend ment to the Planned Development is requested, Thi• traffic analysis will be baaed upon anticipated b u ild-out condition ■ of the c ampus," Thoae voting in favor of the motion , Shoop, Tobin, Covens, Cronk, Daviet , Dummer, Garlick and Schultz, There were no members voting against t ha motion. Those members absent: Glynn. This decision is effective as c f the me eting of August 7 , 1990 . BY ORDER OF THE CITY PLANNING ANO ZONIUG COMMISSION Thomas Garlick Cha irma n STA FF REPORT CASE NO, 2-90 STAFF RE PO RT RE : PLIWNED DE VEL OP MENT AMENDMENT PUBLIC HE ARING An application for tha approval of an a mendment to t he Planned Development for Swedish Medica l Center located in the area b o u nd ed by East Gira r d Avenue, East Hampden Avenue, South Logan Street , and South Emerson Street. The Planned Develop• me nt, upon t.h e recommendation o f the City Planning and Zo ning Commission, wa s ap- proved b y City Council by Resolution 130, Series of 1989, a nd amended upon recommen- da tio n of the Commis sion by City Cou n cil by Re solut ion #47 , Se r ies of 1989. DATE TO BE CONSIDERED : June 12, 1990 NAME MD ADDRESS OF APPLICANT: Swedish Medica l Center 501 East Hampd e n Avenue Englewood , Colorado 80110 NAMES ANO ADDRESS ES OF PROPERTY OWNERS: See at tached Plan. ZONE DISTRICT : R-3, High Density Residential District. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: See attached Plan. LOCATION OF PROPERTY: The subject propert y is locued at the not"theast corner o f East Hampden A\'enue and South Clarkson Street, The prope rty i s 27 5 feet by 135 feet and conta ins 37,125 square feet. The Planning Commis sion is required to ho ld a Publi c Hearing o n the Planned Develop- mont Amendme nt appli cation. The recommendation of the Planning Commission to ap- prove, c o nditionall y approve , or disapprove the Phnnod Development Amendment mu ■t be forwarded t o City cou ncil within thirty days of the Public Heating . City council may choose to h old a Public Hearing p rior t o considera tion of the Planned Develop- ment Amendment, or the City c.ouncil may act upon the recommandatinn of the Plan ni ng Commia ■i on without holdi ng fl Public Hearing. Th e a pplicatio n f •'>' an ame ndm e n t to t he appro'.'ed a mended Pla n ned De vel opment fo r Swedish Med i.ca l C nter was filed May 14, 1990. The request 1.s f:,r the addition of pro pe , t y to t he a r e a cove r ed by the Amended Planned De ve lop, ent f or the pur p o s P. of .:o nstru cti ng a 61 4 space , six-l evel parking structure to accommo date the parking r equi r e ment for the Medica l Office Build ing III (MOB III) l ocat e d on the northwest. cor no r of East Hampde n Avenu e and Sc-·Jt h Clarkson Street . DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT SITE AN D ADJACENT AREA : The Swedish Medical Center Campu s 1.s l oc ated on the east edge of the Central Busi - ness District. The Swedish holdings c onsist of approximately 2 5 .13 acres. The main campus, bounded by East Gira rd Av enue, East Hampden Avenue, South Logan Street, and South Clarkson St reet, contains approxima tely 12 . 47 acres. The balance of the Swedish holdings is di stributed ad j acent to the main campus , of which the subject. propert y i9 a pa rt. The main c amp us c o ntains the 328 bed s .... •edis h Medical Cen ter , a 60,000 square foot medical o ffice build i ng, and a 61,800 square f oot me dic a l o ffi ce building, the 80 bed Cra ig Rehabilitat ion Hospital and a 3 1 2 space par king struct u re . A 6 25 apace parking structure as we ll as o ther anc illary !acilities are located adjacent to the mai n campus . The subject property i s z.oned B-2, Business Distr ict, and R-3, High Densit y Residence. The a reas to the nort h a nd we st are zoned R-3 a nd the area s to the south and east are z.on ed R-3, with a s trip o f B-2 along East Hampde n Avenue. BACKGR OUND OF PREVIOUS ACTION RELATING TO THE SUBJECT PROPERT'i : The staff and Bo ard membe rs fr om the Swedish Medical Ce nter have met wit h the City Planning and Zoning Commission, the Board of Adjustment , and the City Council and the City staff numerous times over the past t hirty year s in an effort to keep the Cit y informed of t he i r e xpanding medi cal pL·ograms and the fac ilities nei.:e ssary to accomm oda te those p royrams. In Uovember and Dec1:>-nber, 1988 , the City Planning and Zoning Commission considered the o r igina l Swe dlsh {edical Center Planned Deve l opment. The Comm i.ssio n re f erred the Planned Dev elopme-:1t to the Ci ty Cou n cil with a recommendation for approv al. The Cit y co u ncil h1tl d ,, PubL.,; Hear ing on the Planned Development on J a nuary 16, 1989 with a c o ntin u ance tu February 21, 1989 , at which time the Planned De velopment was remanded to t he Planni ng and Zoni ng c omm ission at the request of Swo di .1h Medical Canto r. The Plan ning Commh·9 i on the n reviewed the Planned Development as d i rec ted by City Coun cil and on Mar ch .21, 1989, recommended a pp r ova l wi th certain conditions . The City Council then ha ld a Pu b lic Hearing and on May 15, 1989 the Planned De velopment was approved wi t h the conditions r e con:mentl ed by t he PlannJ.n g Commi.saion . r) G Again in July, 1989 , Swed i sh Med ical Cente r s ubmitted an a p plicstion t o a me nd t he Planned De velopme n t . This amendme n t wa s t o c h ange the f oot p r i nt of t h e I ntens i'.'e Cara Unit (ICU) addit i o n . The ?l anning Co mmis s ion held a Public Hearing on th i s r e quest on J uly 18, 198 9, at which time the &men d ed Planned Deve l opment was refE,rred to City Coun cil with a recomm e ndat ion f o r a pprov al. The C i ty Council held a Public He a r ing on the proposed ame nded P lanne d De v elopmen t o n Augus t 2 1, 1989 , a t which t ima i t was approved . RELATION TO THE COMPREHENSI VE PLAN: The 19 7 9 com pre he nsiv e Pla n identifies the s ub ject area as high density r esidentia l and notes t hat P.xp•nsion of the East Ca mpus of S•,.;,edish Med ical Center, bot h aast and i..::iuth, would provide a catal y st for f u r ther rev italiza t ion in the arel.l. The pro- posed amen dme nt is in compl i ance wit.h t h e Comp r ehensiv e Plan. COMM ENTS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS: The Technic a l Review C-:imm ittee .. ,a s met on two occa sions to consider the proposed amendment t o the Swedish Me d ica.l Cent e r Pla nned De v e lopment . The f ollo·..,i ng comment s were made: Fire Department: F i re hyd rant l o cat ion s and a c c O?:.s f o r f ire equipment must be addrco s ed. Public Wot'ks, Engineer mg Servi.ces Di.vision : Al l concrete mu st com pl y wi th City standards. All c u rb-cut design must c on f orm to City design standa r ds. Public Work s , Traff ic Divis .I.on: The Traffic En g inee r has r a ised sev eral issues rel a ting to the impac t o f the proposed p arking s tru c ture on traffic patte rns on the adjacent streets . As a r e su lt o f t.hese c oncern s a mo re detailed raffle ana l ys i s is b eing prepared by Swedi sh's tra ffic c onsu ltant. This analysis wil l not be a vailable f o r the June 1 2 Pub lic He ar ing . Uti l ities Department : !Jo c omments concern i ng the proposed parking s tructure. Co mmun ity Developm e nt , Buil ding & Safe t y Divis ion : Recon firm that the east and nor th setback f o r the propo sed parking structure comply with the Building Code. DEPARTMENT OF CO MM\TNIT'i DE VELOPMENT A.NAL'iSIS AN D RECOMM EN DA T ION : The Department of Corr.mur.i ty De vel o pme nt rec omm ends t h at since t he t r aff i c analysis is not yet available , a nd that. :he poteri tial f o r the anal y s i s t o significantly ef- fec t design elements o f the proposed par ki ng s tructure i !:-g reat., the Pla nn i ng Com- mission open the Public Hea r ing , take no testimon y, a nd mo ve f o r a c o ntinua nca t o a date and time cert ain. Sinc e it i s a.n ti cipat ed that t he t ra ffi c a nalysi s wi ll be completed within 30 day s, it is s ugge s t e d t hat t.he Public Hearing b e cont inued until July 24, 1990. STAFF REPORT PLANNED DE VELOPMENT AMENDMENT "CA""S~E'-'-N'-"0-'-,~2~-~9~0~--------------~UP DATE AND RECOMMENDATION STAF'F REPORT RE 1 An application for the approval of an a me ndment to the Swedish Hed ~.cal Cen t e r Planned Development . DATE TO BE CON !H OEREU :. August 7, 1990 (Continued from the meetings on ,June 1 2, 1990 and July 24, 1990.) PROCEDURE : The r'lanning Commissio n is required t o hold a Public Hearing on the Planned Develop- me nt ame.,dment ap1'lication. The recotT'.m endation of t he Planning Commission to ap- prove , condit ionally approve, or disapprove the Planned Development amendment must be for warded to City Council with:..n thirty days of the Pu blic Hearing. The City Cou ncil, at its discretion, may hold public hearing prior to consideration of the Pla nn ed Development amendmen t. REQUEST: The proposed amendment to t he Planned Development is fc-r the addition of a six story , 614 space park i ng structure. Tha capacity o f tho parking structure is baser.! on the parking requirement for the Medical Office Buildin-:, III, and to provide addi - tional parking for Craig Hospital and other use r s of the Swedish f.1 ~dical Center facilities. The parking structu re will have two venicular access points, one on South Clarkson Street, and one on East Hampden 1\venu e . Pedest r ian access to the main campus wj 11 be provided via an overhead wal kway connected to the Medica l Office Building III (MOB III). It may also b e possib le to construct a ramp to C. •i g Hospital. DEPARTMENT OF COM?-ruNITY DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS: The stated purpo se of the Planned Oevelop:n ent District Ordinance is: t o permit and encourage div ersificat ion in the l ocation of structu res and t he a p propriate relationship of various uses ,nd structures to thei r s i tea with- out inhibiting t he pote ntial advantages of new and im aginative technique s and concepts of design of urban land use. These regulations a r e further intended to insure improved pedestrian and vehi c ular c irculation facilities and the provl - fiion of usable open space while i nsur ing adequate standa rds relating to the public health, safety, welfare and convenience in the use and occupancy of build ing and fa cilit ies , Furt hermore , the Ord i na nce provides specific standards wit h which the propose Developme nt Plan mu s t comply. These standards are: u 1. uses permitte i:1 . The use of the proputy t.:hich is the subject o f the Planned Devel opment, shall be a Permit.tad Principal Use in the Zone Dis - trict i n which the Planned De v elopm ent is located, or a use p e rmitted pur- suant t o cc.her provisions of the Zo n ing Ordinance, The proposed parkin~1 structure is a pat·t of the Medi c al Center facil i ties and per- mi tted as an a c ces sory Ufle , 2. The Planned De v elopment shall be consistent with the intent of the Com - prehensive Plan and the policies therei n . The consistency of the Swedish Medical Center Planned Development has been es- t a b lished through the approval of the o riginal Planned De velo pment and a sub sequent ame nd .. ,ent. Specif ically , the Com prehensive Plan recognizes the long range expansio n o f the Medical Center a nd notes that it would be a catalyst for further revit al i za- tion in the area . 3. The Planned Development• s relation ship to its surroundings shall b e con - sidi!red i n order to avo id ad verse effects to the existing and possible fu - tu re deve lopment caused by traffic circulation, build ing height or bulk, lack of sc reening, or intrusions of privacy . The context within whic h this proposed amendm ent must be analyzed i s the entire Swedjsh Medical Center c ampus and n ot j u st the specific property upon which the park .ng garagd is locat e d . In reviewing the sit e plan, the staff gave consideration to 1 he n eed for parking not on l y for the Medic al Offi ce Buildings , but also the ot her functions o r act ivitie s that are provided by the Med i ca l Ce nt er as we ll as Craig Hospital, and the irnp a c:t the proposed parking struct :•re woul d have on the neighborhr 'Jd . One o f t he purposes of the Planned Development procedure is to p rovide flexibility in d esign. Wh ile the setbacks of the proposed st r ucture :.re less than the R-3 Dis- tr i ct specifies, and t:1e he ight is i n excess of the ma ximurr,, the impact on the ne i ghborhood must be viewed in terms of wha t the i mpact ~,o uld be if an equivalent amou n t of sur f ace parki ng we re provided. Likewise , the pa r king spaces that are pro- vided in excess o f the requiremen t f o r MOB III will alleviate p arking congestion on the str e ets adjacent to the campus . 4. Minimum requirements f o-c usable open space sha ll be s et through the overall design and amenities proposed for the development . The R-3 Zone District requires t h at 2 5\ o f the lot area be provided as open apace . Co ns idering the ent ire Swedish Medical Center, the open spa c e p r ovided la 30,95\, Wi th the a ddition o f the proposed parking structure the ope n a pac e change ■ to 29. 57\. The proposed parking s tructure plan includes den se landscaping on the west a nd south s · ies to provide a visua l buffer to the bulk o f the structure. 5. The numb er of o ff-street pa1·ki ng spaces i n the propoa ed development ■hall be not less than the requirements o f §16-5-5 . The parking provided in the proposed parking atru c:t u ra excaada the requirement for MOB III and the surface parking that will be lost as a result of its cons tructio n . 6 . Site Plan. Th e approving agencies shall be sati sfied that the site plan for the Pla nned Development me ets a ll the fol lowi ng requirements : "· If the propoued devel opmen t inc h :::las mul ti-family o r non1·e:adential build i ngs or structures and is i ~j acent t o a uingle family retidential use district, the development ah .!'ll contain a buffer . b . Within the Planned De vel opmen t, sufficient space must be provided between buildings a nd s t r uctu res , giving consideratio n to their in- tended use, their locatio n , design and height, the placement and ex- tent o f fa d ,g window areas, and the t o p og ra~ ii and such other natu ral fe atures as wi ll assure privacy and a pleasant 1mvi ronment . c. If the area of the development is such that ar, interna l street cir- culation system is necessary, such a system shall be designed for the type of traf fic that will be generated, and all curbs at entrances and other access points shall have ramps to facilitate access for the handicapped and bicycles. d . Bicycle and pedestrian trails are to be provided where the City bicy- cle and/or trail plan or the Regional Bicycle Transportation Plan shows such trail or trail corridor. e. The site p lan shall prov ide for the maximum preservetion o f natural drainage areas, vegetation and other desirable natural features. The location of the proposed parking structure is not adjacent to any single-!amily use structures. The property immediately surrounding the proposed parking structure is ownrd b y Swedish as well as the majority of the property in this block. The residen+-.ial structure that is north of the proposed atructure has been converted t c) office space for the Swedish Medical Center Foundation. East of the p1·oposed .1truc ture is a 23 unit apartment building owned b r Swedish and used to house patients and their families that require long term care. When considering the overall impacts of the proposed parking structure upon the area, i t is necessary to balance these impacts wit h the following considerations. First, thR area will develop. The Swedish Medical Center long range plan calls for t h e additional medical offices to be developed on this side of the campus. Second, sufficient on-site parking is critical i n this area because any parklng splllover into the adjacent single-family and multi-family residenti al areas significantly impac t s these areas and the City is ColT'mitted to elimi nati ng or minimiz.ing these types of impacts. Finally, givon the requirement for adequate on-site parking, the overall impact o f structured parking, while differe11t from those that would be generate d if the same amount of surface parking were to be provided , are less. The i mpac t of vehicular traffic generated by the med ical facilities upon this erea has long been a maj o r concern of both t he City and S·,1edish. Much time and effort has been expended in the identification o f those impacts and the design of measures to suitably mitigate those impacts . The origina l Planned Development and lts first amendment incl ud ed t raffic analyses , the result of wh.ch were specific recommenda - tions that becau e.e condi tions for app r ov al of the orig i nal Planned Development and the first amendment. Likewise, staff has requested an updated traffic analysis that focuses on the particular impacts associa ted with the proposed parking stru cture as it re la tea to the adjacent streets. Structured parking can succ:e1Hlfully eliminate the impacts inherent i n surfece park ing; however, such concentration of parki ng can result in i mpac ts of its ow n . Thea impacts heve been identified in the traffic anal ysis an,~ the staff is of the opinion _) ) that the recommenda 1:iona made in the r,port adeguatlily address the irr,pact s, The Traffi,: Impact Ar.1lyais states : Th& principal traffic im pacts associated with the current ')wodiah Medical Center expansion plan wi ll t.e manifest in the imm ediate vicinity of the medical office building ~nd garage construction si-:es. The focus o f the traffic im pacts will be at th,i inter section of Hampden 1-venuo and Clarkson Stt·eets, out the o v erall impacta will also be felt at the Clarkso n /u.s. 285 intersectio11; the i ntersec- tion of U.S . 285 and Ham9den ( "Old Hampden") east of I..afay tte Street/ the Hampden Logan intersection; and the Clarkson/Girard intersection. 1\s previously derr.onstra: 1 , however, the impacts at all of the se intersections are not high enough tc., cause any one of them to move out of the "under capacity" 1 Level of Service "C" c ategory. Le v el of service "C" is generally considered to be a very acce ptable traffic condition in an urban area. The following are the recomme ndations of the Analysis: 1. Traffic Operations. Signalizatio. Upgrades: Upgrade the traff ic signalization at the Clarkson/Hampden and Clarkson /Girard intersections by the installation o f new multi -phase tra f fic cont t·ollers , loop detectors and intercon- nect wi r ing. These t\JO signals shou l d be interci.>nnected with the city 's ma s t.er t r affic c o ntrol system. b, Remo v e on-street parking from both sides c,f Hampden betwee n Clarkson and Eme r son and insta ll side-by-side ,.eft tur n lanes i n conjunction wlth the new garage. c. Ins tall flashing Warning Deacon on Clarkson Street at the access to the proposed garage. d. Monitor traffic vo lurr.es a t the inters11ctions of Logan/U.S. 28S . When the volume of east:.hound to northbou nd l eft turns reaches 200 ve hicle s per hour, begin :,rf•liminary engineering studies t o construct double left turn lQnes. (The present maximum volume is 160 to 110 left turns per hour.) e. U.S. 285/0ld Hampden Intersection . This intersection , which allows westbour.d traffic on U.S . ::/85 to right tut·n (ent er only ) on to Hamp d en Avenue, poses a dangerou s pro blem because t here is not a deceleration lane in advance of t he turnoff. The problem is compounded by an ac - celeration lane for the signalized intereection of U.S. 285/Gilpin which is located 11bout 500 feet to the east. This acceleration lane ends about 200 feet east o f the Old Hampden turnoff. To correct this problem, it is recommended that either one of twC'I actions be comp leted : (l) construct a continuous right tt:rn lano from the signalized inter- section or Gilpin/U .s. 285 to the turnoff to Old Hampden road; or J. (2) Cl ose the acceleration lane at Gilpin and const ru ct a new deceleration lane east of the o l d Ham pden turnoff. (An accelerat:.ion lane a t this intersection is inappropriate. I Pede a triDn Safety . a. Require the construction of a Pedestrian Bridge over Clarkson Street spanning between the new pa rking garage and the new MOB Ill. b . Prohibit mid -block pedestrian crossings at Clarkson Street along t he parking garage frontage . Don• t al low pedestri an ■treat l e ve l ace••• to the garage except at its northern limits . Parking Operat ionu. a. Design the parking gar,1ge so that , if conflicting left turns on Hampden Avenue bec ome a problem , garage access can be achieved from the mid-block alley between Clackaon and Emers o n . b . Access the existing Swedish Hadical Center employee parking lot, which is located just east of the garage site, from Eme rson Street only. r o not lill ow access to i t fr om the alley if the present a lley i.ccesa ii utiliz.ed for garage acces3, c. Encourage midday parkers at the garage to use the Hampden 1Wenu access . DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOHHENDATION : It is the recommendation o f the Department of c ommun ity Development that the Swedish Medical Center Planned Development Amendment should be approved with the following conditions: l. The i r.~orporation of the above recommendations; 2. The upgrading of the signals at Do wning and Hampden, Logan and Hampden, and Logan and Girard as requ i red by the original Planned Development, but not yet implemented .