Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning & Development Services

TO:	Lawrence Douglas County Planning Commission
FROM:	Sandy Day, Planning Staff
CC:	Scott McCullough, Planning Director
Date:	May 22, 2017
RE:	SUP-17-00153; Lawrence Memorial Hospital

The applicant has requested a revision to the conditions of approval and offers the following revised wording for Condition 3 (h).

  Proposed Revised Condition:

“At the time of the final alignment of the trail, LMH and City of Lawrence Staff will discuss sharing in the cost and possible route through LMH property”.

Condition 3 (h) per Staff report:

Execution of an agreement to fund and construct shared-use path with phase 2 to install on-street parking spaces along Arkansas and Maine Streets.

Additionally, condition 3 (f) requires the plan to be revised to provide 123 bicycle parking spaces. The applicant has provided a revised plan, for staff review, that includes 86 total bicycle parking space. This represents 70% of the total required parking 1,222 spaces. Staff supports the proposed reduction so long as all spaces provided meet the APBP recommended rack design. Older racks will need to be replaced to meet these standards.

Other conditions have been addressed on the revised plan provided to staff. The revised conditions are reflected below.

Below are the conditions as the appear in the staff report with additional comment provided by staff based on drawings forwarded on May 19, 2017.  Staff has not fully reviewed the revised plans. Conditions that have been met on the revised plan are noted in the summary below.

1. Approval of and publication of an ordinance to rezone 1.38 Acres from RS5 to H.

2. Prior to recording of the Institutional Development Plan with the Register of Deeds Office the applicant shall:

a. Revise and resubmit a drainage study per city Stormwater Engineer’s approval.

b. Provision of a stormwater pollution provision plan and a notice of intent approved by KDHE prior to construction site construction.

c. Provide detailed plans for the construction of the parking lot and the installation of the pervious pavement per the approval of the City Stormwater Engineer.

d. Submission of public improvement plans to the City for review and approval.

3. Prior to recording of the Institutional Development Plan with the Register of Deeds Office the applicant shall provide a revised site plan with the following notes and changes:

a. Show 9 parking spaces located along Woody Park for clarification on the drawings. [Note shown on revised plan provided to staff dated 5/19/2017].

b. Show sanitary sewer line extended to meet minimum City Code requirements for LMH property for 326 and 330 Michigan Street per the approval of the City Utility Engineer.

c. Revise the landscape plan to include additional shrubs along the north and south property lines to screen the parking lot from adjacent residence. [Additional landscaping shown on revised plan provided to staff dated 5/19/2017]

d. Revise landscape plan to include additional shrubs and ornamental trees along Michigan Street. [Additional landscaping shown on revised plan provided to staff dated 5/19/2017]

e. Provision of a note that states Public Improvements Plan are required for review and approval for the following improvements: [Note shown on revised plan provdied to staff dated 5/19/2017]

i. Storm sewer

ii. Sanitary sewer extension to 326 and 330 Michigan Street

iii. Sidewalk improvements

iv. Maine Street Crosswalks.

f. Provision of a revised plan to show the location of a minimum of 123 86 bicycle parking spaces, the distribution and type of bicycle parking spaces based on the APBP recommended rack design and number of bike parking at each bike parking location subject to staff approval.

g. Provision of a revised plan to show a conceptual 10’ connection of a shared-use path from Sandra Shaw trail through Woody Park or around the Hospital Property to 2nd and Michigan with a note on the face of the site plan that the alignment may be modified by the pending MPO study. [Conceptual alignment shown on revised plan provdied to staff dated 5/19/2017.]

h. Execution of an agreement to fund and construct shared-use path with phase 2 to install on-street parking spaces along Arkansas and Maine Streets  Provision of a note on the face of the plan that states: “At the time of the final alignment of the trail, LMH and City of Lawrence Staff will discuss sharing in the cost and possible route through LMH property”.