City Council Meeting Date: July 11, 2017
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Scott Tempel, City Planner
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Consider Rezoning of Northfield Hospital - Summit Orthopedic Clinic
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Action Requested:
Staff is recommending approval of the second reading of an ordinance to rezone 1381 Jefferson Road from N1 - Neighborhood General to PI - Public and Institutional.
Summary Report:
This rezoning application is coming forward as a result of a recent sign permit request from the Northfield Hospital & Clinic. As part of a rebranding project, the Hospital & Clinic is updating its signage and has proposed matching signage for the Summit Orthopedic Clinic Northfield. The Northfield Land Development Code does not allow the proposed signage under the current Neighborhood General 1 (N1) zoning for this parcel.
Original development of this parcel occurred in 1991 as the Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (CMSR). At that time, the City rezoned the land from Planned Residential Development to R-5 (High Density Residential) and allowed the use through a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). According to the records at Rice County, the CUP was never recorded.
CMSR expanded the facility in 2009 through a City Council approved expansion by amending the CUP. When the current zoning map was approved and the Land Development Code was adopted in 2011, the parcel was rezoned N1 (Neighborhood General). This made both the existing use and the existing signage non-conforming.
A rezoning application follows a Type 4 review procedure requiring City Council approval following a recommendation from the Planning Commission. If the council approves the rezoning, staff will issue a sign permit for the property.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the rezoning at its June 15, 2017 meeting. After holding the public hearing and considering input provided by staff, the commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the rezoning.
Approval ...
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