Application of Swedish Health Services to prepare a new Major Institution Master Plan for the Swedish Hospital Cherry Hill Campus, located at 500 17th Avenue (DPD Project No. 3012953, Type IV).
The Report of the Planning Land Use and Zoning Committee Agenda Item three Clerk File 311936. Application of Swedish Health Services to prepare a new major institution master plan for the Swedish hospital Cherry Hill Campus, located at 517th Avenue. The committee recommends the application be granted as condition. City Council member Johnson show comes from Johnson. You're up. Yes, sir. Council President Harrow. So, as we discussed this morning, the committee heard this item several times and received four major additional conditions to the hearings examiners findings. The first was to reduce the single occupancy vehicle goal from 38% to 32%. The second was to include some stronger language related to the maintenance of green stormwater infrastructure throughout the findings and conclusions and decision that came from the hearings. Examiner. The third was to reduce the mid-block height on the eastern edge of the campus from 15 feet to zero feet, which will provide a better transition to neighboring uses. And that's the parking garage that faces the eastern side. And then finally, it would reduce the maximum height on the western edge from 160 feet to 125 feet. The committee supported all these changes and recommended the granting of the applications as condition by unanimous vote with the four conditions additional that I just mentioned. So happy to answer any questions. Council President. Are there any further comments? Councilmember Herbold. Sorry, that's my peripheral vision a little bit. I just want to thank the committee members for working with me on addressing some of the height, bulk and scale issues by the proposal. As I think we all know, the intent of a master institution, a major institutions master plan is specifically to balance the needs of major institutions when they're developing facilities, as well as the needs to minimize the impact of major institutions development on surrounding neighborhoods. So I just thank you to the committee members for working with me on a couple of amendments that I think did a better job at balancing those needs. And I know that there are some other issues that were identified through the course of this process, Councilmember Herbold, that we are going to continue to look at as part of a general discussion about major institution, master planning and major institutional relations. Thank you very much. And any further comments? Those in favor of granting the application as conditions please vote i. I. Those opposed vote no. The motion carries the application is granted as conditioned and the chair will sign the findings, conclusions and the decision of the Council. Please read the next report, please.