Case No. 17PD019 Legal Description: Lot A of Block 2 of Buffalo Crossing Subdivision, located in Section 26, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
June 1, 2017 Clarification of Changes to Letter of Intent for Final Planned Development Regional Health Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute 1635 Caregiver Circle Rapid City, SD 57701 Lot A Buffalo Crossing Development Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota RE: Regional Health Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute Clarification of changes from previously approved PD per the request of Vicki Fisher; Planning Manager Rapid City, SD on 5/31/17: Summary of clarifications: Due to the Owner s budget, the Owner has elected to modify elements of the project in efforts to reduce construction costs. The Owner intends to maintain the design intent of the approved PD and has elected to reduce costs where feasibly possible and not impact the overall aesthetic of the project. Below are areas in which modifications were made to reduce construction cost. Per Vicki Fisher s request on 5/31/17, the following changes to the approved PD are described in this format: 1. What is required 2. What is proposed 3. Justification for the reduction Building Construction: 1. This project is located in a General Commercial PD district and thus required to meet these requirements. 2. The proposed amendment meets all of the requirements. The amendment proposes to reduce partial architectural material selections, detailing, and parapet heights around the building. 3. The justification for such changes from the previously approved PD are due to the reduction in construction cost. Additional information: The exterior design has maintained a similar aesthetic from the previously approved PD and modified portions of the exterior materials, detailing, and parapet heights to reduce construction cost. The exterior wall construction will remain a combination of limestone (buff earth tones), glass curtain wall system (clear glazing with matching spandrel glazing), glass storefront system, and modular metal panels (dark bronze tones). The limestone materials have been reduced to the lower building elevations and the upper elevations (previously a honed limestone) have been replaced with a buff color brick. The parapet heights of the building were reduced and the sloped roof parapet along the west side of the building has been modified to be flat. The roof top mechanical screenwalls have been removed. Reference attached schematic exterior elevations for locations, materials types, and building heights. Parking: 1. This project is located in a General Commercial PD district. Per ordinance requirements, the parking total for the building is a total of 383 spaces. 2. The proposed amendment requests a reduction in parking by 63 spaces for a total of 320 spaces per the owner s usage calculations (see breakdown on next page). 3. The justification for such changes from the previously approved PD are due to the owner s projected usage and reduction in construction cost.
Clarification of Changes to Letter of Intent for Final Planned Development Regional Health Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota June 1, 2017 Additional information: The previously approved PD requested a total of 418 parking spaces on the site to include future expansion of the building. To reduce construction cost, the Owner has elected to remove the future expansion areas from the parking counts and requests to build 320 parking spaces based on current needs of the campus (see breakdown on next page). The Owner requests a reduction in 63 spaces from the ordinance required parking. The parking needs are calculated based on staffing and patients per hour and shared parking during off peak times for the sports performance gym. See below parking summary for parking needs. Ordinance Required Parking Breakdown: Current Project Hospital 2 spaces per bed = 10 beds = 20 spaces Medical Clinic Offices = 4 spaces per 1,000 SF = 56,000 SF = 224 Spaces Recreational: Sports Club/Health Spa = 7 spaces per 1,000 SF = 19,800 SF = 139 Spaces Total Spaces = 383 spaces Owner Estimated Parking Needs: AOSMI - Estimated Parking Needs Breakdown Current Project Staff Needs # of Max Staff/Physicians for the Inpatient beds 5 # of Max Staff/Physicians for Surgery (including preop and pacu) 30 # of Max Staff/Physicians for PT/OT/Speech 30 # of Max Staff/Physicians for the Specialty Clinic 45 Pain Clinic 20 Weight Management Clinic 6 Would Care Clinic 10 # of Max Staff for support services (Materials, Sterile Processing, Pharmacy, Bistro/Dietary, EVS, Plant Ops) 17 # of Max Staff for Administration/HIM 19 # max staff performance enhancement 4 Total Staff per Day 176 Patient Needs (per Day) # of Patients for the Inpatient beds 10 # of Patients for Surgery (including pre-op and pacu) 17 # of Patients for PT/OT/Speech 140 # of Patients for the Specialty Clinic 190 # of Patients for Pain, Weight Management, Wound Care 129 # of Max usage of the Sports Gym 100 Total patients per day 586 Patients per hour (8 hour Day) 73 staff + patients per hour 249 Additional 10% Safety Factor 25 Total estimated parking needs 274 Notes: 1. Staffing and Patient counts have been provided by the hospital. 2. ESa has prepared this document to outline parking needs by hours of operation. 3. ESa has prepared this document to outline needs per usage as outlined in the PD submittal to the city. Page 2 of 3
Clarification of Changes to Letter of Intent for Final Planned Development Regional Health Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota June 1, 2017 Landscaping: 1. The Rapid City Landscape Ordinance indicates that 1 planting island is required for every 50 stalls with a minimum of 100 square feet, this equals a required 6.42 islands and 642 square-feet (based on 321 provided parking stalls). 2. The proposed design includes 10 islands and a spine of trees creating a pedestrian walkway cutting through the parking lot. The planting area for the proposed islands and pedestrian spine is a total 8,895 square-feet. The Landscape Ordinance also required trees be planted in the islands. The design requests a variance for tree planting in the parking islands. The proposed design removes trees typically planted in the parking islands and utilizes low-growing woody shrubs and ornamental grasses; trees have also been removed from the island location because of the low success rate in this region; design is better served by placing the larger plant material on the edge of the parking lot. By relocating the trees to the edge, they are given a larger planting area resulting in a greater success rate, the trees also better preform the screening function when placed on the edge. The design utilizes large conifer plantings to help screen views of the building s mechanical yard. The turf and ground cover will be a varied mix depending on the proposed use. The design proposes to use traditional lawn at the entry, an athletic turf mix for the sports area, and native shortgrass prairie mixes for the areas adjacent to the highway and detention cell. Plantings are will be placed around the detention cell to help soften its look and feel, increasing the aesthetic view at the intersection. The landscape design proposes two outdoor amenity areas. An entry court and a courtyard on the northwest portion of the building. The first court is planned for the main entrance; this court includes a future sculpture base and water wall. The northwest courtyard is designed to have future shade structures, and water walls; creating a welcoming and healing environment for patients and guests. Conifer plantings adjacent to this courtyard are utilized to screen views of Highway 16 and create an intimate space. An irrigation system will be designed to water the plant material. The system will utilize an automatic clock and work with rain sensing equipment. 3. The justification for such changes from the previously approved PD are due to the reduction in construction cost. Additional Information: The previously approved PD included landscaping points totaling 395,000 points, above the development requirements of 352,616 points. The Owner has elected to reduce costs where feasibly possible and not impact the overall aesthetic of the project and maintain required development landscaping points. As a result of reduced parking (noted above), two (2) parking lot landscaping islands were removed, however the centrally located walking island is retained in the revised design. This amendment proposes landscaping points totaling 379,483 points, which is still above the development requirement. Reference landscape plans attached in submittal. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact Justin Roark or Al Bronner at ESa (Earl Swensson Associates) at (615) 329-9445. Page 3 of 3
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