Site Plan - Planning and Zoning Board September 5, 2024 Passed 7-0

A Resolution of the City of Sunrise, Florida, approving a Site Plan for a Hospital Use located at 12401 W. Oakland Park Boulevard; providing for penalties for violations of the conditions of approval; providing for the term of approval; and providing an effective date. City Manager Mark Lubelski. Shannon Ley, Director of Community Development.

This is an application submitted by Baptist Health South Florida, Inc. for a Site Plan approval on an approximately 26-acre, city-owned property, located at 12401 W. Oakland Park Boulevard, as shown on the location map in the attached Staff Report. The City entered a purchase and sale agreement with Baptist Health South Florida in January 11, 2022 with the intent for the buyer to seek approval for development of a hospital.

The subject property is zoned B-3, General Business District, with an underlying land use designation of Commercial on the City’s Future Land Use Map. This application requires City Commission approval per Subsection 16-31 of the Land Development Code for a Site Plan. A concurrent agenda item is being processed for the related Special Exception application for a hospital use.

Staff finds this application meets all applicable Land Development Code requirements for approval of this Site Plan. Therefore, Staff recommends approval of this application subject to the following conditions:

1. Approval of the applicant’s Special Exception application for a hospital use.
2. Prior to final Site Plan approval, the applicant shall obtain approval of a Plat Note and NVAL amendment by both the City and Broward County.
3. Applicant shall obtain approval of offsite improvements (i.e. public art, sign, landscaping) from Broward County.
4. The proposed 10-foot wall along the eastern property line shall be extended north such that existing residences adjacent to any portion of the development (upland portion of site) prior to the beginning of the conservation easement have the 10-foot wall the entire length of such parcel.
5. The proposed 10-foot wall along the eastern property line, extending from the southern property line north to the beginning of the conservation easement, adjacent to the development of the hospital, shall be constructed prior to any onsite vertical construction.
6. Prior to engineering or building permit issuance, approval of vacation of platted right of way and utility easements.
7. A separate valet parking permit must be submitted and approved prior to use of valet services.
8. Prior to final Site Plan approval through the Community Development Department, the applicant shall correct the appropriate sheets in the Site Plan set and address the outstanding comments of the Development Review Committee.

In addition, the applicant has voluntarily committed to the following conditions:

9. Provide public art within the adjacent right-of-way along West Oakland Park Boulevard to the satisfactory of the City Manager or designee. Such public art shall be consistent with the other artwork selected by the City in terms of size, height, and theme.
10. Seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), WELL Building Standard (WELL), and/or Parksmart certifications.

Staff completed an open building permit and code violation search. There are no open building permit, nor any active code cases, liens, or building code violations.

For more information on this item, including any of the attachments to this item or additional backup information, please contact the Community Development staff member identified below.