TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Consideration of Petition DMP-24-080, Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) at Sumter Development Master Plan (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
Recommended Action
The City Commission approve DMP-24-080, Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) at Sumter Development Master Plan.
Background Information
On May 10, 2024, the Planning & Zoning Division received a Development Master Plan petition from Jackson R. Boone, on behalf of Sarasota County Public Hospital District, to construct a multi-phased, Acute Care Hospital with an emergency care center, parking garage, and associated medical buildings and services at 4900 N. Sumter Boulevard, North Port, Florida 34286.
The property has three (3) wetlands. One of the wetlands is approximately 6.73 acres, the second wetland is 1.40 acres, and the third wetland is 1.08 acres. The applicant has applied for and received approval for an Environmental Resources Permit (ERP) from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). As a part of that permit, the two (2) wetlands totaling 7.81 acres will be mitigated through wetlands mitigation bank credit. The other wetland shall be incorporated into the design of the project for stormwater detention.
At full buildout, the campus could include all necessary services to support an acute care hospital including an Emergency Care Center, medical office building, central energy plant, parking deck/garage, etc. The scope of work may also include additional buildings and services as part of the ongoing master planning of the site and programming of services.
That applicant is requesting 23 modifications from the regulations of the ULDC related to landscaping, parking, signage, and site development.
Staff recommends approval of the proposed Development Master Plan, Petition DMP-24-080 - Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) at Sumter Boulevard, subject to the requested 23 Modifications/Waivers delineated in Section II and the Conditions of Approval delineated in Section IV of the staff report.
Pursuant to Section 53-5. E. of the Unified Land Development Code, the applicant held a Neighborhood Meeting on July 1, 2024, at 5:00 PM in person at the Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Ln, North Port, FL 34289.
Notice of Public Hearings were mailed to the owner and property owners within a 1,320 feet radius of the subject property on August 21, 2024. The petition was also advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of North Port on August 21, 2024, in accordance with the provisions of Section 166.041(3)(a), Florida Statutes and Section 7.01(c) of the Charter of the City of North Port, and Chapter 1, Article II, Section 1-12 of the City’s Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) as amended.
The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board held a hearing on September 5, 2024. As the agenda deadline for the Commission Meeting falls before the PZAB meeting, staff will provide information regarding the PZAB recommendation at the September 10, 2024, meeting.
Strategic Plan
Economic Development & Growth Management
Quality of Life
Financial Impact
The results of the fiscal impact analysis find that within the first five years, the City of North Port would realize a net fiscal benefit of $35,304,132 from Phase I of the proposed medical facility. This indicates that overall, the project would economically benefit the City.
Procurement
Not applicable
Attachments:
1. Staff Report with Exhibits
2. Site Plan
3. Staff Presentation
4. Notice of Representation
Prepared by: Hank Flores, AICP, CFM, Planning and Zoning Manager
Gabriel Quintas, AICP, CFM, Development Services Assistant Director
Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Development Services Assistant Director
Department Director: Alaina Ray, AICP, Development Services Director