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Planning Commission approves code amendment allowing rooftop mechanical exemptions for hospitals, citing St. Francis burn center needs
Summary
The Commission approved an amendment to Planning Code §260 to permit horizontal‑area exemptions for necessary hospital rooftop mechanical equipment (targeted to St. Francis Memorial Hospital’s burn center), provided the equipment is integrated, minimizes visual impact and obsolete rooftop units are removed prior to new installations.
The Commission voted unanimously on a proposed amendment to Planning Code section 260 to allow exemptions above the zone height and bulk limits for hospital mechanical equipment where the equipment is necessary for building function, is architecturally integrated and obsolete rooftop equipment is removed.
Planning staff (Kanishka Burns) said…
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