Title/Name/Summary
Northwestern Medicine St. George Cancer Institute - 15300-15400 West Avenue
History
Project: Northwestern Medicine St. George Cancer Institute - 15300-15400 West Avenue
Prepared: 7/30/2026
Prepared by: Hailey Gorman, Planner
Legistar ID: 2026-0637
Project ID: PPA-26-0047
Petitioner: Northwestern Medicine
Address: 15300-15400 West Avenue
P.I.N.s: 27-16-103-006, 27-16-103-007, & 27-16-103-008
REQUESTED ACTIONS
The Petitioner is requesting the approvals below to construct a three-story, 150,650-SF medical office building (St. George Cancer Institute) and a four-level parking structure on a vacant lot within the Palos Community Hospital Planned Development:
· Amendment to a Special Use Permit for a Planned Development with modifications from the Land Development Code:
o Increase the maximum building height permitted from 50’ to 51’-6” (Section 6-207.H).
o Increase the height limitation for rooftop mechanical equipment screening from 10’ to 11’ (Section 6-104.D).
o Eliminate the requirement to have anchored brick, stone, or similar masonry materials from the adjacent grade to the top of each story for the proposed parking structure on lot 3 (Section 6-308.F.4.b).
o Eliminate the requirement to provide a type 1 landscape buffer yard along the east side of lot 3 (Section 6-305.D.4.b.2).
· Special Use Permit for Development within 50’ of a Nontidal Wetland
o Reduce the 50’ wetland buffer area to 30’ (Section 6-413.F.2.f).
o Eliminate the requirement to have a 15’-wide naturalized landscape area with an 8’-wide maintenance vehicle access area around the detention basin (Section 6-305.D.8.b.4)
· Site Plan
· Landscape Plan
· Building Elevations
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
This property is within the Orland Grove & Centennial Planning Districts in the Comprehensive Plan. The site is designated as appropriate for land uses with an office employment emphasis or open space, parks, and recreation. The proposed use and site improvements are consistent with the i...
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