Textbook of Urgent Care Management: Chapter 5, Business Formation and Entity Structuring

CHAPTER 5

Design of the Floor Plan in an Urgent Care Center

Rajiv Kapadia

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CHAPTER 5

Design of the Floor Plan in an Urgent Care Center

Rajiv Kapadia

MANY URGENT CARE CENTERS are located in an existing building, either new or previously occupied by another tenant. In such a shell space, a building interior that is left unfinished, you will need to make tenant improvements (TIs), or customizations of the space to suit your center’s needs.

SITE-SELECTION CHECKLIST

In the majority of cases, an architect is brought on board after site selection is complete, and often after the lease has been signed. However, it is still a good idea to cross the following items off your checklist of issues to resolve before embarking on the design phase:

   Site zoning and building use

   Parking

   Available utilities

Putting off dealing with some of them could mean the difference between an on-time opening and a months-long delay—or even abandoning a particular site altogether.

Site Zoning and Building Use

Real property in incorporated localities is usually subject to a land-use plan, approved and adopted by the governing jurisdiction. In most instances this is the city or county in which the property is located. The land-use plan is divided into various zones, usually designated by a letter code, a number code, or both, and is described in the zoning ordinance or a similar instrument. Check the zoning for your proposed site against the list of approved uses for that zone to verify that urgent care centers are allowed.

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