2.7.1004 Permitted and Conditional Uses

2.7.1004 Permitted and Conditional Uses.

This section was recently amended by Ordinance NS-2487, codified in January 2024.

Table 2.7.1004.A outlines those land uses that are permitted outright and that are permitted as conditional uses within the boundaries of the Special Planned District/Overlay Zone. The table specifies different land use standards for the areas designated as the “Core Campus Area” and “Campus Village Area” as designated on Figure 2. The Core Campus Area is intended to provide for more traditional College, educational and ancillary uses. The Campus Village Area designation allows a mix of educational, vocational, residential, service and commercial uses that can serve, complement and enhance opportunities in the educational core. The Campus Village Area is intended to provide development standards that are consistent with other integrated and highly successful academic institutions around the State and country.

Table 2.7.1004.A – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Land Use	Core Campus Area	Campus Village Area
Residential Uses
Single-room occupancy. See BDC 3.6.200(O), Single-Room Occupancies, except they are not subject to a maximum number of units.	P*	P
Single-unit detached dwellings	C*	P
Single-unit dwellings	C*	P
Townhomes	C*	P
Two- and three-unit dwellings (duplex and triplex)	P*	P
Multi-unit dwellings (more than 3 units)	P*	P
Residence halls	P*	P
Overnight lodging	P*	P
Child day care facility	P*	P
Adult day care	P*	P
Residential care facility (6 or more residents)	C*	P
Accessory uses and structures, including dwellings	P*	P
Public, Institutional and General Uses
All uses permitted in the Public Facilities (PF) Zoning District	P*	P
Educational, vocational and related research buildings and/or facilities	P	P
Meeting and conference facilities	P*	P
Entertainment-related facilities	P*	P
Roads, pathways and transportation systems whether public or privately owned	P	P
Light industrial uses	P*	C*
Repair services	P*	P*
Wireless communication facilities and/or broadcasting facilities, production studio transmission facilities and necessary or supporting structures	P*/C^♦	P/C^♦
Utilities (above ground)	C	C
Parks, playgrounds, play fields, athletic facilities, sports complexes, recreational facilities, trails, natural areas, open spaces (without night lighting or amplified sound)	P*	P
Places of worship	P*	C
Service and Commercial Uses
Retail, commercial and service uses that are open to the public and available to serve students, faculty, employees and other persons associated with the College¹	P*	P
Office uses	P*	P
Food and beverage services, personal and professional services, and student shopping opportunities	P*	P
Culinary institute and all related and accessory uses including, but not limited to, any hospitality-related service operated in connection with the culinary institute	P*	P
Credit unions, banks and financial service institutions that are open to public use and available to serve students, faculty, employees and other persons associated with the College	P*	P
Medical offices, health and wellness clinics that are open to public use and available to serve students, faculty, employees and other persons associated with the College	P*	P
Related Uses
Outdoor athletic, recreational or entertainment-related facilities with night lighting and/or amplified sound systems	C*	C*
Accessory uses and buildings customarily used to support a permitted use or an approved conditional use, including parking lots/parking areas and service roads needed to serve permitted or conditional uses	P	P
Outdoor storage provided such storage is set back at least 25 feet from the Campus boundary	P*	P
Buildings containing a mix of uses permissible in this district	P*	P
Other Uses
Government offices and facilities (including but not limited to: administration, public safety, utilities, and similar uses)	P*	P
Diagnostic testing, counseling and administrative offices. Meeting, office and administrative facilities for nonprofit, philanthropic, and public community service programs	P*	P
The conversion of buildings or structures from office, commercial or retail use to classroom space or other College or educational purposes	NA	P
Temporary activities and sales such as Christmas trees, benefit sales and activities, and other holiday products	P	P
Arts and crafts studios	P*	P
Accessory and secondary uses that traditionally occur on college campuses	P*	P
Shelters, see BDC 3.6.600	P	P

Key to Permitted Uses

P = Uses Permitted Outright

C = Conditional Uses subject to the standards outlined in BDC Chapter 4.4

N = Not Permitted

NA = Not applicable

*Use must primarily serve college students, faculty, staff, and/or employees or the intended use is associated with college activities and/or programs, or the use is accessory to a permitted use.

1No single retail user may exceed 20,000 square feet on the first floor.

♦See BDC Chapter 3.7, Wireless and Broadcast Communication Facilities – Standards and Process.

Table 2.7.1004.B – Development Standards
Development Standards	Core Campus	Campus Village
Lot Dimensions	None
Front, Side, and Rear Yard Setback	None, except when abutting a Residential Zone. A 100-foot setback is required abutting residential zoned property (excluding rights-of-way) along the external boundary of the Campus.	None, except when adjacent to a Residential Zone. Where a residential structure abuts a lot in a Residential Zone, the yard setbacks shall be the same as the setbacks of the abutting Residential Zone. Nonresidential buildings, parking areas, drives, and private roads shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the boundary where it abuts a Residential Zone.
Building Height	70 feet provided building is set back a minimum of 100 feet from the Campus boundary where the boundary line abuts a Residential Zoning District. Building height shall not exceed 50 feet if developed within 100 feet of the Campus boundary where the boundary line abuts a Residential Zoning District.	60 feet provided building is set back a minimum of 100 feet from the Campus boundary where the boundary line abuts a Residential Zoning District. Building height shall not exceed 50 feet if developed within 100 feet of the Campus boundary where the boundary line abuts a Residential Zoning District.
Lot Coverage	No minimum or maximum requirement
Architectural Design Standards	All buildings within 100 feet of the Campus boundary where the boundary line abuts a Residential Zoning District are subject to the applicable design standards of BDC 2.1.900 and 2.1.1000. All other buildings are required to use architectural features such as: windows, pedestrian entrances, building offsets, projections, detailing, and change in materials or similar features to break up and articulate large building walls greater than 80 linear feet in length. A minimum of 15% of the horizontal building facade and a minimum of 10% of all other horizontal building elevations shall contain a variety of architectural features.
Building Entrances	Recessed entries, canopies, and/or similar features shall be used at the entries to buildings in order to create a pedestrian scale
Landscape Requirements	Due to the large size of the Campus, the landscaping standards of BDC Title 3 shall only apply to an area that is measured 25 feet beyond the perimeter of the footprint of proposed new development sites for buildings and/or parking lots.
Landscape Buffer Requirement	A 25-foot landscape preservation buffer is required abutting streets along the external boundary of the Campus. A 100-foot landscape preservation buffer is required abutting residential zoned property (excluding rights-of-way) along the external Campus boundary of the Core Campus Area.

[Ord. NS-2487, 2023; Ord. NS-2443, 2022; Ord. NS-2423, 2021; Ord. NS-2251, 2015; Ord. NS-2196, 2013; Ord. NS-2158, 2011; Ord. NS-2126, 2009; Ord. NS-2016, 2006]