Section 11-507. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (SP)

 

507.1A college or university that is an academic institution of higher learning, including a college or university hospital, dormitory, fraternity, or sorority house proposed to be located on the campus of a college or university, shall be permitted in an SP District if approved by the Zoning Commission as a special exception under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section.

 

507.2Upon receiving an application for an approval under this section, the Commission shall submit the application to the D.C. Office of Planning for coordination, review, report, and impact assessment, along with reviews in writing from all relevant District departments and agencies, including the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Community Development, and, if a historic landmark or historic district is involved, the State Historic Preservation Officer.

 

507.3The applicant shall have submitted and the Commission shall have approved a plan for developing the campus as a whole.

 

507.4The plan required in § 507.3 shall show the location, height, and bulk, where appropriate, of all present and proposed improvements, including but not limited to:

 

(a)Buildings, parking and loading facilities, screening, signs, streets, and public utility facilities;

 

(b)Athletic and other recreational facilities;

 

(c)A description of all activities conducted or to be conducted in the proposed facilities; and

 

(d)A description of the capacity of all present and proposed campus development.

 

507.5The plan required in § 507.3 may provide for the interim use, for a limited period of time, of land or improved property with any use that is a proper college or university function.

 

507.6The Commission may approve the plan submitted in accordance with §§ 507.3 through 507.5, or any amendment to the plan, concurrent with an application for approval of a specific college or university building or use.

 

507.7In approving the submitted plan, the Commission shall determine that the use is located so that it is not likely to become objectionable to neighboring property because of noise, traffic, number of students, or other objectionable conditions.

 

507.8In approving any application for a specific college or university building or use, the Commission shall determine that the proposed building or use is consistent with the approved campus plan; and further, that it is not likely to become objectionable to neighboring property because of noise, traffic, number of students, or other objectionable conditions.

 

source

§ 4101.43 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9725, 9732-33 (December 8, 2000).