4.3 D-E Educational Campus
4.3.1 Purpose
The D-E zone addresses educational campuses, often formally disposed, multiple-building sites centered around a series of interconnected open spaces.
4.3.2 General
All development in the D-E zone must comply with the form standards of this section, as well as any applicable standards in other sections, including the following:
| Principal Uses | Section 6.1 |
| Accessory Uses | Section 6.2 |
| Temporary Uses | Section 6.3 |
| Landscape | Section 7.1 |
| Fences and Walls | Section 7.2 |
| Stormwater | Section 7.3 |
| Outdoor Lighting | Section 7.4 |
| Corner Visibility | Section 7.5 |
| Site Impacts | Section 7.6 |
| Pedestrian Access | Section 8.1 |
| Bicycle Access and Parking | Section 8.2 |
| Vehicle Access and Parking | Section 8.3 |
| Transportation Demand Management | Section 8.4 |
| On-Premise Signs | Section 9.2 |
| Blocks | Section 10.1 |
| Rights-of-Way | Section 10.2 |
| Nonconformities | Section 12.1 |
4.3.3 Lot
Lot Dimensions
| A | Lot area (min) | 5,000 SF |
| B | Lot width (min) | 50’ |
Lot Coverage
| C | Building coverage (max) | 90% |
| D | Impervious coverage (max) | 100% |
4.3.4 Siting
Building Setbacks
| A | Front yard (min) | 0’ |
| B | Corner side yard (min) | 0’ |
| C | Interior side yard (min) | 0’ |
| D | Rear yard (min) | 0’ |
4.3.5 Height
| A | Building height (max) | 6 stories1 |
Supplemental Standards
1 Up to 12 stories may be allowed only with approval of City Planning Board as part of major site plan review.
Story Height
| Finished ground floor level (min/max) | N/A |
Transparency
| Ground floor transparency | front facade (min) N/A |
| Ground floor transparency | corner side facade (min) N/A |
| Upper floor transparency | front and corner side facades (min) N/A |
Pedestrian Access
| Main entrance location | N/A |
4.3.7 Specific Standards
- Any campus of two acres or more in area must be organized around one or more focal points, such as squares or greens, that provide orientation and identity. Such focal points must compose a minimum of 10% of the land area of the campus and be placed so that pedestrians on campus are not more than 1,320 feet distant from one. These spaces must be framed by buildings, helping to generate centers of campus life.
- All principal buildings, with the exception of those located more than 200 feet from a public thoroughfare, must be oriented to the thoroughfares onto which they face, with front and corner facades positioned parallel or radial to adjacent right-of-way lines.
- The following exterior facade materials are restricted on principal buildings:
- Exterior insulating finishing systems (EIFS) are prohibited on the ground story of front and corner side facades, and are limited to 20% on upper stories of front and corner side facades.
- Standard, fluted, or split face concrete masonry units (CMUs) are prohibited above the basement level on front and corner side facades. Glazed or heavily polished CMUs are allowed.
- Vinyl siding is prohibited.
- Reflective wall surface material with a Visible Light Reflectance (VLR) of greater than 15% is prohibited.