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_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 27 of 29 <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />1. Higher Education Use Moratorium: Upon reviewing the Bethel University and <br />University of Northwestern CMPs and interviews with the administrations of the <br />Universities, the Universities are looking to expand their non-traditional student <br />populations. Non-traditional students are students that do not live on college campuses <br />and often are older and are employed with full-time positions. Evaluating how other <br />communities regulate higher education uses, several of them address the traditional and <br />non-traditional students through two different land uses: Higher Education, Campus and <br />Higher Education, Classroom/Office. <br /> <br />• “Higher Education, Campus” definition would describe the uses expected from a <br />traditional four-year, undergraduate institution. <br /> <br />• “Higher Education, Classroom/Office” use is intended for classroom space that is <br />becoming more common for off-campus continuing or graduate level education and <br />other higher education uses that function similarly to a traditional office use. <br /> <br />• Higher Education, Classroom/Office Additional Conditional Use Criteria: <br /> <br />A. No more than 25% of the total building area within the B-2 zoning district shall <br />be occupied by Higher Education, Classroom/Office uses. <br /> <br />B. Any Higher Education, Classroom/Office use shall provide benefits and have <br />impacts to the B-2 district similar to an office use. <br /> <br />C. The Higher Education, Classroom/Office use shall not generate any hazardous <br />wastes, shall not result in any outdoor storage, and shall not require any <br />mechanical or HVAC equipment that would not typically be required by a <br />traditional office building. <br /> <br />• INST – Institutional Zoning District: Purpose of the INST Institutional District: <br /> <br />A. To establish areas for the post-secondary education of general public. <br /> <br />B. To establish areas for the training of well educated and talented workforce. <br /> <br />C. To provide for the ability of the post-secondary students to live and have their <br />daily needs met on the campus of the post-secondary education institution. <br /> <br />D. To provide the opportunity for athletic programs to be created for the post- <br />secondary students while providing opportunities for the general public to <br />experience these athletic programs. <br /> <br />2. 2040 Comprehensive Plan: Evaluating the economic activity and available land and <br />buildings in the commercial and industrial zoning districts, several issues have appeared <br />Dr <br />a <br />f <br />t <br /> <br />07 <br />/ <br />2 <br />6 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />1 <br />7