Title 17C Land Use Standards
Chapter 17C.190 Use Category Descriptions
Article V. Institutional Categories
Section 17C.190.410 Colleges
- Characteristics.
This category includes colleges and other institutions of higher learning, which offer courses of general or specialized study leading to a degree. They are certified by the State Board of Higher Education or by a recognized accrediting agency. Colleges tend to be in campus-like settings or on multiple blocks.
- Accessory Uses.
Accessory uses include offices, housing for students, food service, laboratories, health and sports facilities, theaters, meeting areas, parking, maintenance facilities and bookstores.
- Examples.
Examples include universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges, nursing and medical schools not accessory to a hospital and seminaries.
- Exceptions.
Trade schools are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
Date Passed: Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Effective Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2005
ORD C33636 Section 3
