Modify the size of certain parking spaces, such that some spaces may be reduced to not less than nine feet in width, provided such spaces are conspicuously marked for compact cars and that provision is also made for extra large vehicles such as sport utility vehicles;

Modify interior landscaping standards for parking lots, where not visible from a public street or adjacent privately owned property.

An educational institution shall file with the city plan commission an application for major land development project approval of its proposed institutional master plan. An approved institutional master plan shall be valid for five years from the date of final approval. Once approved, each educational institution shall review its institutional master plan at five years following the first approval, and every five years thereafter (regardless of any intervening amendments) to determine if any changes are being considered or proposed. If no major changes are proposed (see subsection (C) below), the institution shall notify the city plan commission in writing of its intention to renew the current institutional master plan for another five years, and the administrative officer may administratively approve such renewal, or may refer it to the city plan commission. If referred to the city plan commission, or if any major changes are proposed, a public hearing shall be held in accordance with the procedure for review and approval of a major land development set forth in the subdivision and land development regulations of the city of Cranston. In either case, any renewal approval shall be recorded in the land evidence records.

The institutional master plan may be amended at any time by the institution upon application to the city plan commission.

Minor Alterations. For a proposed alteration to be deemed "minor" in nature, it shall meet one or more of the following conditions. The proposed alteration shall:

Major Alterations. Alterations which would substantially alter the final character of the approved institutional master plan shall be deemed "major" alterations. Any proposal exceeding the limits identified in subsection (C)(l) above for minor alterations shall be considered a major alteration proposal. Additionally, any proposal requesting one or more of the following alterations to the institutional master plan shall be considered a major alteration proposal:

Mission statement of the institution, including its relationship with the neighborhoods, communities and environment in which it is physically situated;

Description of existing conditions that shall include a list of all properties owned or leased by the institution as part of its contiguous campus subject to the institution's institutional master plan regardless of whether they are within the city. The list shall be arranged by assessor's plat and lot and include street address, present uses, whether single or multiple uses, including street level and all upper story uses; condition of buildings, structures, parking lots, open space and the like; and other relevant existing conditions of the campus or grounds. Higher education institution uses shall be divided into four subcategories of institutional use as defined in Section 17.04.030: academic, residential, support and recreation;

A list of properties owned by the institution in the city and on the National Register of Historic Places or designated in a local historic district and proposed exterior changes to these properties (other than ordinary maintenance ), if known;

Statement of broad ten (10) year goals and more specific five-year objectives and the means and approaches through which such goals and objectives may be reached;

Proposed changes in land holdings of the institution in the city including property to be sold, proposed street(s) to be abandoned, and new streets to be established including private rights-of-way;

Proposed changes in land use, within the subcategories set forth in Section 17.04.030, on the institution's campus and grounds in the EI zone;

Proposed new structures, additions to existing structures, parking garages, parking lots, parks, and grounds. Major renovations that change the subcategory of use to residential from some other use shall be included. The plan shall conceptually identify the location of such improvements (on a map of the campus), the maximum footprint and envelope of any new structure, possible uses within the subcategories set forth in Section 17.04.030 and any major changes to landscaped buffers;

A drawing, to scale, showing all existing buildings and structures, and landscape features as well as the buildings and structures proposed for the next five-years;

A map showing any buffers along property lines. Any buffer shall not include any permanent buildings or structures, but may be used for educational institutional purposes such as athletic fields, and may contain temporary structures such as athletic goals and spectator stands;

Proposed demolition of any building, structure, parking garage, parking lot, park, or any other campus facility. In the event of demolition for any building that has tenants other than the institution itself, the institutional master plan shall contain a tenant relocation program which shall contain, as a minimum, provisions relative to institutionally owned residential structures intended for demolition;

A circulation plan indicating existing and proposed vehicular access, pedestrian sidewalks and general circulation layout of the campus. The circulation plan shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer who shall have significant experience in traffic engineering. The circulation plan shall address on-site and off-site impacts on adjacent streets, particularly any arterial streets. In addition, the plan shall address the adequacy of on-site traffic circulation, parking and loading, sidewalk/pedestrian circulation, delivery, and emergency access and related circulation issues;

A parking plan that shows the location of all parking servicing the campus, even if such parking is located in another municipality. The plan shall identify: the number of parking spaces that exist and the number that are required by this chapter; the location of new spaces required as a result of any proposed development; any proposed shuttle system between lots and campus facilities; and other information deemed appropriate;

The plan shall include an implementation element which proposes, for a period of five-years or more, the specific public actions to be undertaken in order to achieve the goals and objectives of the plan;

The institutional master plan shall contain text and maps to facilitate the review process.