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Madison City Zoning Code

§ 195-32.6

U University Zone regulations.

A. 
Purpose. To acknowledge and permit the continued use of lands within the Borough of Drew University and Fairleigh Dickinson University.
B. 
Principal permitted uses.
(1) 
Colleges and Universities.
(2) 
Institutional uses.
(3) 
Private recreational facilities.
C. 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
Uses which are customarily incidental and accessory to the principal use as permitted herein.
D. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Existing housing for faculty and employees of Drew University and their families.
E. 
Supplementary requirements.
(1) 
Such uses shall provide housing and dining facilities for not less than 200 students on a permanent basis throughout the school year.
(2) 
Such uses shall include the erection, construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings containing classrooms, auditoriums, libraries, laboratories, workshops for teaching arts and crafts, theaters (other than as commercial ventures solely for profit), lecture rooms, museums, art and civic centers, dormitories, residence halls, refectories, infirmaries or buildings for housing and medical treatment of students, faculty members and other college or university personnel who are ill or injured, gymnasiums, swimming pools, athletic fields, tennis courts, grandstands, stands and noncommercial parking areas for the use of persons attending, visiting or connected with the college or university where such are located; roads and drives, buildings and structures for the housing of heat, power and refrigeration facilities and equipment for the protection of life and property; noncommercial laundries for the use of persons residents within said U Zone; and a bookstore primarily for university use.
(3) 
A minimum setback of 50 feet shall be maintained from any exterior property line. Said 50 feet shall serve as a buffer between the resident college and university and surrounding residences.
F. 
Master development plan. A Master Development Plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board for an annual review at the Board's third meeting of the year. The Master Development Plan shall include the following:
(1) 
Graphic and, where appropriate, text explanation of all existing structures and facilities, including building and parking areas and improved pedestrian and vehicular circulation areas of the University.
(2) 
All contemplated future construction on the property, as best as can be determined.
(3) 
Specific proposals for the internal circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic within the campus, and parking adequacy and assessments of the impact on the surrounding area.
(4) 
All existing and proposed off-campus University facilities (e.g., housing, offices, classrooms).
(5) 
The status of any environmental issues affecting the University (e.g., preservation and management of critical areas).