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A. Intent. The institutional general use type is intended to provide for the development of large campus type public or quasi-public uses in a planned and coordinated manner. Institutional areas should be considered where such uses utilizing at least 50 acres are in single or few ownerships or are otherwise able to utilize a coordinated planned concept.

B. Purpose. The purpose of the institutional use designation is to:

1. Delineate definite boundaries and development parameters for institutional types of uses;

2. Ensure orderly, phased development of appropriate uses within those areas;

3. Identify and reduce the impacts of institutional development on surrounding areas with less intensive uses;

4. Ensure the adequacy of city utilities, streets and other services to and within institutional areas as they develop;

5. Ensure development of institutional areas which is compatible with the physical features of those areas.

C. Use qualifiers are generally assigned to each institutional use based on the name or location of the particular institutional use. Individual development and design standards are developed for each institutional use, consistent with BMC 20.40.050. These regulations are to be used together with any other general regulations within this title that apply to all institutional development.

D. The Whatcom Community College institutional qualifier is intended to implement the vision of the WCC Institutional Master Plan, which provides a policy framework for an approximately 73-acre area generally located at Cordata Parkway and W. Kellogg Road. [Ord. 2017-11-025 § 17; Ord. 9024, 1982].