Facilities Guideline Plan for the 21st Century November 20, 1998 Introduction Facilities and Campus Framework Plan Development Plan Goals of the Facilities and Campus Framework Plan Development Program Assumptions of the Facilities and Campus Framework Plan Proposed Development Projects Organizing Concepts and Principles Project Phasing and Sequencing Fixed and Temporary Campus Elements Illustrative Long-range Campus Development Concept General Development Standards Alternatives Decentralization

Decentralization, which would involve the relocation of some University programs or services to off-campus sites, may be necessary to meet future facility needs, including administrative support space, housing and parking. The City’s Major Institution Code requires as a component of a Major Institution Master Plan (MIMP) "a discussion of the major institution’s facility decentralization plans and/or options, including leasing space or otherwise locating uses off-campus." The City’s code generally considers decentralization as the use of space beyond 2,500 feet of the campus boundaries. However, recent code changes have made possible the use of space within 2,500 feet of the boundaries, with certain restrictions regarding street-level uses in a commercial zone and the demolition or change of use of single family structures.

The prime candidates for decentralization are storage and administrative support services that do not require frequent face-to-face interaction with faculty and students. Other candidates might include some academic programs, such as continuing education classes and credit classes that could be offered over the Internet. Additional use might also be made of the off-campus facilities at Camp Casey and Blakely Island for academic programs. Decentralization will be considered in the facilities and campus master plans to the extent that such decentralization could have significant impacts on the on-campus facilities needs.