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• .._ - ·-·-t' f ·- '") !'l.Q The ~atholic University of~~~:~ ... - ·· \J1 \Vashmgton~ D,C, :... : _~ · · ]: 1c Campus Plan 2002 as amended September 2004 ' ~ ~- · ~,' I ZONING COMMISSION April 2002 Districtwith of amendmentsColumbia throughCase No. September 04-25 2004 3 ZONING COMMISSION District of Columbia CASE NO.04-25 EXHIBIT NO.3 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMI:RICA equal opportunity institution CAMPUS PLAN 2002 As amended September 2004 The Catholic University of America 2002 Campus Master Plan As amended September 2004 ZONING COMMISSION District of Columbia Case No. 04-25 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the President 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Statement of CUA History and Mission 1.2 Academic Program Offerings 1.3 Service to the Community 1.4 Economic Contributions 2.0 Campus Plan Overview 2.1 Campus Development History 2.2 Campus Plan Process 2.3 Un_iversity Planning Context 2.4 Campus Plan Goals 2.5 Enrollment and Personnel 3.0 Existing Campus Features 3.1 Campus Context 3.2 Existing Campus 3.3 Building Uses 3.4 Vehicular Circulation 3.5 Parking 3.6 Pedestrian Circulation 3.7 Topography and Spatial Organization 3.8 Impervious Surfaces 3.9 Significant Views 3.10 Architectural Significance 3.11 Landscape Character 3.12 Reservoirs of Spiritual Repose 3.13 1992 Master Plan Highlights 3.14 Analysis and the Framework Plan 4.0 Proposed Plan 4.1 Guiding Principles 4.2 Overview 4.3 Building Demolitions 4.4 New Buildings 4.5 Building Renovations 4.6 Building Additions 4.7 Development Summary and Floor Area Ratio 4.8 Vehicular Circulation 4.9 Parking 4.10 Campus Entry and Perimeter Enhancements 4.11 Landscape and Open Space Enhancements The Catholic University of America 2002 Campus Master Plan Amended September 2004 ZONING COMMISSION District of Columbia Case No. 04-25 3 5.0 Zoning Regulation Compliance 6.0 Acknowledgements Exhibits 1. Regional Context- The Green and Significant Hffls of Washington 2. Campus Context 2A. Aerial Photo 3. Existing Property and Zoning 3A. Campus Master Plan 4. Existing Building Uses and Facilities 5. Existing Vehicular Circulation and Parking 6. Existing Parking Zones 7. Existing Pedestrian Circulation 8. Existing Topography 9. Spatial Organization 10. l;x_isting Impervious Surfaces 11. ExiSting Significant Views 12. EXisting Landscape Character 13. Reservoirs of Spiritual Repose 14. 1992 Master Plan Highlights 15. Strengths 16. Constraints 17. Framework 18. Proposed Building Uses and Facirrties 18A-1 Site Plan 18A-2 Conceptual Elevation 19. Development Summary 19A Updated Development Summary (2004) 20. Proposed Circulation 21. Proposed Parking Zones Appendix See file in Zoning Commission Case No. 02-20 The Catholic University of America 2002 Campus Master Plan Amended September 2004 ZONING COMMISSION District of Columbia Case No. 04-25 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO THE AMENDED 2002 CAMPUS PLAN CUA recentlY acquired a 49 acre parcel directly to the west of the main campY§. The site is bounded by North Capitol Street to _the west. Irving Street to the southwest. Michigan Avenue to the south. Harewood.Road. N.E. to the east. and the Poe§ John Paul II Cultural Center to the .!lWlb- This amended Campus Plan jncornorates the newly acaujred propertv into the 2002 Campus Plan and delineates the proposed uses of the property The University is in the process of conductirig a thoroygh exam of its short and long-term needs. Once that study is complete. CUA wjll further amend the 2002 Campus Plan CUA now proPOSes that the west campus be improved witb a payi!ion . for oytdoor performances and- event f~eld. an unoavecJ cross-country track an environmental research area. two areas of spiritual repose a maintenance. truck and material st9rage Structure and temporary housing units. · - Certain changes to the 2002 Plan are reqyirecl as a result of this amendment. The.changes are yndedinec! herein. ' · - 1.1 Statement of CUA His~ory and Mission 1 The Bishops of the United States founded The Catholic University of America as a center for graduate study to prepare leaders for the Church and the nation. On Easter Sunday, April 10, 1887, Pope Leo XIII issued to James cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore a letter of approval that placed the University "under the authority and protection of all the bishops of the country."2 Through its ecclesiastical faculties and its mission to promote scholarship and research within the context of Catholic intellectual life, the University maintains a relationship to the HQiy See and the American Episcopacy that is unique among American institutions of higher education. Since admitting the first graduate students in 1889 and the first undergraduates in 1904, The Catholic University of America has forged a solid educational tradition. The Catholic University of America was one of the earliest universities in the United States and the first Catholic university to offer the doctorate, awarding its first two in 1895. In 1900, the University joined twelve other doctoral-granting universities to form the Association of American Universities (AAU}. Today, The Catholic University of America maintains its commitment to graduate education and strives with renewed effort to be an international center of scholarship, where the pursuit of human knowledge is carried out in the best tradition of Catholic intellectual life. In addition to doctoral and other graduate and professional programs, the University continues to provide an undergraduate education that is grounded in the liberal arts, with a firm foundation in philosophy and religion. The University's capacity to use its graduate focus, scholarly and professional resources and distinctive identity to provide an education and create a collegiate culture, which are truly excellent, constitutes a hallmark of its commitment to undergraduate students. ZONING COMMISSION District of Columbia Case No. 04-25 3 As it did at its founding, The Catholic UniveJSity of America focuses on meeting the educational needs of its time. The UniveJSity is well suited to meet its research, teaching and service challenges by reason of its commitment to scholarship, the competencies of its faculty, the wide arc of its Catholic tradition, and its location in the capital of the free world. t The Catholic Univ~rsity of America, "A Strategic Plan for The Catholic University of America• and "The Mission of The Catholic University of America." 2 Pope Leo XIII, Quod in novissimo conventu, April10, 1887. The Mission Statement of The Catholic University of America AIMS OF THE UNIVERSITY The Catholic University of America is a community of scholars, both faculty and students, set apart to discover, preserve, and impart the truth in all forms, with particular reference to the needs and opportunities of the nation. As a university, it is essentially a free a.nd autonomous center of study and an agency serving the needs of human society. It wel.comes the collaboration of all scholars of good will who, through the process of study and reflection, contribute to these aims in an atmosphere of academic competence where freedom is fostered and where the only constraint upon truth is truth itself. As a Catholic university, it desires to cultivate and impart an understanding of the Christian faith within the context of all forms of human inquiry and values. It seeks to assure, in an institutional manner, the proper intellectual and academic witness to Christian inspiration in individuals and in the community, and to provide a place for continuing reflection, in the light of Christian faith, upon the growing treasure of human knowledge. As a member of the American academic community, it accepts the standards and procedures of American institutions and seeks to achieve distinction within the academic world. Faithful to the Christian message as it comes through the Church and faithful to its own national traditions, The Catholic University of America has unique responsibilities to be of service to Christian thought and education in the Catholic community as well as to serve the nation and the world. GOALS OF THE UNIVERSITY The Cathol.ic University of America was founded in the name of the Catholic Church in the United States by Pope Leo XIII and the bishops of this country as a nationa.l institution of learning. Given its origins and the historic role of its ecclesiastical faculties, this university hasZONING a responsibility COMMISSION to District of Columbia Case No. 04-25 2...... DeltaView comparison of pcdocs:/ /docsdc 111262420/2A and 3 pcdocs://docsdcl/1262420/4. Performed on 09/29/04. the Church in the United States that is special to it: it is called to be an intellectual center of the highest quality, where the relation between revealed truth and human truth can be examined in depth and with authority. It seeks, moreover, to do this in the light of the American experience. It is for this reason that from its inception the university has enjoyed a unique relationship with the Holy See and the entire Catholic community. Established as a center for graduate study, The Catholic University of America has evolved into a modem American university, committed not only to graduate, but also to undergraduate and professional education and to the cultivation of the arts. At every level, the university is dedicated to the advancement of learning and particularly to the development of knowledge in the light of Christian revelation, convinced that faith is consistent with reason and that theology and other religious studies themselves profit from the broader context of critical inquiry, experimentation, and reflection.