Rockhurst University Campus Master Plan

Rockhurst University

Campus Master Plan 2008

September 16, 2009

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Rockhurst University

Campus Master Plan 2008

Vision

Mission

Rockhurst University will be nationally recognized for transforming lives and forming leaders in the Jesuit tradition.

Inspired by the example of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, this Catholic university community seeks to make God’s good world better through learning, leadership, service, and the pursuit of justice.

Rockhurst University exists to transform lives by creating a learning community centered on excellence in undergraduate liberal education and graduate education. Rockhurst is Catholic and Jesuit, involved in the life and growth of the city and the region, and committed to the service of the contemporary world.

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Strategic Plan 2007-2012 Synopsis Four Critical Issues and Eighteen Strategic Directions

The four Critical Issues emerging from Rockhurst’s recent strategic planning are listed below. Beneath each of the issues are synopses of the Strategic Directions included in the plan. These statements have been abbreviated here and are not intended to represent the full intent of each of the Plan’s directives. They simply call out the key issues related to campus and facility development.

Transform Lives Consistent with Core Jesuit Values 1. Celebrate how Jesuit identity influences learning 2. Cultivate a learning and living environment that encourages care and development of the whole person

Ensure Financial & Infrastructure Strength 13. Balance the University budget, accrue surplus revenues, and develop debt management strategy

3. Achieve national recognition as a learning-centered institution

14. Sustain a culture of philanthropy and stewardship to secure resources and provide opportunities for stakeholders to fulfill philanthropic interests and see their endeavors benefit the Univerisity

4. Achieve national recognition for leader formation through integrative learning

15. Develop a Technology Plan that supports the Strategic Plan and responsible stewardship of the University

5. Integrate new educational programming regarding diversity, multiculturalism, global perspectives, economic inequality, and justice

16. Address deferred maintenance

6. Sustain programs that strengthen the Jesuit and Catholic identity of Rockhurst 7. Sustain the commitment to assessment of learning outcomes, improved student learning, and satisfaction

Enrich and Build Community 8. Increase enrollments while sustaining the high quality of incoming students 9. Develop a comprehensive retention plan 10. Identify resources to build talents of Rockhurst faculty and staff 11. Recruit and support a diverse University community 12. Strengthen and build strategic partnerships to enhance student experience and bring value to the community

17. Provide a campus master plan with 5- and 20-year horizons (envision the future)

Establish Identity and Public Awareness 18. Increase the capacity for sustainable strategic brand management — clarify Rockhurst University’s sense of place

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Contents

I. INTRODUCTION ..........................................3

S A C R E D O P E N S PA C E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4

E X E C U T I V E S U M M A RY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

LO N G -T E R M C A M P U S D E S I G N P OT E N T I A L S . . . . . . . 2 6

PLAN N I NG CONTEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

PA R K I N G ST R AT E G I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7

PLANNING PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

P R O P O S E D E L E C T R I C A L LO O P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8

II. 2008 CAMPUS PLAN ...................................7 PLANNING THEMES / C A M P U S M A ST E R P L A N C O N C E P T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

F I R ST- P H A S E I N F R A ST R U C T U R E L I N K A G E S . . . . . . . 2 9

I I I . P L A N N I N G ST U D I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 S I T E A N A LY S E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4

C A M P U S D E V E LO PM E N T Z O N E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 CAMPUS LAN DSCAPE FRAMEWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 BU I LDI NG ASSESSMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................65 APPENDICES ................................................A-1

PROJ ECT DESCRI PTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 F I R ST P H A S E P R O J E C T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 D O N O R WA L K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 N E W R E S I D E N T I A L /M I X E D U S E B U I L D I N G . . . . . . . 1 7 PRELIMINARIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NEXT PHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 F O L LO W I N G P H A S E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 I N D E P E N D E N T O P P O RT U N I T I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3

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Introduction

E X E C U T I V E S U M M A RY The Rockhurst University Campus Master Plan was developed to complement and advance the four key goals of the University’s recent Strategic Plan. In brief, the campus plan will: reflect Jesuit values, support activities that build campus community, ensure financial and infrastructure strength, and raise public awareness of the University’s identity. The campus plan serves both as a vision of future potentials and a framework for reasoned and coherent development of campus buildings and grounds contributing to the strategic planning objectives.

The Plan’s dominant motif springs from a comment the University’s president, Father Curran, made during an early interview: “Rockhurst is in the city for good.” All Campus Master Plan proposals are intended to enhance the University’s connections to Troost Avenue and to the surrounding community. The Plan’s proposals have been shaped by interactive sessions with many, including the campus community, residential neighbors, UMKC representatives, and the professional staff of the Kansas City Department of Planning.

From the beginning of campus planning discussions, the desire to preserve Sedgwick Hall, the University’s most valuable historic asset, was clear. At this writing, the University is investigating the causes of the building’s differential settlement. Planning proposals advanced in this document anticipate the stabilization of Sedgwick. The building’s structural configuration does not support current functions effectively.

Reuse for other purposes is advised. Full renovation of Sedgwick will require the displacement of several academic programs and replacement of assembly space. The construction of a new academic building with a 500 seat auditorium emerged as a premiere project along with the construction of a new student residence. Land west of Tracy Avenue and south of 53rd Street currently used for parking, has been identified as an optimal site for extending the campus core.

To support moderate increases in undergraduate enrollments, construction of new housing is a necessity. A residential building with 200 beds is proposed. Locating this new residential space along Troost Avenue is an active demonstration of the University’s commitment to the surrounding community; it is an opportunity to realize proposals long-discussed in the Kansas City community to enhance the Troost Avenue Corridor. A new campus residence with commercial fronts facing the Avenue will bring 24-hour activity. Additionally, locating student residences on Troost will balance the student population on the campus, currently weighted along the eastern edges. This new residential building would allow Xavier-Loyola to be removed.

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The next phase of campus development will feature the revitalization and reuse of Sedgwick Hall. Renovation proposals include the removal of additions subsequent to the initial construction and the construction of new events space facing the campus, possibly an atrium courtyard.

The development concept proposes housing key administrative offices in the renewed Sedgwick, side-by-side with seminar and classroom spaces. Central to the reuse concept is provision of opportunities for frequent interaction between administrators and students. Sedgwick renewed is envisioned as the welcoming portal of the campus facing Troost Avenue, evidence of Rockhurst’s presence in the city for good.

The reoccupation of Sedgwick will allow the internal restructuring of Massman Hall, where renovation and possible expansion are anticipated.

The expansion of Greenlease Library is also on the long-term horizon.

In addition, phased improvements to athletic facilities are detailed. The construction of a new gymnasium with recreational basketball courts, expanded locker facilities, and additional office space will enhance the Field House and Convocation Center. Field improvements will include the construction of stands, dugouts, concessions, and a satellite training station to support the baseball and softball programs.

The long-term construction of new academic and residential buildings at the core campus sites in Development Zone II may require the replacement of surface parking. Parking spaces may be retained by constructing a green roof above existing lots or through the construction of parking decks at the southwestern or possibly central sectors of the campus.

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Consultant team work session

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Community review session with Rockhurst neighbors

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Working session with Rockhurst University Planning and Budgeting Committee

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SECTION I

P L A N N I N G CO N T E X T

PLANNING PROCESS

Rockhurst University’s 2008 Campus Master Plan has been created specifically to sustain and support the four Critical Issues and Eighteen Strategic Directions of the University’s Strategic Plan. As a critical component of a culture of stewardship, the new plan will advance sustainability in all aspects of campus growth and management.

The planning assumptions used as the basis for the plan include the following considerations.

The campus plan has been shaped and guided by the experience and knowledge of stakeholders from the campus and surrounding community. Many constituents have been involved in the process from its inception, through direct interviews and interactive campus planning discussions. Representatives from community groups and the neighboring University of Missouri Kansas City were consulted, as were representatives of the Kansas City Planning Department. Several rounds of interviews, reviews, and discussions have informed the plan’s development.

The enrollment goal for full-time undergraduate students is targeted to be 1,800 by 2013. This is an increase of 129 students over the Fall 2008 undergraduate enrollment of 1,671.

As the master plan study was initiated, about 400 undergraduate students were accepted and enrolled each year. In order to reach the undergraduate enrollment goal established, 425 to 450 new students will need to be enrolled each year for the next five years.

The total headcount enrolled, including graduate, undergraduate, and high school students, is anticipated to rise to 3,200 students by 2013.

In addition, Rockhurst intends to increase the number of student beds available on campus from the current level, 932 beds. Spaces available could house 56 percent of the current undergraduate enrollment.

Projected targets anticipate accommodating a 75 to 80 percent capacity for students in-residence, or a total ranging between 1,350 and 1,440 beds.

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The University’s existing capital resources – its building and grounds – have been thoroughly surveyed and documented. Discussions about the amount of space available and amount of space needed in the future were informed by creation of a space inventory database of nonresidential buildings to clearly establish the baseline for discussions. Site analysis drawings established a clear picture of existing land uses and density patterns and were useful in informing discussions and proposals.

Programmatic objectives and priorities have been confirmed through multiple interactions with the study’s working group, the University’s Planning and Budget Committee. Studies and analyses have been guided and vetted by the Committee and by Rockhurst’s senior leadership.

The plan was reviewed by the Board of Trustees in early December 2008, and approved in principle. The plan provides both interim phasing and long-term vision for campus improvements. The Campus Master Plan provides Rockhurst University with a physical framework for capital development that will support its fundamental mission and advance the Strategic Plan 2007-2012.

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2008 Campus Master Plan

P L A N N I N G T H E M E S / C A M P U S M A ST E R P L A N CO N C E P T S Two campus-wide diagrams follow. These illustrate the ideas fundamental to the creation of the Campus Master Plan. Symbols and notes are overlaid on the base map of the existing campus. The first campus map addresses the sequencing of capital improvements and early building projects. The second map highlights the focal campus landscape proposals.

Aerial photograph existing campus 2007

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CA MPUS DEVELOPMENT ZON ES The Campus Master Plan envisions phased development of the Rockhurst campus. This approach concentrates development for both its impact in raising public awareness about Rockhurst and its adherence to sustainable site development by increasing density and focusing activity.

Three broad stages characterize the plan by area zones, though they are not strictly defined. Some projects within areas identified for later development may, in final realization, precede the build-out of earlier development zones. The sequencing runs eastward from Troost Avenue, where early and highly visible projects are located. See the Campus Development Zones map.

Renewal of Sedgwick Hall

Zone I is the focus of the three campus plan inception projects: the new academic building, the first mixed-use student residence, and renewal of Sedgwick Hall.

T R O O S T

A V E N U E

Massman Hall improvements and possible expansion

Proposed site for academic building

Proposed site for mixed-use student residence

The campus plan first recognizes Troost as an arterial street and access route to the campus; the avenue is highlighted by the dotted red pattern on the full campus map. Also noted are the presence of institutional neighbors and commercial activities along the west side of Troost. New construction along this urban edge will define and delineate the campus precinct to passers-by. In coordination with the City and neighboring institutions and businesses, the University will promote the future redesign of Troost between 51st Street to the north and 55th Street to the south. A boulevard treatment has been discussed, where landscaping will be used to enhance the surrounds and differentiate the University section of the roadway. Both Rockhurst and UMKC flank Troost through this district. Activation of Troost frontage builds on studies undertaken by local interest groups, among them Troostwood Neighborhood Action Group, the Southtown Council, and the City Planning Department.

Within Zone I are longer-term opportunities, which include a site for a flanking gateway building to correspond to the new academic building on the north side of the campus entrance along the 54th Street alignment. A site just north of Rockhurst Road is identified as an opportunity for a second mixed-use residential development. Other opportunities may be realized if additional frontage is made available to Rockhurst.

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Zone II is the second area of focus, primarily because Massman Hall is located within this swath. A project for campus center improvements and possible expansion is third in the anticipated sequence of projects focused on core campus enhancements: new academic building and new student residence constructed, Sedgwick renewed, Massman improved. Most projects envisioned for this zone are probably future developments, beyond a 5- or 10-year horizon. Programs for buildings shown on the Illustrative Plan have yet to be determined, but the potential for growth is promising. Academic and residential buildings may be constructed above a green-roofed parking area. This takes advantage of the natural declivity of the topography to create a second quad, much like the Kinerk Commons, in the southern precinct of the campus.

North and south of Zone II, the eastern sides of Forest Avenue are designated as Buffer Zones. Existing domestic structures will remain for the foreseeable future, probably used for staff or married student housing.

This zone will serve as a transition to the existing residential streets east of University land along Troost, chiefly to preserve the residential character of the surrounds.

Zone III is envisioned as an open space and land reserve. Athletic and recreational fields will realize incremental improvements, such as construction of dugouts, stands, press boxes at the baseball and softball fields. Restrooms and a satellite trainer station will logically be located between the two fields. Xavier-Loyola Hall will be razed, opening the broader site for long-term developments, which may include future improvements to the artificial turf soccer field such as the provision of east-facing spectator stands that would require shifting the field eastward from its present location. Student residences in the northeastern sector of the Zone will continue in use and be refurbished over time, including sustainable upgrades to mechanical systems for energy conservation.

Zone III also contains a site for long-term potentials. For example, should a donor provide funds, a chapel building might be constructed.

One project in Zone III, likely to be undertaken among early-phase projects is the creation of a memorial Donor Walk along the 53rd Street alignment, described on following pages.

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CA MPUS LAN DSCAPE FRA MEWORK The accompanying illustration diagrams key landscape concepts for the Campus Master Plan.

Focal open spaces are noted by the toned areas. The mid-green rectangles designate the existing Kinerk Commons and locate the proposed south quad, which will be created by a green roof constructed over parking below. The natural fall of the land to the south of the existing Commons inspires this. A green space can be created at very nearly the same elevation as Kinerk Commons.

Eastward is a lightly toned expanse, marking the area for continued use and future redevelopment for athletic and recreational fields.

Aerial view of pedestrian gateway at Troost Avenue and 53rd Street alignment

The Donor Walk bisects the campus west to east. It is shown by the bold, dark green dashed line. The Donor Walk will extend the improvements along the 53rd Street alignment, realized from the University’s prior campus plan. The walkway will be dedicated to pedestrian movement across the campus, but be broad enough to accommodate passage of emergency vehicles. Memorials will be constructed along the walk, probably incorporating seating areas for groups of people, garden features, artworks, and one of the six Sacred Open Spaces portraying the core Jesuit values. The walkway also will be conceived and constructed to incorporate a linear rain garden, part of the system to manage the campus’s stormwater run-off.

An extension of the Donor Walk rain garden will be developed along The Paseo both to manage site run-off water and to create a more humanly scaled eastern edge for the campus. The rainwater feature will be supplemented with native plantings to mitigate the off-putting scale of the slopes created to level the athletic fields and to mitigate the effect of the boundary fencing.

Two north south alignments are noted by dark green dotted lines. These indicate campus walkway alignments to be developed and improved over time as campus building projects are realized. New student residences are planned along Troost north and south of the existing core campus. Midblock and Forest Avenue alignments are likely pedestrian routes. The north-south alignment through the campus connecting to Tracey Avenue will surely be a secondary pathway to link to Massman Hall and campus center activities. This walkway will need to bear intermittent service traffic and emergency vehicles. Its visual aspect, however, clearly should be a landscaped walkway, with service points (particularly at Massman) screened from the general view.

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Pedestrian gateways are indicated at the Donor Walk and the Tracey alignment. These enhancements are intended as welcoming thresholds to the University precinct, a response to comments from neighbors that they would like to be assured of access to the campus as a neighborhood amenity. Gates exist already at the cardinal points west at Troost Avenue and north at Rockhurst Road. New gates are proposed at the south on 54th Street and to the east at The Paseo. New gates will be designed to reference elements of the existing gateways — probably including limestone pylons, lighting, and welcoming signage.

Vehicular entries to campus will continue to focus on the two intersections currently used. The access where prospective students coming from the north are now directed is the intersection of Rockhurst Road and The Paseo at the northeast edge of the campus. In the future this situation may change when bridge improvements on Troost Avenue at Brush Creek are completed. This will enable direct access to the campus’s main gate from Troost for visitors coming from the north and the south.The Paseo gateway is proposed to be enhanced with stone pylons to better mark the campus precinct and low walls to give a welcoming human scale. The latter will frame a broadened landscape at the entry and create a contained edge to the community garden maintained on University property at the north side of Rockhurst Road. Plantings, lighting, and improved signage will be incorporated in the redesign.

The main campus entry will be continued from Troost Avenue at the 54th Street alignment. The campus plan envisions creation of a welcoming landscaped space — an open area to break the nearly planar rhythm of street-front façades along Troost. A landscape and open space drawn back from the line of the street will accent the presence of the University and draw attention from passers-by. Preliminary concepts envision open lawns on either side of the entry drive edged by trees along their campus sides. The lawn on the north side of the entrance may possibly be a green roof above parking.

The campus plan suggests a realignment of the entry road along the original street alignment, removing the existing northward curve. A roundabout feature at the Forest Avenue intersection is intended to slow entering vehicles and becomes an opportunity for a signature landscape and possibly a site for installation of artwork. The construction of the roundabout will need to be carefully positioned to preserve existing specimen trees in the vicintiy. The entry realignment creates the opportunity for long-term redevelopment of the site, making the creation of the south quad possible. The south quad will be a green roof over parking, to be accessed from an entry drive extending northward along the Tracey Avenue alignment.

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BUILDING ASSESSMENTS Twelve buildings were surveyed during the information gathering phase of the campus plan study. The surveys included examinations of architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as campus infrastructure linkages. The findings and recommendations were documented in the Rockhurst University Building and Site Conditions Assessment 2008, and are summarized below.

Critical Findings

• Many mechanical systems are outdated or at the end of their useful lives replacements = energy savings + sustainability

• Electrical service needs system-wide upgrade, focusing on Massman Hall (hub) • Sedgwick heads the list for replacement of systems, suggesting wholesale renovation Recommendations:

• Develop electrical loop, install building transformers

• Upgrade ventilation systems in classroom areas • Install condensing hot water boilers • Consider centralized cooling for energy savings

(campus-wide or precinct) • Upgrade system controls • Sprinkler all buildings • Consider water treatment systems • Upgrade building electrical systems • Replace lighting controls/fixtures for energy savings • Upgrade emergency lighting • Study the need for lightning protection systems • Separate teledata equipment from other systems The University has established priorities for addressing maintenance issues. Projects that improve safety are given the highest priority.

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PROJ ECT DESCRI PTIONS

F I R ST P H A S E P R O J E C T S

The Campus Master Plan envisions several projects that will be undertaken in phases. A number of other capital improvements can be advanced early or later on, independent of the sequencing of other projects, as funds can be allocated.

During the Information Gathering phase of the Campus Master Plan process, the design team evaluated eleven of the existing campus buildings. The findings from these evaluations were correlated with prior observations by the Facilities Management staff and helped to prioritize and define deferred maintenance projects to improve the existing campus infrastructure, building stock, and grounds. The deferred maintenance projects include: • Improvements to life safety systems • Removal of asbestos • Modifications to existing buildings to enhance compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act • Upgrades to electrical systems to replace equipment beyond its useful life, improve reliability, provide additional power, and improve the quality and energy efficiency of lighting • Upgrades to mechanical systems to replace equipment beyond its useful life, centralize building controls, to improve comfort and reliability, and to effect energy savings • Upgrades to building envelopes to improve energy efficiency, reduce water infiltration into buildings, and preserve stonework • Replacement of worn interior finishes • Improvements to site drainage.

Residential Renovations

Sedgwick Hall

Corcoran Hall

The first deferred maintenance projects are being effected in response to the building evaluations. McGee Hall was renovated in the summer of 2008. Another residence, Corcoran Hall, has been scheduled for renovation in the summer of 2009. Improvements include: • Upgrades of electrical service and building wiring • Removal of asbestos containing materials • Digital controls for lighting and HVAC systems • Refurbishing of wall surfaces and carpeting throughout • Renovation and new furnishings for all student rooms • Replacement of interior doors • Continued expansion of swipecard access.

In addition to addressing deferred maintenance projects, the University will begin early implementation of the Donor Walk as envisioned by the Campus Master Plan.

Conway Hall

Science Center

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Donor Dedication

Design concept studies for Donor Walk

Alternative Concepts

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D O N O R WA L K A key feature of the Campus Master Plan is the extension and enhancement of the existing east-west pedestrian walkway south of the bell tower (indicated as L on the Illustrative Campus Plan). The Campus Master Plan proposes to extend the walkway eastward to The Paseo where it will serve as a eastern pedestrian gateway to the campus. This walkway will join the existing Kinerk Commons to the proposed new South Quadrangle.

In addition to connecting the eastern and western reaches of the campus, the walkway will become a donor-recognition landscape. The Donor Walk is proposed to incorporate plantings and subsurface drainage that will provide sustainable quality and quantity control for a portion of the stormwater run-off from impervious areas of the campus.

Donor Walk proposed along 53rd Street alignment

The Donor Walk is designed to be wide enough to facilitate students, faculty, and community members walking in groups. Seating will be provided to further encourage social interaction. The concept is to unite all design features as a coherent ensemble – pavement, seating, lighting, artwork, plantings – to be commemorative testaments of gifts that past and future donors have made to the University.

Critical projects have been designated as necessary to launch the plan’s sequence of campus improvements. Three construction projects are anticipated in the first phase of development. Fundraising for these projects has begun.

Existing pedestrian gateway at Troost Avenue

Aerial view of existing conditions

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N EW ACADEMIC BUI LDI NG

N EW RESI DENTIAL /MIXED USE BU I LDI NG

PRELIMINARIES

Construction of a new academic building (indicated as A on the Illustrative Campus Plan) is a precursor to renovating Sedgwick Hall. In order to be able to renovate Sedgwick Hall the building needs to be fully cleared; thus, construction of replacement classrooms and offices is the first project. This building will be approximately 87,000 gross square feet (GSF). The building will contain:

Construction of a new student residence (indicated as B on the Illustrative Campus Plan) is a precursor to demolition of Xavier-Loyola Hall. Xavier-Loyola’s building systems are well beyond their utility; the building’s configuration does not support effective campus life programming and community building so critical to the University’s retention efforts. The proposed new building will be a mixed use structure accommodating commercial activities on the Troost side to advance long-standing City and community efforts to reinvigorate activity on Troost. The student entry will face the campus. The bulding will be approximately 88,000 GSF and will contain:

The existing Community Center building will need to be razed to enable the construction of the academic and residential buildings. The University can relocate neighborhood meeting functions to existing storefronts immediately south of the site. Campus security will be reaccommodated on the core campus; its long-term location will depend upon opportunities created, which may include either incorporation in a future parking structure or co-location with facility operations in a new building. Warehousing functions now in the Community Center will need to be addressed. One option that may be considered is leasing space near the campus.

• Seventeen classrooms sized to accommodate a range of class sizes from 24 to 70 students, designed in configurations that promote interaction between students and faculty • A 500-seat lecture hall to satisfy an existing need, currently not met on campus, for lectures and special events that attract larger audiences • A black box theater and associated spaces (dressing rooms, scene shop, costume shop, etc.) to support the University’s vibrant theater program • Faculty offices and departmental spaces to foster collegial interactions among students and faculty.

• Suite style apartments for small groups of students composed of two-person bedrooms, a shared bathroom, and a shared living room • Chapel • Community lounges and study spaces on each floor • A central common lounge space on the first floor • A small exercise room

The building will also house a central chiller plant that will support it, as well as the proposed new Residential/Mixed Use building.

• Study spaces, including a computer room

The new academic building is proposed to be located on the east side of Troost Avenue immediately south of the 54th Street entrance to the campus. The building, and a future proposed building immediately north of the entrance way, will be designed as a prominent gateway to the University featuring a landscaped open space to enhance the existing gateway to the campus. The large lecture hall and black box theater will benefit from this visible, public location and help to enliven the University’s presence on Troost. The addition of classrooms in this location will help to activate Troost Avenue and better distribute classrooms across the campus (classrooms are currently concentrated in the northerly precinct of the campus.)

• A common laundry near lounge areas to foster interaction

The building is envisioned as a four story brick building with Indiana limestone details and aluminum window systems to complement existing campus architecture.

• A seminar classroom

• Commercial space on the ground floor fronting Troost Avenue.

The mixed-use facility is to be located on the east side of Troost Avenue immediately south of the proposed new Academic Building. Student housing and commercial uses (such as the University Bookstore, and other shops catering to student and neighborhood needs) in this location reinforce activity along Troost Avenue. This project will provide services useful to the community and other institutions (UMKC) nearby.

Amenities will be provided consistent with the neighborhood villages concept, an idea advanced in 2003 by The Troost Corridor Action Plan.

An added benefit of student housing in this location is its convenient proximity to existing parking and classrooms in the new Academic Building.

The mixed-use building is envisioned as a four story brick building with Indiana limestone details and aluminum window systems, providing visual continuity and extending the campus presence. The commercial storefronts will activate the street front with unique signage, set within a coherently designed façade on Troost Avenue. The upper floors of the building may be set back from the first floor to enhance the pedestrian scale at the street level, a design continuity with nearby blocks along the Avenue.

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N EXT PHASE The second phase of the plan focuses on the revitalization of Sedgwick Hall. Students, faculty and members of the administration, as well as members of the community, regard Sedgwick Hall as the iconic symbol of the University. It is considered to be a building that should be rehabilitated and repositioned, if feasible. Towards that end, the University has commissioned a study to monitor evident movement within the structure to determine whether on-going efforts to stabilize the building have been successful. Given the historical importance of the building to the campus, its beauty, the sustainability of reusing rather than replacing an existing structure, and the exciting opportunities the building poses for significant event space, the Campus Master Plan assumes that the building can be revitalized and repurposed.

North entry, Sedgwick Hall

The repurposing of Sedgwick Hall also envisions creation of a new space for special events by constructing a new space within the Ushaped configuration of the original building. This concept would provide an extension constructed primarily of glass, to create a wintergarden opening onto the Kinerk Commons. Essentially, a new campus front would be formed, one far more inviting than the blank walls of the existing service wing and the stair and elevator tower added to Sedgwick in the 1960s.

The Campus Master Plan envisions Sedgwick Hall as the public face of the University, with its entrance to Troost restored and made accessible.

In order to focus construction funds on the most significant portions of the building, the Campus Master Plan proposes to demolish the eastern additions to the building and to rehabilitate the original U-shaped portion of the building comprised of the north, west, and south wings.

Additional analysis of the building will need to be undertaken to determine the appropriate extent of demolition.

The revitalized Sedgwick will be used for the following functions: • Visitor’s center • Admissions • Career Services • Alumni offices • Classroom and seminar rooms • Regent’s Conference Room • The Office of the President • Mission and Ministry

Aerial view existing Sedgwick (left), Greenlease Art Gallery (center), and Van Ackeren Hall (right)

• Academic Affairs • Advancement • Public Relations and Marketing

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FOLLOWI NG PHASE The next project envisioned by the Campus Master Plan is the improvement of Massman Hall. This project proposal responds to the programmatic needs of the University identified during the master planning study and addresses the Critical Issues established by the University’s 2007 Strategic Plan.

Massman Hall’s renovation and potential expansion (indicated as D on the Illustrative Campus Plan) can be undertaken after the relocation of administrative offices to the renovated Sedgwick Hall. Space opened up within Massman can be reused to expand and enhance student services and activities. This project would include improvement and expansion of dining facilities.

Massman Hall at Kinerk Commons

A major renovation and restructuring of the building should be considered to open up the building to reveal activities and possibilities to students and other visitors. This may include creation of an internal atrium and reorientation of selected stairs, so that activities become more visible, the building more comprehensible, and access easier. The incremental growth of Massman has resulted in the awkward placement of activity areas and particularly of stairs connecting building levels.

Interviews with students, faculty, and staff suggested that the renovation of Massman Hall should continue to co-locate Campus Ministry with Student Activities and other student-focused services. All who were interviewed agreed that Massman is the logical venue for Rockhurst’s campus community to gather – whether for meals, meetings, social events, or just hanging out.

Aerial view existing Massman Hall with Burke Field (left) and Kinerk Commons (right)

Prior to major renovation, Massman will need to undergo upgrades of its utilities infrastructure. It currently serves as the hub of the campus electrical system, a condition with inherent vulnerabilities.

All early campus improvement projects will contribute to the phased creation of an electrical service loop through the campus.

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I N DEPEN DENT OPPORTU N ITI ES Other projects proposed by the Campus Master Plan also respond to and support the Critical Issues established by the University’s 2007 Strategic Plan. These are opportunities, given donor interest, which may be advanced at any time.

E The expansion and consolidation of plant facilities (indicated as E on the Illustrative Campus Plan) will include the addition of a loading dock and storage facilities to the existing Plant Facilities building. This will partially compensate for the removal of existing warehouse space when the Community Center is razed to provide a site for the new academic building and residentialmixed-use building.

F A second residential-mixed use building (indicated as F on the Illustrative Campus Plan) is sited just north of Rockhurst Road.

This project would be similar in concept to the first residential project described earlier. This building may be conceived either as a replacement for Corcoran Hall or could be built to expand the available number of beds on campus. A mixed-use project in this location, and particularly commercial activities, will benefit from the immediate adjacency of an express bus stop targeted for the corner of Rockhurst and Troost, part of City’s planned rapidlink bus line along Troost. As such, this location may well be considered for the ultimate relocation of the University’s Community Center.

I A new campus open space is proposed as a complement to Kinerk Commons that will frame internal sites for future academic ( ) and residential ( ) construction. The New South Quadrangle (indicated as J on the Illustrative Campus Plan) will extend the campus core to the south. This pedestrian space would be composed of landscaped and hardscaped areas, supplanting the existing surface parking lots. The concept is that the open space will be partially structured, a green roof above parking below. The new quadrangle will be at the elevation of the existing entry to the Science Center, taking advantage of the site topography to accommodate on-grade parking below. This new open space will mirror Kinerk Common, creating a visual flow of landscape and apparent connection to the southward development of the campus.

J The Campus Master Plan addresses parking strategically, as opportunities may evolve as capital projects are advanced and as additional properties may come available. A concept for an under-grade lot is indicated as J on the Illustrative Campus Plan.

Other potentials are described below.

K The Master Plan identifies a location for a special-use facility (indicated as K on the Illustrative Campus Plan). This is a central and highly visible site that would be ideal for a small freestanding building such as a chapel.

G The Greenlease Library will require expansion (indicated as G on the Illustrative Campus Plan). This project will allow the library to meet established guidelines for collegiate libraries based on a 30-year window of growth, long overdue. The library has seen no significant improvements since its construction in the 1960s. Key improvements will include creation of additional student study spaces, particularly group study space to better support the current and evolving curriculum, which focuses increasingly on collaborative and interdisciplinary learning.

M The site for a future academic building (indicated as M on the Illustrative Campus Plan) shows a new freestanding building forming the northern portion of the campus’s main gateway from Troost. Construction in this location could take advantage of existing topography to accommodate parking below grade.

H The extension of the Mason Halpin Field House and Convocation Center (indicated as H on the Illustrative Campus Plan) will help to address the demand for intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational facilities. This expansion will help to alleviate operational conflicts associated with concurrent intramural and recreational use of the building complex.

Circulation between the buildings will be clarified and zoned to allow concurrent activities. The project will also supplement current space with much needed office and locker space.

O Proposed construction of Athletic Field Facilities (indicated as O on the Illustrative Campus Plan) will enhance attendance at the University’s team events, as well as better support continued community use of the University’s fields. Restroom and concession spaces are to be included in a structure centered between the baseball and softball fields. A field training room and storage spaces are to be incorporated. Field enhancements will also include dugouts, press boxes, and bleachers for both baseball and softball fields.

P A site for future expansion of commercial facilities as part of mixed-use development (indicated as P on the Illustrative Campus Plan) will replace existing, currently leased storefronts along Troost. The existing building is likely to be the interim location for the Community Center, when it is displaced by new construction. Possible expanded use for the site may include plant facility relocation and parking.

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The ultimate build out of the proposed Campus Master Plan envisions elimination of the visual dominance of surface parking in the core of the campus. New parking will be required to replace some existing spaces, as well as to increase the ratio of parking spaces available.

The Campus Master Plan has explored a wide variety of parking alternatives to satisfy the criteria for new parking, which includes affordability, availability of land, aesthetic considerations, and proximity to demand. These alternatives include on-grade parking below an expanded campus quadrangle (taking advantage of the natural grade change in the campus topography), below grade parking structures associated with new academic construction, and above grade parking structures (either stand alone, attached to, or otherwise integrated with occupied space).

Any above grade parking facilities will be designed to be aesthetically compatible with thematic campus architecture.

N An addition to the Science Center (indicated as N on the Illustrative Campus Plan) – is shown as a placeholder for future construction to accommodate additional teaching and/or research laboratories.

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S A C R E D O P E N S PA C E S Six Core Jesuit Values have been identified as themes for six sacred open spaces or contemplative gardens. Preliminary sites are identified in the drawing. Future detailed design studies and discussions on campus are expected to determine both final locations and landscape concepts for each installation.

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S I X CO R E J E S U I T VA L U E S • Finding God in all things • Excellence in all endeavors: Magis • Reflection and discernment • Care for the whole person: Cura Personalis • Contemplation in action • Wisdom: Sapientia Aedificavit

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L O N G -T E R M C A M P U S D E S I G N P OT E N T I A L S As the new vehicular gateway to the campus is developed along the 54th Street alignment, and as the proposed south quadrangle is realized, the University has many design potentials to consider. Two alternatives for building massing for future buildings are explored by the diagrams at the left.

The first (upper) illustrates how future buildings in Development Zone II may be sited and configured to permit a vista into the campus toward the central landmark tower and pergola.

The second (lower) illustration shows how alternative building configurations might be developed to form a more enclosed quadrangle, similar in scale to the Kinerk Commons.

Zone II alternate: The massing of future buildings may enhance views to the existing tower and pergola.

Zone II alternate: The massing of future building may be used to define the south quadrangle.

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To maintain an accessible campus through future phases of development, Rockhurst will need to maintain convenient on-campus parking at levels approximating the current supply of 1,086 spaces. Phasing may be challenging at times, as building sites identified in the plan are currently used for on-grade parking.

The creation of parking spaces either in dedicated structures (parking decks) or beneath buildings is forwarded as a sustainable design principle.

The Campus Master Plan recommends that impermeable surfaces not be increased across the site, insofar as is reasonably possible, recognizing the potential adverse effects of water run-off from the campus. However, theory needs to be balanced with focused stewardship. Capital funds are likely to be spent first on mission-directed facilities such as instructional and campus life facilities such as student residences, rather than on support facilities such as structured parking. Thus, the Master Plan addresses parking strategically and identifies a range of opportunities, rather than a fixed-sequence scenario for parking. Quite plainly, the University will need some latitude in developing the campus and balancing institutional needs with capital budgets.

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Pending acquisition of privately held properties, there is potential for parking at the corner of Troost Avenue and 55th Street. A throughblock structure is recommended, with its vehicular entry on 55th Street.

The Master Plan recommends that the street front along Troost be developed for active commercial uses. A four-level structure would accommodate 7,200 GSF of commercial space and 360 parking spaces.

Site 2 / 216 below-grade spaces

The Campus Master Plan anticipates parking in this central campus location to take advantage of the topography. Parking would be developed approximately at the current paved grade with a green roof built above. The roof will become a new quadrangle, at the same general elevation as Kinerk Commons to the north. New academic and residential buildings will also be constructed above the green roof, very likely in phases. About 216 parking spaces can be accommodated on a single level. The University might consider further excavation and constructing a below-grade level of parking, with about 200 more spaces.

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Additional parking could be created by extending Site 2 further southward, but the rising ground elevation would require excavation to maintain same-level connection with the under-green-roof parking just to the north at Site 2. An additional 240 spaces could be constructed on a single level in this location.

Site 4 / 240-space deck

An alternative to developing parking spaces below a green roof would be construction of an above-grade deck. The floorplate shown on the accompanying diagram outlines a deck that could provide 240 spaces on 4 levels.

Site 5 / 130 below-grade spaces

The Campus Master Plan envisions the creation of a street-level open space fronting a future academic building on this site. Approximately 130 spaces could be provided, below a green roof (lawn) and the building.Vehicular access to this area for parking will need to be carefully designed, since the Plan proposes extending the north-south walkway along the Forest Avenue alignment. An under-green-roof driveway to the under-grade parking eastward (Site 3) seems to be the most likely connection. The connector would approximate the location of the current access drive to the grade lot at Site 5 (about 240 feet north of the 54th Street centerline).

Site 6 / 80 below-building spaces

Site 6, north of Rockhurst Road along Troost Avenue, suggests a landuse-intensive response for providing parking on very limited acreage by placing parking under occupied space above. An alternate in this same location would be to sandwich parking on a single level above commercial space at street level and beneath student housing above. In either instance, about 80 spaces would be available on a single level.

Site 7 / 96 below-grade spaces

Another possibility for under grade parking lies nearby the Kinerk Commons along Rockhurst Road, just north of Massman Hall. Some existing tree cover would be sacrificed, but green space could be replaced at this campus edge location. Approximately 96 spaces could be created on a single level.

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P R O P O S E D E L E C T R I C A L L O O P CO N C E P T Among the recommendations of the building conditions assessments is the creation of a dual loop system for the campus electrical supply. Its proposed course is diagrammed at the left, an abstract of an engineering document delivered to the University. A medium voltage electrical loop will be extended from the utility grid into the campus from Troost Avenue at the 53rd Street alignment, paralleling the existing campus walkway. Installation of an underground conduit will accommodate medium voltage cable. The new system will require construction of manholes and installation of building transformers. The loop system can be developed in phases as capital improvement projects are implemented.

A loop concept will provide a more flexible and reliable distribution system than the current hub supply that services most campus facilities from Massman Hall.

EXISTING UNDERGROUND EXISTING UNDERGROUND INSTALLED 2009 EXISTING TRANSFORMER

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F I R ST- P H A S E I N F R A ST R U C T U R E L I N K A G E S Construction of the first new academic building and student residences will initiate Rockhurst’s first segment of a new infrastructure network.

The buildings will connect to the proposed electrical loop.

The diagram at the left shows storm and sanitary connections for the first two capital projects. They also are planned to connect to the City system in the Forest Avenue alignment.

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The Illustrative Campus Master Plan drawing locates seventeen new building sites on the Rockhurst campus.

Assuming generally low-scaled development with three or four levels for all buildings, the campus has the capacity to support approximately 726,400 GSF of building construction in the long-term. At the start of the master planning study, the total of the University’s built space was 688,000 GSF. Facility programming studies demonstrated a 25 percent shortfall in non-residential space. The plan shows a site capacity for almost double the existing campus development. Patently, all of new space shown on the drawing is not needed immediately, nor is it proposed for near-term construction. The plan demonstrates significant potential for Rockhurst’s long-term evolution and development on current landholdings.

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S I T E A N A LY S E S The following pages reproduce the site analysis drawings used throughout the study to enliven discussions, to inform the development of campus plan options, and to help the Planning and Budgeting Committee and study team to evaluate those options and create the preferred plan presented to and accepted by the University Board of Trustees in December 2008. These studies are an exercise in deconstructivism. Key issues and data are recorded and displayed in isolation to highlight critical ideas. For instance, knowing where students live among the sectors of the campus and where their logical destinations are (classrooms, labs, library, campus center) in relation to the patterns of walkways extant on the site in effect influences proposals about where the next residence might be constructed and how walkways might be developed to better connect students to their institutional goals. In fact, in the case of walkways, simply recording their dimension graphically indicates how effective those pavements might be in linking students to each other and thus to the University community.

Narrow pavements simply do not encourage people to walk together in conversation; broader ones enable that behavior, thus encouraging communication, personal connections, and learning. The descriptive paragraphs highlight a few critical points; further study is encouraged to reveal more facts and new ideas.

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P H Y S I C A L CO N T E X T The Regional Map shows the location of Rockhurst University within the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, a region that straddles the border between Kansas and Missouri. The campus is located in Missouri’s Jackson County approximately twenty-three miles from Kansas City International Airport, and approximately five miles south of the downtown area.

The District Map shows finer detail. The Rockhurst campus lies within Kansas City’s cultural district. The character of the district is influenced by the presence of educational, cultural, and research institutions including Rockhurst itself, the University of Missouri at Kansas City, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Linda Hall Library, and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Rockhurst High School, which was the origin of academic life on the Rockhurst campus, was moved in 1962 to its current location about 7 miles away, southwest of the University at the Greenlease Memorial Campus. The University is a short distance from the noted planned commercial district, the Country Club Plaza.

The campus is situated within an area served by the 49/63 Neighborhood Coalition. This area is bounded by Brush Creek to the north and is made up of several smaller neighborhoods. At the northern edge of campus is the Troostwood neighborhood, and to the south is Troost Plateau. These neighborhoods consist primarily of bungalows and two story “shirt-waist” houses, most built in the early half of the 20th century. Defining characteristics of houses in the district include stone foundations, open porches, and pitched roofs.

The campus district, as shown on the following analytical maps, is bounded by 51st Street to the north, Paseo Boulevard on the east, Troost Avenue on the west, and 55th Street to the south. Troost Avenue is highlighted in yellow. At the time of campus planning study, this arterial is under planning and design by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority for the Troost Bus Rapid Transit Route.

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U N IVERSITY PROPERTY This map highlights University-owned land in blue. University buildings are shown as white figures against the blue ground. Adjacent buildings not owned by the University are shown as well to portray the texture of development for the district surrounding the campus. The surrounding development is primarily two-story single family residences on lots around 6,000 square feet.

The current Rockhurst University campus is 62 acres. The landholding is largely contiguous, though it includes several scattered parcels in the largely owner-occupied Troostwood neighborhood north of the main campus and in the more rental-oriented Troost Plateau area to the south.

Rockhurst’s is a relatively small landholding for a campus serving 3,000 students. Drawings that follow show the campus contained easily within a 5-minute walking radius. The area within the circle is about 122 acres, an area more typical of institutions with Rockhurst’s enrollment. The relatively small size of the Rockhurst campus dramatizes the need to use University land intensively.

Expansion opportunities are limited by the built-up context in which the University lies and complicated by the small size of surrounding parcels. Land acquisition opportunities appear to be primarily southward.

Select land acquisition might be considered to buffer adjacent neighborhoods from the University.

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FIGURE GROUND The map portrays developed areas in black within the Rockhurst University campus district, including buildings and pavement, and surrounding area occupied by buildings and local streets. Rockhurst properties are toned grey. The greyed areas are unbuilt and, as such, reveal potential sites that might be considered for future development, absent other considerations and restrictions. Blackened figures in this study indicate impervious features, a critical factor in understanding the effects of water run-off. Within the 62 acre campus 9.5 acres are occupied by parking lots and roadways and 8 acres are occupied by buildings for a total of 17.5 occupied acres (28 percent).

A general observation is that the large open land areas on the campus are primarily the athletic fields. Other green sites have significant grade changes and are thus less desirable for development, such as the land between Conway Hall and Rockhurst Road.

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TO P O G R A P H Y The topographic contours are at once an enhancing asset and a constraint to campus development. Higher elevations are shown in lighter colors, lower elevations in the darker colors. Each band indicates a change in vertical elevation of ten feet; narrowed bands indicate steep areas. The narrower the banding, the less likely that open land can be used economically for construction. From the southwest corner of the campus to its northeast corner, the elevation drops approximately 80 feet, the equivalent to a seven- to eight-story building height. This transition creates views to and from surrounding neighborhoods to the east. The provision of an attractive face to easterly neighborhoods is a potential to be considered.

The development of the Rockhurst campus mimics the typical historic development pattern on most American campuses where the oldest campus building, in this case Sedgwick Hall, is sited on the highest available ground (at the time of its construction). Also located at the upper elevation along Troost Avenue are core academic facilities, including the Greenlease Library, the Greenlease Gallery,Van Ackeren Hall, and the Science Center. Surface parking lots along Troost Avenue at the southwestern extreme of the campus are a marked exception from the theme of high ground dedicated to prominent campus buildings.

Topographic conditions affect the way in which storm water run-off flows across the site. Storm water management is a concern in Kansas City, as storm and septic sewers are old and combined. This campus planning study anticipates that the City will, in future, stage infrastructure projects to separate storm and septic sewers.

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L A N D S C A P E F E AT U R E S The accompanying drawing catalogues landscape features on and surrounding the University. At the center of the academic core is Kinerk Commons, a picturesque quadrangle accented by large broadleaf trees. The Mary Garden, with a statue of the Virgin, is situated at the northeast corner of the open space. Adjacent to the quad is the Greenlease Gallery courtyard, which contains outdoor sculpture. The quad was extended in 1999 when a campus beautification plan was implemented, which established the main vehicular entrance along the alignment of 54th Street. The right-of-way at 53rd Street was vacated and redeveloped as a landscaped pedestrian walk with center planting beds of tall grasses and perennials.

Landscaping around parking lots in the southwest portion of the campus screens and mitigates the visual impact of the grouped parking lots.

Nonetheless, a large area of asphalt greets visitors to the campus. Mature trees along Rockhurst Road at the northern edge of the main campus tract provide visual definition to the campus and a buffer to the Troostwood neighborhood. The median of The Paseo Boulevard to the east of campus is planted with shade trees; the Boulevard is part of a larger network of parkways in Kansas City.

Athletic fields are shown in a brighter green tone. The fields and tennis courts exist as a tiered landscape, created by the re-grading of natural contours of the site. The soccer field is bounded by Massman and the Convocation Center and is covered in artificial turf. The soccer field is possibly the most intensively used outdoor space on the campus and in this district of Kansas City.

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PREDOMINANT BUILDING USES University buildings on the accompanying drawing are color-coded to illustrate the predominant function within each building. The colors annotate building uses, but not the exact locations of those activities within the buildings.

Red indicates academic buildings, locations of classrooms, laboratories, and faculty offices. Academic buildings are generally clustered as they are in most college campuses, though in Rockhurst’s case other uses are intermixed in a number of buildings. The Science Center is the only building dedicated solely to academic uses.

Purple denotes the library. Greenlease Library is the repository for the University’s print and media collections, but more importantly provides study space for students.

Blue shows where administrative offices and operations are located.

Green designates campus life activities. Massman Hall is the center of the campus, both physically and organizationally. Offices for Admissions, Business, Student Development, Campus Ministry, Advancement, and the President are in Massman. Social spaces, such as the popular Rock Room lounge, are also in Massman, as are other campus life spaces (chapel, lounges, and study spaces). Additional social areas are also provided in the residential sector at the northeast corner of the campus near residence halls. Co-locating chapel spaces with student activities and in residences is one way in which Rockhurst provides facilities consistent with its values — seeking to transform lives consistently with core Jesuit values.

The brown colored buildings are facilities used for athletic and active recreation.

Yellow indicates student housing. With the exception of McGee Hall to the west, on-campus housing is clustered primarily at the northeast corner of the campus. North and south of the main campus there are twenty-five houses (formerly private residences) where upper division students live in groups.

Orange represents special uses – the Greenlease Art Gallery, the Chapel, the Jesuit Residence, and the Community Center.

Dark grey shows the location of facilities operations and support activities – the Physical Plant building, Physical Plant offices within Conway Hall, warehouse space in the Community Center, and grounds maintenance sheds between the baseball and softball fields.

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CAMPUS LAND USE This map interprets the building functions portrayed in the preceding drawing as land use patterns.

The academic core (red tone) of the campus becomes readily apparent.

The campus open spaces (mid green tone) is nearly an equivalent area in its size to the academic core. This land use encompasses the quadrangle and a network of green spaces that spans from it.

Student housing area (yellow tone) show four discrete sites on the campus, and twenty-one multi-lot tracts scattered to the north and south. The Townhouse Village is demonstrably separated from the rest of the campus by the fields and parking.

Administrative locations are shown by blue circles that illustrate the scattering of office functions. This interspersion of administrative areas in the assignment of space and the dominance of other land uses reflects Rockhurst’s student-oriented focus.

Athletic and recreational buildings are shown in the brown tone. Fields and courts are shaded light green tone. These areas make up a large portion of the site. Athletic and recreational facilities are at the eastern portion of the campus and are interspersed with parking lots.

Special uses show as orange and are basically two distinct sites – locating the Jesuit Residence north of Rockhurst Road and the Community Center on Troost Avenue.

A single commercial area (the dark pink tone) is at the southern corner of the campus at the corner Troost and 55th Street. This area includes three storefronts, some of which are leased to others or used for University storage.

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P E D E ST R I A N C I R C U L AT I O N The accompanying drawing shows paved walks that cross the Rockhurst campus in red. This drawing displays a lacy network in comparison to the bold and contiguous pattern of vehicle-dedicated paving. Pedestrian walks are relatively wide within the academic core and become narrower in residential and parking areas. Within the academic core, three of the paths are striped red and white; this designates areas pedestrians share with service vehicles and persons who park in handicapped spaces at the center of the academic core. East-west walkways between the academic and residential areas are narrow and seem tenuous in their connection. It is not unusual for students to shortcut across the turf field when moving between their residences and the core.

Handicapped-accessible entrances to buildings are marked by blue-andwhite arrows. Throughout the campus, there are 14 handicapped entrances providing access to nine buildings. Not all buildings are readily accessible.

A five-minute walking circle is superimposed on the map. The circle is centered at the entrance to Massman Hall, the campus center. The circle assumes a three mile per hour walking rate, on level ground. As noted before, the Rockhurst campus does not occupy a level site, so the walking circle serves as a paradigmatic scale to gauge the walkability of the campus.

In ten minutes, the typical break period between classes, it is possible to walk beyond the limits of the main campus. Academic uses clustered at the core of the campus are entirely accessible in well under a five-minute walk. This intimacy reflects a human-scaled campus, a desirable feature often mentioned during informational interviews with campus stakeholders. The close proximity of campus buildings supports communication and sustainability. Providing a pedestrian environment reduces reliance on vehicular use and reduces carbon emissions.

Pedestrian activity has health benefits. Ensuring connectivity of the campus pedestrian infrastructure to surrounding neighborhoods also has potential for building ties to the surrounding community.

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V E H I C U L A R C I R C U L AT I O N This map depicts the hierarchy and framework of streets surrounding and coursing the site.

Through streets shown in orange include Troost Avenue to the west of the campus and The Paseo Boulevard to the east. The Paseo is a major north-south parkway in Kansas City. Since its creation, during the City Beautiful Movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many areas along this street have become blighted. The Troost Corridor is also a major north-south corridor, formerly a street car line. In 2003, the Southtown Council initiated the Troost Avenue Corridor Action plan intended to provide a strategic vision for the corridor. This plan recommends streetscape and roadway improvements on Troost Avenue; Rockhurst’s campus plan references these proposals.

Neighborhood streets run in a grid pattern and are shown in yellow.

Dedicated campus roadways and parking lots are colored red. The campus may be entered from a number of surrounding streets, although the main campus entrance is located at the signalized intersection of 54th Street and Troost Avenue. Many visitors approach the campus from the north, the direction of the nearest expressway interchange. The admissions office directs visitors along this general route where they enter the campus from The Paseo.

Optimal conditions would provide a complete separation of vehicles and pedestrians. However, the campus needs to support the delivery of essential services to buildings at its core. Campus service areas or loading docks are marked on the drawing by a black S within a white directional arrow. Some walkways are accessed by service vehicles; these are indicated by red dots. This confluence of pedestrian and vehicular traffic creates an awkward situation. On some campuses deliveries are scheduled outside of heavily scheduled course hours, when pedestrians will activate the campus core.

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There is a total of 1,086 parking spaces on the campus. This is equivalent to a ratio of 46 spaces per 100 students. This ratio is low when gauged against the typical ratio of 50 spaces per 100 students. This ratio however, greatly exceeds the Kansas City Zoning Code requirement of 1 space per 4 students. All campus parking is within a five-minute walk of the University’s core.

Parking is primarily clustered in the southwest corner of the campus, with 755 spaces (70 percent) existing on or south of 53rd street. Other clusters of parking exist near Town House Village, and at the corner of Rockhurst Road and Troost Avenue. While parking in a typical campus planning model would be at the perimeter, on the Rockhurst University property parking has worked its way to the center. Community members have expressed concern about the creation of parking lots along Troost Avenue, because such lots would not support the goals of The Troost Avenue Corridor Action Plan. Newly developed perimeter parking angled along Rockhurst Road was created to serve students going to Conway Hall, where many evening classes take place. These new spaces were intended to address neighbors’ concerns and minimize student parking along residential streets nearby.

An alternative mode of transportation available includes bus service provided by the Kansas City Transit Authority. A stop exists outside the Science Center along Troost Avenue. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority at the time was study was working to establish Bus Rapid Transit along Troost Avenue.

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ST U D E N T S I N R E S I D E N C E This density analysis shows the location of students in residence in campus housing for the fall term of 2007. Each dot represents occupancy of a single student bed. On-campus housing for this term was not filled to capacity, therefore both the occupancy and the capacity numbers are provided. The total occupancy for the fall of 2007 was 832 students, though the capacity of on-campus residences could have supported a total of 934 students. Townhouse Village, the newest residences which offer apartment-style living, had the highest occupancy rate with 98.5 percent of beds occupied. In addition to being popular, the creation of communal space through apartment style living enriches the campus community. Xavier-Loyola Hall, the oldest residence hall which has not undergone major renovations, had the lowest occupancy rate with 78.2 percent of beds occupied. Occupancy rates at these levels may allow renovations to take place during the academic year.

Beds are concentrated in groups of just over 200 in the four residential areas located on the main campus (McGee, Xavier-Loyola, Corcoran, and Townhouse Village). Three of the residential areas are located in the northeast corner of campus, while only one (McGee) is located to the west near Troost Avenue. As a result, there is little life at night along Rockhurst’s Troost Avenue frontage. On-campus houses just north and south of the main campus provide a capacity of 91 beds.

In geographic terms, campus dining is located centrally in Massman Hall near the library and academic buildings. Massaman is within a 5-minute walk of all student residences on the main campus, as well as most of the on campus houses located just north and south of the main campus.

Residences halls which do not offer access to cooking facilities are appropriately located closest to dining facilities.

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W E E K LY CO N TA C T H O U R S Weekly instruction contact hours for the fall term of 2007 are tallied and located by building on the campus map.

The dots portray density of instruction space utilization. Contact hours are defined as the number of hours a student spends in a class or laboratory for a registered course each week. Typically in higher education, the fall term reflects the most intensive use of classroom and laboratory spaces. Laboratory space is defined here as specialized instructional space and may include art studios, music rooms, etc.

On this map, weekly instruction contact hours are divided into daytime lecture hours (dark purple dots), evening lecture hours (light purple dots), lab hours (blue dots), Saturday hours (red dots), and half semester hours (green dots). This wide spectrum of colored dots illustrates a wide variety of teaching patterns. One dot equals 25 contact hours. The majority of contact hours are within Sedgwick Hall. Sedgwick, the University’s oldest building, suffers from structural deficiencies and is in need of renovation. Its rate of utilization poses a challenge when it comes to scheduling renovation work. The recently renovated Conway Hall generates the second highest number of lecture hours as well as the most evening lecture hours. The Science Building is the newest of the academic buildings. It generates the third highest number of lecture hours and not surprisingly the most lab hours.

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U T I L I T Y I N F R A ST R U C T U R E Existing utility infrastructure for water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer is shown on campus maps.

The Water Map shows the pipes that carry treated freshwater to buildings on the Rockhurst campus as part of the municipal water system.

The Sanitary Sewer Map shows how wastewater is transported from buildings to connections with the municipal sewer systems. This carriage system flows across the campus in a northeasterly direction, consistent with the fall of the site’s topography.

The management of stormwater is an issue of particular concern in this area of Kansas City where the same pipes that carry wastewater also provide backup capacity for stormwater runoff in a combined sewer system. During heavy rains wastewater combined with stormwater may exceed the capacity of the pipes, resulting in discharge into nearby water bodies like Brush Creek. Measures must be taken as the campus is developed to reduce dependence on aging municipal infrastructure and ensure the management of stormwater onsite. The Storm Sewer Map shows existing infrastructure for stormwater management. On site management practices include a series of detention basins that are labeled on the map. Drainage area boundaries marked by blue and white dashed lines are influenced by topographic conditions. Sub watersheds are also marked, these are smaller basins of the larger drainage areas. As the campus is developed stormwater systems should be designed to mimic or replicate the natural hydrology of the site. Additionally, reductions in impervious surfaces and the use of porous pavements can further assist in reducing surface flow.

Directing new growth to areas that already have infrastructure in place will reduce development costs, discourage sprawl, and create a pedestrian friendly environment.

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C A M P U S D E S I G N F E AT U R E S This analytical drawing identifies design features influencing campus development. Analyzing the relationship between key features can help to inform future decision making.

The quadrangle and the adjacent Greenlease Gallery courtyard provide outdoor gathering spaces indicated with yellow dots. Flanking one end of the quad is the monumental Rockhurst bell tower and adjacent pergola. The bell tower is marked with an asterisk symbolizing it’s presence as a campus landmark.

Mature tree cover is contained mainly in the northwest precinct of the campus along Rockhurst Road and the quadrangle. Newer plantings of ornamental trees create an entry landscape enhancing driveways and parking areas. Parking lots, marked with the letter P, are peppered throughout the site.

The dashed red line created by arrows along Troost Avenue signifies that Troost is a dividing line. The heavily traveled Troost Corridor creates separate precincts east and west of Troost Avenue. The high tension lines which run along the eastern side of Troost Avenue are marked with a dashed black line. These high overhead wires provide a sort of visual continuity that travelers along the Avenue follow, though their presence detracts from any general visual appeal.

Black circles with X-symbols indicate the locations of campus gateway markers. The main gateway at the corner of 53rd Street and Troost Avenue is controlled by a traffic signal. Gateways provide opportunities to establish Rockhurst’s identify and visibility to the community.

Brown hatch marks indicate low image areas, portions of the campus needing visual enhancement. Drives surrounding the fields (Tracy Avenue and 53rd Street) have been neglected while development and renovation projects throughout campus have taken place. Landscaping efforts concentrated in other parts of campus have left these drives looking desolate. The south and eastern approaches to the campus are used by visitors to the recreational fields and those attending athletic events; the current condition of those edges creates a less-than-positive first impression of the University. Fencing surrounding the Townhouse Village is similarly cited by neighbors as off-putting.

Vistas shown with long orange arrows illustrate views across the campus created by changes in topography.

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Z O N I N G A N A LY S I S This drawing illustrates the boundaries of zoning districts affecting Rockhurst University and surrounding properties. Currently, a large portion of Rockhurst University property, including the core of the campus, as well as on campus houses in the Troostwood and Troost Plateau neighborhoods are within the Single Family (R1b) zoning district. Land along The Paseo Boulevard, lies within the Two Family (R2b) zoning district. Land at the corner of Troost Avenue and 53rd Street lies within the Planned Development/Low Apartment (PD/R4) zoning district. Land along Troost Avenue is zoned for Local Retail Business (C2).

Institutions of higher education are considered to be permitted uses in the Single and Two Family districts, though are subject to special conditions. Additionally, institutions of higher education are permitted uses in the Low Apartment and Local Retail Business zones.

Maximum height is limited to 35 feet and 2 陆 stories in both the R1b, R2, and C1 zones. The maximum height in the PD/R4 zone is limited to 45 feet and 3 stories; maximum height is also limited to 45 feet in the C2 zone.

At the time of study, the Kansas City Planning and Development Department was in the midst of undertaking revisions to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations to ultimately create a unified development ordinance. When the new ordinance is passed, existing zoning district classifications will be converted to new classifications.

Additional changes anticipated include slight variations to density regulations, as well as the requirement that in residential districts College/University uses defined as large-scale will require a special permit from the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Local community groups have expressed preferences that existing residential and commercial zoning should remain unchanged.

Studies describing the existing zoning regulations for the campus and planned district requirements, should the University elect to establish one, are included among the appendices to this document.

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B U I L D I N G S A N D I N F R A ST R U C T U R E Conditions studies and recommendations for campus buildings and infrastructure are detailed in a technical report published mid-way through the Campus Master Plan study. The report can be obtained through the University’s Facility Office.

See: Rockhurst University, Building and Site Conditions Assessments 2008

B U I L D I N G S U M M A RY / F U N C T I O N A L T Y P O L O G I E S July 2008

Building

S PA C E N E E D S

Convocation Center

Projections for facilities requirements for the Campus Master Plan were developed through an extensive interview and review process. As part of existing conditions surveys, the study team prepared a space inventory database detailing existing uses of non-residential buildings, which served as a benchmark for projected requirements. An instruction space utilization study reviewed use patterns for existing classrooms and laboratories as the basis for future needs projections. Facility program summaries were prepared describing functional spaces required for all departments and offices and projecting floor areas needed (net assignable square feet or NASF).

Conway Hall

100 Classroom

200 Lab

300 Office

400 Library

500 Special

1,085

0

1,688

0

14,524

600 700 General Support 1,505

0

800 Health 0

000 NASF Unclassified 0

18,802

11,387

632

15,634

0

0

1,424

1,208

0

0

30,285

Greenlease Art Gallery

0

0

265

0

0

4,353

0

0

0

4,618

Greenlease Library

0

1,051

1,935

24,965

0

1,769

0

0

0

29,720

Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse

0

0

974

0

20,700

0

0

0

0

21,674

Massman Hall

0

0

21,131

0

110

36,558

731

77

0

58,607

Science Center

8,712

27,604

7,080

1,775

0

1,115

55

0

0

46,341

Selected summary tables from detailed sub-studies appear at the right.

Sedgwick Hall

11,568

8,386

9,244

0

0

10,804

989

0

343

41,334

The table immediately adjacent is one summary generated from the academic space inventory created during the Campus Master Plan study.

The figures in the columns represent the cumulative net assignable floor areas expressed in square feet (NASF) for each type of space within the buildings listed at the left. These functional typologies are a commonly used standard used in higher education to assess and compare space use, known either as HEGIS (Higher Education General Information Survey) or FICM (Facility Inventory Classification Manual) categories.

StudentActivity Hall

0

0

0

0

0

2,174

0

0

0

2,174

2,293

6,645

18,791

0

774

460

531

0

0

29,487

Totaled Areas/NASF

35,045

44,318

76,742

26,740

36,108

60,162

3,514

77

343

283,042

Averages

12.4%

15.7%

27.2%

9.5%

12.8%

21.2%

1.2%

.001%

.002%

100.00%

Van Ackeren Hall

A room-by-room inventory was prepared to allow the study team to sort spaces assigned to departments and uses. These sorts were used as benchmarks for facility programming exercises to establish spatial requirements for the Campus Master Plan.

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W E E K LY DAY T I M E C L A S S R O O M U T I L I Z AT I O N S U M M A RY Fall 2007 NASF/ Average Stations Class Size

No. of Day Sections

Building

Room

NASF

No. of Stations

Weekly % Seats Hours Occupied

% Hours Scheduled

Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Subtotal

001 002 003 005 100 103 104 200 203 204 205

621 566 600 1,360 621 2,005 600 612 530 1,320 652 9,487

28 32 32 50 32 72 32 32 32 44 32 418

22.18 17.69 18.75 27.20 19.41 27.85 18.75 19.13 16.56 30.00 20.38 21.63

23.8 22.7 21.2 27.1 21.8 39.1 29.0 26.2 22.6 25.6 28.3 26.1

*6 *10 *5 *12 4 *9 *7 *6 5 8 *7 79

15.0 19.5 15.0 27.0 9.0 25.2 18.0 14.0 15.5 24.0 19.0 201.2

85.0% 70.9% 66.3% 54.2% 68.1% 54.3% 90.6% 81.9% 70.6% 58.2% 88.4% 71.7%

34.0% 44.3% 34.0% 61.3% 20.4% 57.2% 40.9% 31.8% 35.2% 54.5% 43.1% 41.5%

Convocation Subtotal

202

1,085 1,085

40 40

27.13 27.13

29.0 29.0

*3 3

5.0 5.0

72.5% 72.5%

11.3% 11.3%

Science Science Science Science Science Science Subtotal

115 125 302 306 315 320

2,633 1,114 621 709 1,578 394 7,049

166 50 24 30 86 18 374

15.86 22.28 25.88 23.63 18.35 21.89 21.31

62.2 27.1 19.7 22.3 41.7 11.5 30.8

*8 8 *9 *10 9 *6 50

23.1 18.6 11.0 19.0 21.0 7.0 99.7

37.5% 54.2% 82.1% 74.3% 48.5% 63.9% 60.1%

52.5% 42.2% 25.0% 43.1% 47.7% 15.9% 37.7%

Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Subtotal

101 102 104 105 201 202 204 207A 207B 224 226 227 229 301 302 304 305 309 Theatre

565 621 524 522 569 615 524 606 483 874 1,206 673 891 592 621 524 613 545 3,371 14,939

24 30 28 30 30 30 30 30 18 40 38 32 32 30 32 30 30 24 317 855

23.54 20.70 18.71 17.40 18.97 20.50 17.47 20.20 26.83 21.85 31.74 21.03 27.84 19.73 19.41 17.47 20.43 22.71 10.63 20.90

16.0 21.2 18.2 22.8 25.1 24.0 26.7 25.2 8.0 33.1 29.4 22.3 22.3 27.5 x 24.9 28.3 17.7 206.0 33.3

8 *11 6 *11 *13 *12 *11 *11 1 *11 *9 4 *10 8 x 11 11 *9 1 158

24.0 30.0 18.0 27.6 33.0 30.0 30.0 27.0 3.0 27.0 21.0 12.0 18.0 24.0 x 33.0 30.0 21.0 1.5 410.1

66.7% 70.7% 65.0% 76.0% 83.7% 80.0% 89.0% 84.0% 44.4% 82.8% 77.4% 69.7% 69.7% 91.7% x 83.0% 94.3% 73.8% 65.0% 75.9%

54.5% 68.1% 40.9% 62.7% 75.0% 68.1% 68.1% 63.1% 6.8% 63.1% 47.7% 27.2% 40.9% 54.5% x 75.0% 68.1% 47.7% 3.4% 51.9%

305 307 318

353 555 383 1,291

18 24 16 58

19.61 23.13 23.94 22.22

9.3 10.7 7.0 9.0

*4 3 1 8

7.7 8.0 3.0 18.7

51.7% 44.6% 43.8% 46.7%

17.5% 18.1% 6.8% 14.1%

33,851

1,745

22.64

25.6

298

734.7

65.4%

31.3%

U=44 hours

The table on this page records the daytime use of general classroom spaces on the Rockhurst campus during the Autumn term of 2007. It is one of a number of similar studies produced as part of the instructional space utilization analysis.

The righthand column expresses space use as a percentage of weekly hours available. Target classroom use for higher education ranges between 60 and 75 percent of hours available. The table reflects intensive use of classrooms in Sedgwick Hall, particularly those with 30 or 40 stations (student seats). Smaller spaces, in general, are not used as effectively. Seat fill rates, which are generally targeted at 60 percent of seats available in a space, are unusually high, suggesting that when new classrooms can be created on the campus, they should include several spaces to accommodate larger enrollments (60 to 75 stations).

As is typical on many campuses, on Friday afternoons and at early morning hours there are a number of classrooms available. Intensive use tends to be focused during the mid-week’s late mornings and early afternoons. Although the University does not deem it necessary to change this scheduling pattern at this time, there is capacity in the instruction space inventory to support increased course offerings.

Van Ackeren Van Ackeren Van Ackeren Subtotal

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Acknowledgments

R O C K H U R ST U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I ST R AT I O N

R O C K H U R ST U N I V E R S I T Y B OA R D O F T R U ST E E S

Rev. Thomas B. Curran, O.S.F.S, President

Clyde F. Wendel, Chair

Karen L. Pletz, J.D.

William F. Haefele, Ph.D.,Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development

James G. Castellano,Vice Chair, 73’

Rev. Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J.

Thomas A. Gerke, Secretary, ‘82

Rev. Frank Reale, S.J.

Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J.

Frank J. Ross Jr.

Rev. Thomas B. Curran, O.S.F.S.

Young W. Sexton

Jane Lampo, Ed.D.,Vice President for University Advancement Guy Swanson, C.P.A.,Vice President for Business and Finance Rev. Kevin Cullen, S.J.,Vice President for Mission and Ministry Charles Dunlap ‘65

Marny Donnelly Sherman ‘75

Matthew Quick, Ph.D., Dean of Students, Associate Vice President for Student Development

Terrence Dunn ‘71

James L. Spigarelli

Matt Heinrich, B.P.S., Associate Vice President for Administration

E. Frank Ellis

Richard T. Sullivan ‘73

Shirley A. Scritchfield, Ph.D., Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Dennis P. Hogan III ‘70

Dennis J Thum ‘74

James M. Daley, Ph.D., Dean, Helzberg School of Management

Marcus Jackson ‘91

Steve Valentino ‘88

Donna Calvert, Ph.D., Interim Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Nicole Lee ‘06

Rev. John J.Vowells, S.J.

Duane Lock ‘01

Dr. Paul H.Vu, S.J.

David M. Lockton

Patrick Wank ‘05

Nancy DeBasio, Ph.D., President/Dean, Research College of Nursing Minda Thrower, B.S., Registrar

Walter B. McCormick Jr. Thomas A. McDonnell ‘66 Michael G. O’Flaherty ‘59

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R O C K H U R ST U N I V E R S I T Y P L A N N I N G & B U D G E T I N G CO M M I T T E E

C A M P U S M A ST E R P L A N ST U DY T E A M

Bill Bassett

Kris Pace

EYP/

Mary Burnett

Wendy Pickel

Charles A. Craig, LEED® AP, Senior Master Planner, Principal

Donna Calvert

Matt Quick

Elissa Kellett, AIA, LEED® AP, Project Executive, Principal

Kevin Cullen, S.J.

Shirley Scritchfield

Fadi Bark, P.E., Electrical Engineering

Thomas Curran, O.S.F.S

Paula Shorter

Steve Bosland, P.E., CEM, LEED® AP, Energy Specialist

James Daley

Ellen Spake

Amy Lash, LEED® AP, Planner/GIS

Angie Davids

Guy Swanson

Marjorie McMahon, Planner/Analyst

Nancy DeBasio

Julie Vaughan, AICP, LEED® AP, Planner

Suzanne Discenza

Thomas Werres, LEED® AP, Architectural Designer

Bill Haefele, Chair

Loretto White, Planning Graphics

Matt Heinrich

Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Architects

Carol Koch

Steve McDowell, FAIA LEED® AP, Principal

Richard Konzem

Jim Schuessler, ASLA LEED® AP, Associate

Jane Lampo

Brian Mckinney, AIA, NCARB, LEED® AP, Associate

Rachel Lierz

Christina Hoxie, Planner

Cheryl McConnell

Taliaferro & Brown Consulting Engineers, Civil Consultants Leonard Graham, P.E., Principal Meg Babani, ASLA Phillip A. Henning, P.E. Faithful + Gould, Cost Consultants Gavin English, Operations Director Brian Kelly, Estimator

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Appendix I

Facility Program Summary:

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F a c i l i t y P ro g r a m S u m m a r y

FA C I L I T Y P R O G R A M S U M M A RY: A C A D E M I C B U I L D I N G N O. 1 / S E D G W I C K R E P L A C E M E N T Department

This summary table lists the projected space requirements for the new academic building to replace Sedgwick Hall, enabling the full renovation and reuse of Sedgwick. Existing spaces are tallied from the space inventory. Programmed spaces have been generated by interviewing representatives of the occupant groups and University leaders. One hundred fourteen spaces are projected, totaling 52,200 square feet of assignable space.The gross building area of 87,000 square feet is calculated using a typical net-to-gross ratio for contemporary academic facilities.

Projections for classrooms in the new building are summarized at the bottom of the table. These were generated on the basis of findings of the instruction space utilization study.

Sedgwick Occupants Arts and Letters * Catholic Studies * College of Arts & Sciences Communications/ Fine Arts * English * History * Honors Program Modern Languages * Music * Occupational Therapy Philosophy * Political Science Theology/ Religious Studies * Theatre Subtotals

Existing Locations

No. of Spaces

Existing NASF

Programmed No. of Spaces

Programmed NASF

2 1 1 14 9 7 0 1 6 4 3 14 3 9 20 94

308 234 165 4,703 1,488 860 0 614 924 1,776 2,033 1,405 364 1,299 11,408 27,581

2 1 0 17 10 7 0 1 7 4 3 13 3 10 16 94

230 240 0 6,040 1,430 980 0 600 980 1,670 4,800 1,730 310 1,430 9,180 29,620

18

12,503

17

15,880

17

15,880

3 3

6,700 6,700

114

52,200

SED SED SED SED SED SED LIB SED SED SED SED SED SED SED SED

Classrooms Registrar Classrooms SUBTOTALS Auditorium Lecture Hall, 500 stations Subtotals

NEW

0

0

TOTALS Estimated GSF

87,000

PROPOSED CLASSROOM PROFILE

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Programmed No. Stations

Programmed NASF per Space

Programmed No. of Spaces

Programmed NASF

24 30 40 50 70

600 750 880 1,350 1,750

3 4 6 3 1 17

1,800 3,000 5,280 4,050 1,750 15,880

Notes

Black Box type, 300 spaces

555 stations existing, 652 stations proposed

Calculated at 60 percent net-to-gross ratio

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Architectural Narrative / Academic Building

MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION I . F O U N DAT I O N S A. FOUNDATIONS

B. SPREAD FOOTING

1. A geotechnical engineering study has not yet been completed. A conventional spread footing foundation system is assumed. A geotechnical engineering study shall verify the foundation system prior to final design.

1. Concrete is normal weight, reinforced, portland cement concrete.

C. ELEVATOR AND SUMP PIT WALLS AND SLAB

1. Cast-in-place, normal weight, portland cement concrete.

D. EXCAVATING AND BACKFILLING

1. Excavate all materials that can be removed without drilling or blasting (unclassified excavation). Excavate to elevations required to accomplish construction. Soils engineer shall verify soil-bearing capacity. Legally dispose of excess excavation material off-site and provide any suitable required borrow material.

2. Fill and backfill the excavation adjacent to foundation walls.

Compact to 95% Standard Proctor Density.

I I . S U B ST R U C T U R E A. SLABS ON GRADE

B. FOUNDATION WALLS

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1. Slabs on grade shall be normal weight concrete reinforced with welded wire fabric poured over a vapor barrier over a capillary water barrier of crushed stone.

1. Foundation walls shall be either poured in place concrete or reinforced concrete masonry units. If occupied space extends below grade poured in place concrete walls shall be provided.

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I I I . S U P E R ST R U C T U R E A. FLOOR CONSTRUCTION

1. Columns a. Cast-in place, normal weight, portland cement concrete, reinforced with steel reinforcing bars.

6. Reinforced concrete masonry back-up with asphalt emulsion coating on the cavity side face. Hot dipped galvanized horizontal joint reinforcement at 16" on center vertically, maximum with adjustable eye and pintle anchors at 16" on center horizontally and vertically. Dovetail slots and anchors at concrete columns and additional wire anchors at openings.

2. Floor and Roof Slab a. The floor and roof systems are cast-in-place mild reinforced concrete supported by cast-in-place concrete columns. The slabs are assumed to be approximately 8 1/2" thick, normal weight, portland cement concrete.

Columns will be cast without drop heads in areas exposed in the finished construction such as student bedrooms. The cast-in-place concrete flat plate construction allows shallow structural depths, does not require additional fire-proofing, offers excellent noise and vibration control, and maximizes flexibility for future modification. The finished ceiling in the sleeping rooms will be fine grained spray applied directly to the underside of the concrete slab.

7. Galvanized steel shelf angles and wedge anchors at each story.

8. Flashing: Two part 26 gage stainless steel or 7 ounce copper laminated fabric flashing to extend to 16" above the shelf angle so that the top of the flashing is 6" above the cavity drainage material.

9. Concealed galvanized steel lintels to support brick at openings in wall.

10. Cavity drainage material: 1" thick with crenellated profile.

b. Assume 14’ – 0” at ground floor, 10’- 0” floor-to-floor at typical floor, and 10’ – 8” at top story.

3. Stair Construction a. Stair Construction at all Stairs: Cast-in-place concrete.

Floor landings will be flat slab matching adjacent slab thickness, cast-in-place, normal weight, portland cement concrete reinforced with steel reinforcing bars.

I V. E X T E R I O R C LO S U R E A. EXTERIOR WALLS: TYPICAL EXTERIOR WALL CONSTRUCTION

1. Typical exterior walls will be brick veneer with an insulated cavity on concrete masonry back-up. The typical wall will be composed of one wythe of utility sized extruded face brick, nominal face dimensions of 4” high by 12” long by 3 5/8” deep. Brick will be laid in running bond. Assume 2 colors minimum with some banding or pattern in façade. Provide 8” reinforced concrete masonry parapet wall above roof slab.

2. Coursed random ashlar limestone veneer, extent as shown on drawings.

3. Standard color mortar. Portland cement/lime masonry cement is not acceptable. Type N; Type S at reinforced concrete masonry.

4. 2 3/8” Air space.

5. 2” extruded polystyrene insulation applied continuously to the face of the concrete masonry back-up.

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11. Plastic weep vents, 24" on center at the level of the shelf angle and in the second course below shelf angles.

12.Sealants: At horizontal pressure relieving joints, control joints, perimeter of window and door openings, and at metal window sills, etc. – Silicone equal to Dow 795 with custom color.

B. EXTERIOR WALL FINISHES

1. Face Brick – 2 colors minimum.

2. Random ashlar limestone trim stone trim units built into brick veneer.

C. EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS

1. Storefront a. At Entrance Vestibule: 2” x 4 1/2"aluminum entrance and storefront system, similar to Kawneer Trifab 451T. Thermally broken, dark bronze anodized, 1" insulating units tempered, at sidelights. 1/4" tempered glass at doors.

Wide stile heavy-duty aluminum doors with panic hardware and handicap operator and continuous hinges.

Overhead closers. Doors connected to access control system. b. Provide fixed storefront units similar to Kawneer Trifab 450T supported on floor construction at floor to floor glaze areas at lounges with insulated metal cover panels at the floor lines.

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2. Curtainwall a. 2-1/2” x 6” deep aluminum curtain wall system similar to Kawneer 1600 Wall, thermally improved, dark bronze anodized, 1” high performance, low E, insulating units.

Opaque spandrel glass at edge of slab conditions.

B. SAFETY TIE-BACK SYSTEM

3. Exterior Doors a. Exit Doors: Painted galvanized steel heavy-duty insulated doors and frames (16 ga doors and 14 ga frames) and exterior trim only where required for personnel access, monitored by door position switches and connected to access control system as required.

1. Provide proprietary continuous cable type safety tie-back system for the full perimeter of the building capable of supporting three persons at one time in a single location.

System shall allow movement without having to disconnect from the tie-back system. System shall be vendor designed.

2. Metal copings (if required): Aluminum, .060” thickness with cleats and splice plates at joints. Custom color kynar finish to match brick.

3. Overflow scuppers at parapet walls: stainless steel assembly.

4. Provide min. 12” typical parapet at flat roof areas.

4. Windows a. Operable, heavy commercial single hung aluminum windows with thermal break and dark bronze anodized finish, 6” limit stops on operable sash. 1” insulating high performance low-e glass. Provide security screens on exterior residential windows within ten feet of grade.

Similar to TRACO TR-9100 single hung window HHC-40.

5. Warranty: 20 years.

V I . I N T E R I O R C O N ST R U C T I O N A. GENERAL PARTITION CONSTRUCTION – GYPSUM BOARD/TILE BACKER UNITS

5. Exterior Louvers and Vents a. Exterior Louvers: Fin-type, fixed blade, stormproof.

Finish shall be dark bronze anodized.

1. Public Corridors and Public Rooms including lounges on all floors: Gypsum board shall be 5/8” USG FIBEROCK or equal on all exposed vertical surfaces. Vertical back-up layers and concealed surfaces may be regular (rated or unrated as required) gypsum board.

2. Student Rooms: in student bedrooms and living areas provide 5/8” regular gypsum board on metal framing.

6. Exterior Soffits a. Painted sag resistant exterior gypsum soffit board on galvanized cold formed metal framing (20 ga.) Provide rigid hangers to structure above to resist wind uplift.

3. Assume all partitions are slab to slab.

4. Gypsum board for ceiling application shall be 1/2" sag resistant gypsum board.

b. Provide ventilation for unconditioned exterior enclosure.

5. Type “X” gypsum board shall be provided at all fire-rated partitions. Moisture resistant gypsum board shall be provided in toilet rooms and lavatory areas. If ceramic tile showers are provided in lieu of one-piece molded showers, cement backer board shall be provided in showers.

V. R O O F I N G A. MEMBRANE ROOFING SYSTEM – LOW SLOPE ROOF AREAS

1. On concrete deck: 5” (avg. thickness) tapered polyisocyanurate insulation with ½” cover board to provide slope and fully adhered 0.060” (for inches) TPO membrane roofing. Provide walk pads/pavers for access to mechanical equipment. Extend TPO roofing up the face of the parapet and over tops of parapet wall.

2. Counterflashing: Two-piece pre-finished metal.

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B. METAL FRAMING FOR PARTITIONS AND CEILINGS

1. Metal studs for partitions shall be 20 gage minimum and installed at 16” on center.

2. Interior ceilings may be framed with a suspended tee grid system or suspended metal studs.

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C. CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS (FOR BUILDING SERVICE AND MECHANICAL AREAS INCLUDING JANITOR CLOSETS)

1. 6” or 8” nominal lightweight units, typical. For units to be painted provide fine-grained textured units. Provide mill galvanized horizontal joint reinforcing at 16” on center vertical. Provide solid top course where through penetration fire-stop systems will be installed. Mortar type N.

D. PARTITIONS ENCLOSING STAIRS

1. Painted fine grained concrete masonry, two hour rated construction.

E. PARTITIONS ENCLOSING SHAFTS

1. Gypsum shaft wall system, two hour rated construction.

F. PARTITIONS ENCLOSING ELEVATOR SHAFTS

G. PARTITIONS SURROUNDING CLASSROOMS, TEACHING LABS, COMPUTER LABS, AND OFFICES ADJACENT TO CLASSROOMS, TEACHING LABS, COMPUTER LABS AND OFFICES

K. INTERIOR STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES

2. Sidelites and Borrowlites: Similar to standard 2” frame but with removable channel stops on non-secure side.

3. Doors: 1 3/4"x3’-0”x 7’- 0”, 18 gage, seamless construction with no visible seams at edges, steel stiffeners with fiberglass insulation placed in voids between stiffeners. Doors prepared and reinforced for application of mortise hardware.

4. Provide lite kits for doors to receive glazing. Provide removable channel stops one side and secure channel stops on secure side.

1. Concrete masonry with furred gypsum board where otherwise visible, two hour rated construction.

1. Acoustically improved partition composed of one layer 5/8” gypsum board one side of 3 5/8” metal studs and two layers of 5/8” gypsum board opposite side with 3” sound attenuation blankets in stud void. Provide sound attenuating sealant adjoining structural elements.

1. Frames: 16 gage, 2” flat trim, welded construction with welded anchors for stud construction and wire anchors for masonry construction. Frames prepped and reinforced for hardware application.

L. INTERIOR FLUSH WOOD DOORS

1. 1 3/4"x3’-0”x 7’- 0”, five-ply, bonded particle core or mineral core as required for fire rating, pre-machined.

2. Wood veneer: Suitable for transparent lacquer finish.

H. PARTITIONS BETWEEN CORRIDORS AND CLASSROOMS, TEACHING LABS, COMPUTER LABS, OR OFFICES.

I. PARTITIONS AT BUILDING SUPPORT SPACES

1. Acoustically improved partition composed of one layer 5/8” gypsum board one side of 3 5/8” metal studs and one layer of 5/8” gypsum board opposite side with 3” sound attenuation blankets in stud void. Provide sound attenuating sealant adjoining structural elements.

1. 8” Concrete masonry, painted. Provide furred gypsum board at surfaces where required to provide a finished appearance.

3. Lite kits at all fire-rated doors: Provide metal stops.

4. Lite kits at unrated doors into occupied spaces: Provide wood stops.

M. INTERIOR SPECIALTIES

1. Recessed walk-off mat in front entry vestibule.

2. Interior Identifying Devices

J. HARDWARE – GENERAL

3. Room signage

1. Lock and latch sets: Best mortise sets with lever handles.

2. Exit Devices: BHMA A156.3, Grade 1, electrically operated where required to interface with access control system.

3. Magnetic Locks: Where required to interface with access control system and as required by the RFP. Local card activated door locks at all perimeter and doors and 8 interior doors.

4. Closers: Overhead heavy duty models with cast-iron cylinder.

US 26D finish, cover painted to match by LCN. 5. Interchangeable Cores: Best to match University standard system.

VII. INTERIOR FINISHES A. GROUND FLOOR PUBLIC AREAS AND RETAIL SPACE

1. Building Lobby and Reception: Porcelain tile floor, three colors with pattern, 4” porcelain tile base, painted multi-color finish on gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel with gypsum board bulkheads.

2. Public Corridors: Carpet tile flooring, 4” rubber base, painted gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel ceilings with gypsum board accents.

3. Lounges, Classrooms and Meeting Rooms: Carpet tile flooring, 4” rubber base, painted gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel ceilings.

4. Offices: Carpet tile flooring, 4” rubber base, painted gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel ceilings.

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5. Public Toilets: Porcelain ceramic tile floors and base, painted gypsum board, six foot high ceramic tile wainscot on all walls, painted gypsum board ceiling.

6. Building Support Areas Including Mechanical Rooms: Sealed concrete floors, 4” rubber base, painted concrete masonry walls, exposed structure.

7. Stairs: Rubber treads and risers with rubber landing pads, painted concrete masonry walls and exposed structure ceiling.

V I I I . C O N V E Y I N G SY ST E M S A. PASSENGER ELEVATORS (TWO)

1. Hoisting Equipment: Standard Hydraulic with casing and plunger, 3500 lbs. capacity, 150 fpm and one 4000 lbs capacity.

2. Cabs: single entrance, steel shell, satin stainless steel/rigidized stainless steel interior finish.

3. Entrances: single speed; center parting, 3’-6” wide by 7’-0” high. Frames: satin stainless steel frames at all floors.

4. Manufacturer’s standard stainless steel finish hall pushbutton stations and car travel lanterns. Standard car pushbutton stations with ADA type in car telephones. Floors Served/Travel Distance: 4 floors, 42 feet travel distance.

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Architectural Narrative / Residence Hall

I . F O U N DAT I O N S A. FOUNDATIONS

B. SPREAD FOOTINGS

C. ELEVATOR AND SUMP PIT WALLS AND SLAB

D. EXCAVATING AND BACKFILLING

1. A geotechnical engineering study has not yet been completed. A conventional spread footing foundation system is assumed. A geotechnical engineering study shall verify the foundation system prior to final design.

1. Concrete is normal weight, reinforced, portland cement concrete.

1. Cast-in-place, normal weight, portland cement concrete.

1. Excavate all materials that can be removed without drilling or blasting (unclassified excavation). Excavate to elevations required to accomplish construction. Soils engineer shall verify soil-bearing capacity. Legally dispose of excess excavation material off-site and provide any suitable required borrow material.

2. Fill and backfill the excavation adjacent to foundation walls.

Compact to 95% Standard Proctor Density.

I I . S U B ST R U C T U R E A. SLABS ON GRADE

B. FOUNDATION WALLS

1. Slabs on grade shall be normal weight concrete reinforced with welded wire fabric poured over a vapor barrier over a capillary water barrier of crushed stone.

1. Foundation walls shall be either poured in place concrete or reinforced concrete masonry units. If occupied space extends below grade poured in place concrete walls shall be provided.

I I I . S U P E R ST R U C T U R E A. FLOOR CONSTRUCTION

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1. Columns a. Cast-in place, normal weight, portland cement concrete, reinforced with steel reinforcing bars.

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Typical upper level floor plan

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2. Floor and Roof Slab a. The floor and roof systems are cast-in-place mild reinforced concrete supported by cast-in-place concrete columns. The slabs are assumed to be approximately 8 1/2" thick, normal weight, portland cement concrete.

Columns will be cast without drop heads in areas exposed in the finished construction such as student bedrooms.

The cast-in-place concrete flat plate construction allows shallow structural depths, does not require additional fireproofing, offers excellent noise and vibration control, and maximizes flexibility for future modification. The finished ceiling in the sleeping rooms will be fine grained spray applied directly to the underside of the concrete slab.

6. Reinforced concrete masonry back-up with asphalt emulsion coating on the cavity side face. Hot dipped galvanized horizontal joint reinforcement at 16” on center vertically, maximum with adjustable eye and pintle anchors at 16” on center horizontally and vertically. Dovetail slots and anchors at concrete columns and additional wire anchors at openings.

7. Galvanized steel shelf angles and wedge anchors at each story.

8. Flashing: Two part 26 gage stainless steel or 7 ounce copper laminated fabric flashing to extend to 16” above the shelf angle so that the top of the flashing is 6” above the cavity drainage material.

9. Concealed galvanized steel lintels to support brick at openings in wall.

b. Assume 14’ – 0” at ground floor, 10’- 0” floor-to-floor at typical floor, and 10’ – 8” at top story.

10.Cavity drainage material: 1” thick with crenellated profile.

3. Stair Construction a. Stair Construction at all Stairs: Cast-in-place concrete.

Floor landings will be flat slab matching adjacent slab thickness, cast-in-place, normal weight, portland cement concrete reinforced with steel reinforcing bars.

11.Plastic weep vents, 24” on center at the level of the shelf angle and in the second course below shelf angles.

12.Sealants: At horizontal pressure relieving joints, control joints, perimeter of window and door openings, and at metal window sills, etc. – Silicone equal to Dow 795 with custom color.

I V. E X T E R I O R C LO S U R E A. EXTERIOR WALLS: TYPICAL EXTERIOR WALL CONSTRUCTION

1. Typical exterior walls will be brick veneer with an insulated cavity on concrete masonry back-up. The typical wall will be composed of one wythe of utility sized extruded face brick, nominal face dimensions of 4” high by 12” long by 3 5/8” deep. Brick will be laid in running bond. Assume 2 colors minimum with some banding or pattern in façade. Provide 8” reinforced concrete masonry parapet wall above roof slab.

B. EXTERIOR WALL FINISHES

2. Random ashlar limestone trim stone trim units built into brick veneer.

C. EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS

2. Coursed random ashlar limestone veneer, extent as shown on drawings.

3. Standard color mortar. Portland cement/lime masonry cement is not acceptable. Type N; Type S at reinforced concrete masonry.

4. 2 3/8” Air space.

5. 2” extruded polystyrene insulation applied continuously to the face of the concrete masonry back-up.

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1. Face Brick – 2 colors minimum.

1. Storefront a. At Entrance Vestibule: 2” x 4 1/2"aluminum entrance and storefront system, similar to Kawneer Trifab 451T. Thermally broken, dark bronze anodized, 1” insulating units tempered, at sidelights. 1/4" tempered glass at doors.

Wide stile heavy-duty aluminum doors with panic hardware and handicap operator and continuous hinges.

Overhead closers. Doors connected to access control system. b. Provide fixed storefront units similar to Kawneer Trifab 450T supported on floor construction at floor to floor glaze areas at lounges with insulated metal cover panels at the floor lines.

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2. Curtainwall a. 2-1/2” x 6” deep aluminum curtain wall system similar to Kawneer 1600 Wall, thermally improved, dark bronze anodized, 1” high performance, low-E, insulating units.

Opaque spandrel glass at edge of slab conditions.

B. SAFETY TIE-BACK SYSTEM

3. Exterior Doors a. Exit Doors: Painted galvanized steel heavy-duty insulated doors and frames (16 ga doors and 14 ga frames) and exterior trim only where required for personnel access, monitored by door position switches and connected to access control system as required.

1. Provide proprietary continuous cable type safety tie-back system for the full perimeter of the building capable of supporting three persons at one time in a single location.

System shall allow movement without having to disconnect from the tie-back system. System shall be vendor designed.

2. Metal copings (if required): Aluminum, .060” thickness with cleats and splice plates at joints. Custom color kynar finish to match brick.

3. Overflow scuppers at parapet walls: stainless steel assembly.

4. Provide min. 12” typical parapet at flat roof areas.

4. Windows a. Operable, heavy commercial single hung aluminum windows with thermal break and dark bronze anodized finish, 6” limit stops on operable sash. 1” insulating high performance low-e glass. Provide security screens on exterior residential windows within ten feet of grade.

Similar to TRACO TR-9100 single hung window HHC-40.

5. Warranty: 20 years.

V I . I N T E R I O R C O N ST R U C T I O N A. GENERAL PARTITION CONSTRUCTION – GYPSUM BOARD/TILE BACKER UNITS

5. Exterior Louvers and Vents a. Exterior Louvers: Fin-type, fixed blade, stormproof.

Finish shall be dark bronze anodized.

2. Student Rooms: in student bedrooms and living areas provide 5/8” regular gypsum board on metal framing.

6. Exterior Soffits a. Painted sag resistant exterior gypsum soffit board on galvanized cold formed metal framing (20 ga.) Provide rigid hangers to structure above to resist wind uplift.

3. Assume all partitions are slab to slab.

4. Gypsum board for ceiling application shall be 1/2" sag resistant gypsum board.

b. Provide ventilation for unconditioned exterior enclosure.

5. Type “X” gypsum board shall be provided at all fire-rated partitions. Moisture resistant gypsum board shall be provided in toilet rooms and lavatory areas. If ceramic tile showers are provided in lieu of one-piece molded showers, cement backer board shall be provided in showers.

V. R O O F I N G A. MEMBRANE ROOFING SYSTEM – LOW SLOPE ROOF AREAS

1. On concrete deck: 5” (avg. thickness) tapered polyisocyanurate insulation with ½” cover board to provide slope and fully adhered 0.060” (for inches) TPO membrane roofing. Provide walk pads/pavers for access to mechanical equipment. Extend TPO roofing up the face of the parapet and over tops of parapet wall.

2. Counterflashing: Two-piece pre-finished metal.

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1. Public Corridors and Public Rooms including lounges on all floors: Gypsum board shall be 5/8” USG FIBEROCK or equal on all exposed vertical surfaces. Vertical back-up layers and concealed surfaces may be regular (rated or unrated as required) gypsum board.

B. METAL FRAMING FOR PARTITIONS AND CEILINGS

1. Metal studs for partitions shall be 20 gage minimum and installed at 16” on center.

2. Interior ceilings may be framed with suspended tee grid system or suspended metal studs.

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C. CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS (FOR BUILDING SERVICE AND MECHANICAL AREAS INCLUDING JANITOR CLOSETS)

1. 6” or 8” nominal lightweight units, typical. For units to be painted provide fine-grained textured units. Provide mill galvanized horizontal joint reinforcing at 16” on center vertical. Provide solid top course where through penetration fire-stop systems will be installed. Mortar type N.

D. PARTITIONS ENCLOSING STAIRS

1. Painted fine grained concrete masonry, two hour rated construction.

E. PARTITIONS ENCLOSING SHAFTS

1. Gypsum shaft wall system, two hour rated construction.

F. PARTITIONS ENCLOSING ELEVATOR SHAFTS

G. PARTITIONS BETWEEN STUDENT SUITES

H. PARTITIONS WITHIN STUDENT SUITES

I. PARTITIONS AT CORRIDOR/ELEVATOR LOBBY LEADING TO STUDENT SUITES – 30 MINUTE RATED

4. Closers: Overhead heavy duty models with cast-iron cylinder

by LCN. US 26D finish, cover painted to match.

5. Interchangeable Cores: Best to match University standard system.

L. INTERIOR STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES

2. Sidelites and Borrowlites: Similar to standard 2” frame but with removable channel stops on non-secure side.

1. Concrete masonry with furred gypsum board where otherwise visible, two hour rated construction.

3. Doors: 1 3/4"x 3’-0”x 7’- 0”, 18 gage, seamless construction with no visible seams at edges, steel stiffeners with fiberglass insulation placed in voids between stiffeners. Doors prepared and reinforced for application of mortise hardware.

1. One hour rated, acoustically improved partition composed of one layer 5/8” gypsum board one side of 3 5/8” metal studs and one layer of 5/8” gypsum board opposite side with 3” sound attenuation blankets in stud void. Provide sound attenuating sealant adjoining structural elements.

1. One layer gypsum board each side of metal studs, size as required for application, generally 3 5/8” or 2 1/2".

Provide sound insulating batts in stud voids of partitions separating sleeping rooms from one another and from other areas.

4. Provide lite kits for doors to receive glazing. Provide removable channel stops one side and secure channel stops on secure side.

M. INTERIOR FLUSH WOOD DOORS

3. Lite kits at fire-rated doors: Provide metal stops.

4. Lite kits at unrated doors: Provide wood stops.

N. INTERIOR SPECIALTIES

3. Gypsum board on 7/8” hat shaped furring channels.

K. HARDWARE – GENERAL

1. One layer gypsum board each side 3 5/8” metal studs.

Provide 3” sound attenuation blankets in partitions separating meeting rooms and lounges from corridors and from other meeting spaces.

1. 1 3/4"x 3’- 0”x 7’- 0”, five-ply, bonded particle core or mineral core as required for fire rating, pre-machined.

2. Wood veneer: Suitable for transparent lacquer finish.

1. Gypsum board and metal stud partitions at corridor walls.

2. Furring over concrete masonry units where required to provide finished appearance.

J. PARTITIONS AT GROUND FLOOR PUBLIC SPACES – 30 MINUTE RATED

1. Frames: 16 gage, 2” flat trim, welded construction with welded anchors for stud construction and wire anchors for masonry construction. Frames prepped and reinforced for hardware application.

1. Recessed walk-off mat in front entry vestibule.

2. Interior Identifying Devices

VII. INTERIOR FINISHES

1. Building Lobby and Reception: Porcelain tile floor, three colors with pattern, 4” porcelain tile base, painted multi-color finish on gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel with gypsum board bulkheads.

1. Lock and latch sets: Best mortise sets with lever handles.

2. Exit Devices: BHMA A156.3, Grade 1, electrically operated where required to interface with access control system.

3. Magnetic Locks: Where required to interface with access control system. Local card activated door at all exterior doors.

2. Public Corridors: Carpet tile flooring, 4” rubber base, painted gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel ceilings with gypsum board accents.

3. Student Lounges/ Meeting Rooms: Carpet tile flooring, 4” rubber base, painted gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel ceilings.

4. Offices: Carpet tile flooring, 4” rubber base, painted gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel ceilings.

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5. Public Toilets: Porcelain ceramic tile floors and base, painted gypsum board, six foot high ceramic tile wainscot on all walls, painted gypsum board ceiling.

6. Building Support Areas Including Mechanical Rooms: Sealed concrete floors, 4” rubber base, painted concrete masonry walls, exposed structure.

7. Retail Shell Space: Unfinished interior space ready to be finished by tenant.

8. Stairs: Rubber treads and risers with rubber landing pads, painted concrete masonry walls and exposed structure ceiling.

C. STUDENT RESIDENCE HALL AREAS

A. PASSENGER ELEVATORS (TWO)

1. Hoisting Equipment: Standard Hydraulic with casing and plunger, 3500 lbs. capacity, 150 fpm and one 4000 lbs capacity.

2. Cabs: single entrance, steel shell, satin stainless steel/rigidized stainless steel interior finish.

3. Entrances: single speed; center parting, 3’-6” wide by 7’-0” high. Frames: satin stainless steel frames at all floors.

4. Manufacturer’s standard stainless steel finish hall pushbutton stations and car travel lanterns.

1. Corridors: Carpet tile floor, 4” rubber base, painted gypsum board walls, 2’x2’ acoustic panel ceilings.

5. Standard car pushbutton stations with ADA type in car telephones.

2. Student Bedrooms and Living Areas: Carpet tile floor, 4” rubber base, painted gypsum board walls, fine-grained textured spray on underside of concrete structure. 2’ x 2’ acoustical panel ceilings at all areas except toilet rooms. Resilient flooring will be provided at kitchenettes and lavatory areas outside of the shared baths. Lavatories will be provided with solid surface tops and self-rimming lavatories and base cabinets in non-accessible units

6. Floors Served/Travel Distance: 4 floors, 34 feet travel distance.

3. Shared Student Baths: Porcelain tile floor and base, painted gypsum board walls, ceramic tile wainscot at toilet enclosure, painted gypsum board ceiling.

4. Building Support Areas: Sealed concrete floors, painted concrete masonry walls, furred gypsum board where necessary to provide a finished appearance, exposed structure ceiling.

5. Stairs: Rubber treads and risers with rubber landing pads, painted concrete masonry walls and exposed structure ceiling.

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HEATING, VENTILATING & AIR CONDITIONING NARRATIVE

MECHANICAL/HVAC SYSTEM DESCRIPTION I . C O O L I N G SY ST E M S

1. We recommend a central chiller plant in the proposed new Academic Building to serve that building and the proposed new Residence Hall. The equipment described below would be included within the new building.

2. Provide a new 550-ton chilled water plant consisting of two (2) 275-ton electric water-cooled centrifugal chillers and a primary-secondary pumping arrangement. The chillers and associated pumps and appurtenances will be located in the ground floor Chiller Room. Furnish Chiller Room with refrigerant monitor, purge system and relief valve discharge piping to the exterior.

3. Three (3) 660-gpm primary base-mounted end suction chilled water pumps (one standby) will be provided to circulate chilled water between the chillers and the secondary building loads.

4. Two (2) 700-gpm secondary base-mounted end suction chilled water pumps (one standby) with variable frequency drives (VFDs) and associated chilled water piping will be provided to serve the air handling units located in the Academic Building mechanical penthouse.

5. Two (2) 530-gpm secondary base-mounted end suction chilled water pumps (one standby) with variable frequency drives (VFDs) and associated chilled water piping will be provided to serve the fan coil units located in the Residence Hall rooms. These pumps will be located in the new Academic Building mechanical room.

6. New 8� chilled water supply and return piping will be run underground to serve the new Residence Hall.

7. A new, two-cell 550-ton cooling tower with variable fan speed control will be located on the open roof of the Academic Building. A condenser water treatment system will be provided to inhibit scale, corrosion and biological growth in the open cooling tower water. A basin heater will be provided.

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8. Three (3) 825-gpm base-mounted end suction condenser water pumps (one stand-by) with VFDs and appropriate piping shall be provided to serve the new chillers and tower.

Condenser water piping from the chillers to the cooling tower will be uninsulated Schedule 40 steel. Except that condenser water and makeup water piping located outdoors will be heat traced and insulated. The tower drain line shall be provided with an automatic drain valve and a manual shutoff valve with position indication.

5. The heating hot water shall be circulated throughout the new Residence Hall with two (2) 200-gpm base-mounted end suction pumps (each sized for 2/3 capacity). Each pump will be fitted with a variable-frequency drive, with pumps operating in a lead-lag mode with rotation of the lead pump.

6. The hot-water system shall be complete with an expansion tank, air separator, shot feeder and all appurtenances for a complete hot-water heating system. All hot water piping will be Schedule 40 steel (or copper for 2” and below) and insulated with fiberglass insulation.

9. All interior chilled water piping will be Schedule 40 steel (or copper for 2” and below) and insulated with flexible, closed cell elastomeric insulation. Exterior chilled water piping that will run from the new Academic Building to the new Residence Hall will be a pre-insulated conduit piping system

by Perma Pipe or equal.

I I . H E AT I N G SY ST E M S

1. The primary heat source for the two buildings will be hot water from either seven (7) Aerco MLX-1060 - 975,000 MBH gas-fired condensing hot water boilers or two (2) installed Burnham MPC gas/oil-fired boilers. The seven condensing boilers and the two gas/oil-fired boilers will be installed in the Academic Building ground floor Boiler Room. Water temperature reset based on outdoor air temperature will be employed. When the condensing boilers are on line, the reset controls shall reset to the minimum temperatures set by the boiler manufacturer, whereas when the Burnham boiler is in operation the minimum operating temperature shall be a 3-way mixing valve with injection pump to allow for full reset. Boilers not in service shall be isolated by an automatic isolation valve.

2. Within the new Academic Building, the heating hot water shall serve the air handling unit preheat coils and various terminal devices; including VAV reheat coils, perimeter radiation, cabinet unit heaters, etc.

3. Within the new Residence Hall the heating hot water shall serve the fan coil units, cabinet unit heaters and the Dedicated Outdoor Air System.

4. The heating hot water shall be circulated throughout the new Academic Building by two (2) 320-gpm base-mounted end suction pumps (each sized for 2/3 capacity). Each pump will be fitted with a variable-frequency drive, with pumps operating in a lead-lag mode with rotation of the lead pump.

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7. All vestibules, exterior door openings and stairways will be heated with hot water cabinet unit heaters.

8. The commons and other areas located on the perimeter with large areas of glazing will have supplemental hot water fin tube radiation.

I I I . H U M I D I F I C AT I O N SY ST E M S I V. C E N T R A L S U P P LY A I R H A N D L I N G SY ST E M S F O R T H E ACADEMIC BUILDING

1. Humidification is not included in this project at this time.

1. Two air handling units (AHU) will be located in the Academic Building penthouse mechanical room. Unit capacities will be 43,500 cfm each. Although each unit will be dedicated to particular floors, the supply ductwork will be cross connected on each floor with motorized isolation dampers to provide some redundancy in case a unit is out of service for an extended period of time.

2. Each AHU will consist of a centrifugal return fan and relief section, outdoor air intake with filters, mixing section, 30% pre-filters, 90-95% final filters, integral face & bypass hot water preheat coil, chilled water cooling coil, centrifugal supply air fan and service access sections. Supply and return air fans will have variable frequency drives (VFDs).

3. Supply air from the AHUs shall be distributed via medium pressure (4” w.c.) ductwork to zone VAV terminal units.

Supply air from VAV terminal units to air outlets will be delivered in low pressure (2”wc) ductwork.

4. VAV terminal units will be pressure-independent and will be fitted with attenuators, hot water reheat coils and DDC controls. Zone thermostats shall control the air quantity and temperature supplied. Typically each classroom will have individual zone temperature controls. Faculty offices will also be zoned for individual control.

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5. Supply air ductwork will be galvanized steel, constructed in accordance with SMACNA standards. Duct leakage shall not exceed 1% of the design volumetric flow rate for mediumpressure ductwork and 2% for low-pressure ductwork.

6. Return air shall be ducted by a low pressure (2”wc) return air ductwork system back to the central air handling units (no return air plenums will be used). The return air system will be from the non-laboratory spaces of the building only. All air from laboratory spaces will be exhausted.

V. D E D I C AT E D O U T D O O R A I R SY ST E M S

1. A Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) will be located on the open roof area of the Academic Building. This unit will supply ventilation air to the hallways and restrooms. The exhaust air from the restrooms shall be routed to this unit for energy recovery. The unit will be a Greenheck ERCH or similar unit. It will have a capacity of 3,300cfm.

VII. ACADEMIC BUILDING R E TA I L S PA C E

V I I I . OT H E R B U I L D I N G H VA C SY ST E M S

3. Provide an exhaust fan system with gravity outdoor air intake for the ground floor chiller room. Outdoor air intake openings will have motorized dampers to close when fan is not operating. The chiller mechanical room exhaust system will have an emergency refrigerant purge sequence where, upon initiation by space refrigerant detector, the exhaust system will be energized to high speed to ventilate the room per ASHRAE 15-1992.

3. A Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) will be located on the open roof area of the Residence Hall. There will be two units which will supply ventilation air to the hallways, restrooms and general use areas on the first floor. The exhaust air from the restrooms shall be routed to these units for energy recovery. The unit will be a Greenheck ERCH or similar unit. The first floor capacity will be 4,400 cfm. The unit for the second through fourth floors will have a capacity of 3,900 cfm.

V I . FA N C O I L SY ST E M S F O R RESIDENCE HALL

1. Provide complete exhaust system to serve all toilet rooms, main electric rooms and janitor’s closets including exhaust registers ducted to the DOAS units.

2. Provide new combustion/ventilation air system for the ground floor boiler room. Provide a heating and ventilating unit for supply and an exhaust fan. This is for the dual fired boiler.

2. The DOAS will consist of 30% pre-filters, a 75% energy recovery wheel, a DX cooling system, a hot water heating coil, an outdoor air bypass section with hood, a supply fan and an exhaust fan. Each fan will have a capacity of 3,300 cfm.

4. Each DOAS will consist of 30% pre-filters, a 75% energy recovery wheel, a DX cooling system, a hot water heating coil, an outdoor air bypass section with hood, a supply fan and an exhaust fan. Each fan will match the capacity of the unit’s size.

1. There are retail spaces located in the new Academic Building on the first floor. Each of these spaces will be served by their own constant volume air handling system which shall be located in the retail space. This system will have the normal components, filters, heating and cooling coils and controls.

There shall be a BTU metering system for each space which feds consumption data back to the University control system to permit utility billing.

4. Core tel/data and electric closets will be connected to the central air handling systems to provide 24-hour cooling capability.

5. Split system air conditioning units with low ambient controls will be provided to serve the main tel/data room and elevator machine room located on the ground floor.

I X . B L A C K B OX T H E AT E R

1. Provide a 40 ton rooftop unit with VAV controls, dual Dx circuits, economizer damper control, hot gas bypass and be capable of connecting to the DDC controls.

1. Provide four-pipe fan coil units for the Residence Hall.

2. The unit shall be located on a vibration isolation curb with integral silencers and mass for noise control.

2. Each set of two bedrooms will be provided with a ducted fan coil unit that will supply the heating and cooling to the bedrooms.

3. The unit shall be equipped with CO2 controls to reduce the OA load on the unit.

3. Each living area, kitchenette and internal hallways shall be provided with a ducted fan coil unit to supply heating and cooling.

4. Each gathering space on the first floor shall be supplied with its own fan coil unit for heating and cooling.

4. The distribution into the space shall be at low velocity 250 fpm or lower.

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1. Provide a complete new stand-alone web-based Direct Digital Control (DDC) Building Management System for automatic temperature control. The new ATC system will serve as the basis for future buildings.

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2. The chilled water system and the boiler system shall be tied into the DDC system. The DDC system shall include a minimum of 25 controls points per system.

3. Each classroom will have individual DDC temperature control.

4. Each fan coil will have individual DDC temperature control.

B. INDOOR CLIMATIC DESIGN CONDITIONS

5. Each faculty office will have individual DDC temperature control.

XI. COMMISSION I NG

1. Mechanical systems to be commissioned include, but are not limited to, the following: 2. Hot water heating systems, including all pumps, pumps, heat transfer packages and variable frequency drives.

3. Chilled water systems, including all pumps, chillers and variable frequency drives.

4. Condenser water systems, including all pumps, cooling towers and variable frequency drives.

5. Water treatment systems, including all pumps, filtration systems and controllers.

8. Automatic temperature controls.

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Summer Dry Bulb Temperature Mean Coincident Wet Bulb Temp: Cooling Tower Wet Bulb Design:

96°F (0.4% condition) 75°F (0.4% condition) 78°F (0.4% condition)

Winter Dry Bulb Temperature:

-1°F (99.6% condition)

1. Classrooms:

78°F DB/50% RH summer 68°F DB/30% RH winter

2. Offices:

78°F DB/50% RH summer 68°F DB/30% RH winter

3. Residence:

78°F DB/50% RH summer 70°F DB/30% RH winter

4. Vestibules:

60°F DB minimum

5. Utility Rms.: 80°F DB maximum 60°F DB minimum X I I I . V E N T I L AT I O N R AT E S A. MINIMUM OUTDOOR AIR PROVISIONS

6. Air Handling Systems, including supply air fans, variable frequency drives, filters, heating coils, cooling coils and air terminal units.

7. DOAS systems, including energy recovery wheels, supply and exhaust fans, heating coils and cooling systems.

1. The following are based on the ASHRAE Climatic Design Information from the ASHRAE Handbook Fundamental for Kansas City, MI. The criterion utilized is as follows:

B. MINIMUM ROOM AIR CHANGE RATES

1. Classrooms:

20 cfm/person

2. Offices:

20 cfm/person

3. Residences:

30 cfm/bedroom or 15 cfm/person

4. Corridors:

0.1 CFM/sq. ft

1. Classrooms:

4.5 AC/HR occupied

2. Toilet Rms.: 10 AC/HR (approx. 1.5 CFM/sq. ft.)

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ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN NARRATIVE ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN NARRATIVE I. BASIS OF DESIGN A. ELECTRICAL SERVICE, POWER DISTRIBUTION

1. The existing 13.8KV running from Troost Street (utility company point of connection), between the Science Center and Van Ackeren, to Tracy street (across Massman Hall) shall be evaluated, and its capacity compared to campus Master Plan future load profile requirements.

2. We strongly recommend creating a true and comprehensive 13.8KV loop system on the campus, which will increase reliability and create a flexible system that allows the isolation of individual buildings for maintenance or renovation, without interrupting the rest of the campus as is the case now. The loop system will consist of one or two loops as needed, along with Main-Tie-Main MV switchgear and two switches per loop, one loop-feed transformer per building, and /or 4 way S&C switch at each building. Each loop will have 4-5”C, with 3 # 4/0 or larger & ground in each of two conduit (and two spares), encased in concrete, and 200’ separation manholes. These loops should be run to cover all existing and future buildings as coordinated with the Master Plan, therefore requiring the replacement of all building transformers with loop-feed transformers and/or the addition of S&C MV switches. The loop conductor size shall be confirmed after the campus load profile analysis has been concluded.

3. Buildings that are fed from the Manssman distribution system will be disconnected, and reconnected to the new loop system as mentioned above. This will make Massman available for renovation when desired without impacting other buildings. All buildings will become independent of others and only dependent on the loop system.

4. If a loop system is not elected at this time, the existing MV circuit(s) can be extended to feed the proposed Residence Hall and Academic Building.

5. A new 500/750KVA, 13.8KV-480/277V pad-transformer will be required for the new 66,000 gross square foot (gsf) residence hall, and a 1.5MVA, 13.8KV-480/277V padmounted transformer will be required for the 87,000 gsf Academic Building (The service size will be determined later but should be around 10-15W/sf for the Residence Hall, and 20-25W/sf for the Academic Building).

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6. Each building’s 480/277V, 3-phase, 4-wire power will be extended underground from its corresponding transformer to a main switchboard (1000A for the residence hall, and 2000A for the academic building) on the ground floor of the building. All underground primary and secondary conductors will be installed in a concrete-encased electrical ductbank.

B. EMERGENCY/STANDBY POWER DISTRIBUTION

7. The first floor retail space in the Residence Hall will have its own separately metered distribution system.

8. The main secondary switchboards, manufactured by Siemens, will be provided with individually mounted draw-out type insulated case main circuit breakers, similar to Square D type SE, aand group mounted molded case distribution circuit breakers. Circuit breakers shall be Siemens type ED and FX. Manufacturer’s substitution is not allowed. Switchboards will be rated for 65 kAIC. Power Monitoring/Metering shall be provided for each buildings main distribution and tied to the campus Data Management System. Submetering, where required, shall be tied to the same system.

9. 480/277V power will be distributed from the main switchboard to large mechanical equipment, elevators, and lighting. The switchboard will also feed a 300 kVA shielded isolation transformer which will provide 208/120V power to office, classroom, and laboratory loads. Each residential floor will have one or two 150KVA, 480V-120/208V transformers and panelboards to be shared by the units on that floor, while each computer classroom will be provided with a dedicated panelboard.

10.For theaters or large assembly areas for concerts, provide two (2) 300amp 120/208 “House Panels” with Cam connector outputs. Panels shall be fed from separate transformers.

11.VFD’s installed in a Motor Control Center will be coordinated with Mechanical.

12.Each motor will be provided with a local lockable disconnect at the motor.

1. To support the emergency and standby power distribution requirements, a 100KW/125KVA, 480/277V natural gas generator will be provided for the Residence Hall. The generator will be located on the roof of the building within a sound-attenuated, weatherproof enclosure, and will have two circuit breakers and ATS’s rated 70A for life safety loads, and 150A for standby loads. Distribution panels will be provided for each system at the roof electrical room/closet. These panelboards will also feed the fire pump(s) for the building(s), if one is required. Another set of parallel natural gas generators, totaling 280 kW / 350 kVA, 480/277V diesel generator will be provided for the Academic Building.

2. Standby loads include heating equipment, temperature control panels and compressors, and security system equipment.

Emergency life safety loads include emergency lighting, exit signs, fire alarm system,), and emergency communications systems.

3. All lighting circuits in Electrical, Mechanical, and Data rooms/closet will be on Emergency Power.

4. Two dedicated emergency powered convenience outlet circuits will be provided in each of Electrical, Mechanical, and Data rooms/closets.

5. Emergency/standby power spare capacity will be allocated for future loads. Spare capacity will be discussed further during the design development phase.

C. INTERIOR WIRING METHODS

1. In general, branch circuit wiring and feeders will consist of 600V THHN/THWN copper conductors within electrical metallic tubing (EMT). Wiring below 10’-0” in mechanical spaces will be routed in rigid steel conduit. To reduce costs, wiring to lighting fixtures in accessible ceilings and between devices mounted in metal stud walls will utilize steel type MC cable.

2. Within computer classrooms, Duplex receptacles and Tel/Data outlet will be provided around the perimeter of the room or in the floor, at approximately 3-foot intervals. Exact location will be coordinated with the furniture layout and the University.

3. All duplex receptacles shall be Hubbell SNAP5353 with stranded connector. Substitutions are not allowed.

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D. INTERIOR LIGHTING

1. Interior lighting will be provided throughout the buildings.

Lighting will generally be accomplished with linear T-8 and compact fluorescent sources in the Academic Building, and recessed fluorescent energy efficient fixtures in the Residence Hall. Proposed maintained foot-candle levels are as follows: • Offices 50 • Classrooms 45 • Lounges 10 • Toilet Rooms 15 • Corridor/Circulation 10 • Mech/Elec Rooms 30 • Labs 50

E. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

2. Lighting in offices and classrooms will typically consist of 2’x 2’ indirect T-5 or T-8 fixtures (Parabolic fixtures are not allowed). Corridor spaces will be illuminated by a combination of downlights and perimeter cove-mounted fixtures (downlights and cove lighting will be kept to a minimum). Channel strip and industrial fluorescent fixtures will be provided in utility and other unfinished spaces.

F. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

3. Fluorescent lamps will be tri-phosphor type, 4100 degree K color temperature. Fluorescent ballasts will be fully electronic type with less than 10%THD. 4. Classrooms, offices, and toilet rooms will be controlled via occupancy sensors with “off override” wall switching provided for each space. Lighting in corridors, lounges, and other circulation spaces will be controlled via microprocessor based relay panel (to be confirmed with the client), capable of control from time switches, photoswitches, or the building management system.

5. Classroom lighting will also be zoned and controlled to function with the AV system. Local lighting controllers will provide programmed scene selection with on-off and dimming capabilities. Controllers will also be tied to the AV system for automatic, coordinated control via the AV system touch screens.

6. Emergency lighting and LED type die-cast exit signage will be provided in all common areas and egress paths per applicable codes. Lighting circuits in Electrical, Mechanical, and Data rooms/closets will be on emergency power. All exit signs and emergency lighting fixtures will be powered from the emergency generator.

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1. A complete individually addressable Edwards EST-3 fire alarm system is proposed for each building using Signature series components to match campus master system.

Photoelectric smoke detection will be provided throughout the building with heat detection provided in high ambient mechanical and janitorial spaces (Addressable heat detectors will be installed without the use of modules). Pull stations will be located at fire separations and egress points as required. Duct type photoelectric smoke detection will be provided for the fan return air with supply air detection located as required. Alarm signaling will utilize audio-visual horns and visual strobes in public spaces in compliance with ADA requirements. Connection for communications to the existing campus police system will be provided. Specifications will be reviewed with the campus representatives during the design phase. The FA system shall be connected to the campus class A fiber loop. The FA system programming shall be coordinated, tied, and be compatible with the existing campus master program 1. The Tel/Data system will be provided into the building from a location to be coordinated with the campus.

2. New conduit/cable tray system for new telephone, video, and fiber optic data system will be provided from the new Main Distribution Frame MDF room to new Intermediate Distribution Frame IDF rooms (one per floor). Backbone cabling will consist of 12-pair, multi-mode fiber for data; (2) 50-pair Category 6 Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP for voice; and RG-11 for video. New patch panels, racks, and ownerprovided electronic equipment will be located in each of the IDF rooms for distribution of services throughout the building.

3. Backbone data cabling, consisting of 4-pair Category 6 UTP, will be distributed from the IDF rooms to local network switches disbursed throughout classroom spaces. Each of these local switches will serve up to four workstation outlets.

Additional horizontal data cabling will be distributed from the IDF rooms to other workstation outlets, such as those within resident units, offices and instructor’s stations. Wireless access points will be provided within each classroom as well (to be confirmed with the campus).

4. All data cabling, patch panels, access points, and outlets will be provided as a complete package, end-to-end, and installed and tested by a certified installer.

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5. Data outlets will be provided at the perimeter of computer classrooms or in the floor. Each office and instructor’s station will be provided with two Category 6 data outlets and one Category 3 telephone outlet. Additional data outlets will be provided in student lounges and circulation areas.

6. Video system cabling will be distributed from IDF rooms to each laboratory and classroom in the new and renovated areas of the facility. A conduit system within these rooms will also be provided to support future wiring for owner-provided AV equipment.

7. Cable trays will be provided in most of the main corridors of the new areas for installation of horizontal data, telephone, and video system cabling. Cabling between the trays and the outlets will be run loose above suspended ceilings, via “J” hooks, and in conduit where run within walls.

8. All active electronic telecommunications equipment will be provided by the University.

G. SECURITY SYSTEM

1. The security system for the buildings will consist of the following subsystems outlined below.

2. Access Control: Access controls will be provided at all exterior doors, as well as interior doors to rooms which are generally shared (e.g. classrooms and conference rooms). Access control equipment will consist of card readers and associated electric strikes and door contacts. Individual offices and other nonshared spaces will not be provided with card readers but will instead be controlled by a standard keyed lockset. Access control equipment will be compatible with the existing campus access system.

3. Intrusion Detection: Intrusion detection will be provided via motion detectors for the IDF rooms and other select spaces as directed by the University.

4. Computer Equipment Security: Each computer lab will be provided with security equipment cables. These cables will be routed through the chassis of each computer CPU and monitor to prevent equipment theft.

5. CCTV: Approximately (3) CCTV cameras will be located in and around each building. Specific locations will be reviewed during the design development phase. Cameras will be tied to a digital video recorder (DVR). DVR will be tied to the campus Local Area Network (LAN) for remote monitoring.

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6. All security system components will be hardwired back to system controllers to be located in the ground floor of the building. This controller will report all alarms back to the campus security office via dedicated communication cabling.

7. All interior security system wiring will be run in electrical metallic tubing (EMT).

H. LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

1. Lightning protection will be provided for each building. The system will consist of copper roof-mounted air terminals, exposed main conductors, and concealed down conductors.

Down conductors will be bonded to a grounding electrode consisting of ground rods interconnected by #3/0 copper conductor encircling the buildings.

2. The system will be provided per NFPA 780 requirements.

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Appendix III

Zoning Study

Current Requirements Based on the Kansas City Code of Ordinances Enacted May 15, 2008 Currently, a large portion of Rockhurst University property, including the core of the campus, as well as University houses in the Troostwood and Troost Plateau neighborhoods are within the Single Family (R1b) zoning district. Land along The Paseo Boulevard, lies within the Two Family (R2b) zoning district. Land at the corner of Troost Avenue and 53rd Street, lies within the Planned Development/Low Apartment (PD/R4) zoning district. Land along Troost Avenue is zoned for Local Retail Business (C2). Additionally, Troost Avenue is the focus of the Southtown Council’s Troost Corridor Action Plan. While the plan implementation strategies include a zoning overlay district, a phone conversation on September 22, 2008 with District 5 Planner, Gerald Williams confirmed that no zoning changes have been proposed as a result of this plan.

Institutions of higher learning are considered to be permitted uses in the Single and Two Family districts, though are subject to special conditions outlined in section 40-41 (3)b, which place additional restrictions on location, side yard setback, and location of parking areas. Institutions of higher education are permitted in the Low Apartment and Local Retail Business zones, though in these zones, specific conditions governing the location of uses in section 80-41 (3)b do not apply.

The following tables show requirements for lot and building standards.

Land beyond the University property, which is shown in the Zoning Map includes the land to the northwest of Rockhurst Road and Troost Avenue zoned Low Density Two Family (R2a), and land directly west of the University zoned Single Family (R1b). A very small area of land south of the campus is zoned for Neighborhood Retail Business (C1).

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Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University (Xavier-Loyola, Corcoran, Student Activities, Mason-Halpin, PE & Convocation, Massman, Conway, Jesuit Residence, Campus Ministry) ITEM

UNDERLYING ZONE

Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University (Townhouse Village, Non-university land northwest of Rockhurst Road and Troost Avenue)

ITEM

Two Family (R-2) R-2a

Single Family (R1b)

Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

35 ft

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

2 1/2 stories

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

6,000 sq. ft.

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

50 ft

Minimum Front Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 30 ft.

Minimum Side Yard Setback

10% of the width of the lot, not less than 4 ft. and not more than 8 ft.

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 30 ft.

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

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UNDERLYING ZONE R-2b

(Non-university land (Townhouse Village) northwest of Rockhurst Road and Troost Avenue) Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

35 ft.

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

2 1/2 stories

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

5,000 sq. per family

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

50 ft.

Minimum Front Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 25 ft.

Minimum Side Yard Setback

10% of the width of the lot, not less than 4 ft. and not more than 8 ft.

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 30 ft.

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

single family 5,000 sq. ft. two family 3,000 sq. ft. per family

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Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University

Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University

(Science Center, McGee)

(Non-University land along 53rd Street)

ITEM

UNDERLYING ZONE

ITEM

Planned Development/ Low Apartment (PD/R4)1

UNDERLYING ZONE Neighborhood Retail Business (C1)

Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

45 ft.

Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

35 ft.2

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

3 stories

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

2.5 stories2

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

one family - 5,000 sq. ft./ two-family - 3,000 sq. ft. per family / over two families (non apartment or row houses) 3,000 sq. ft. per family for the first two families and 1,500 sq. ft. per each family over two / apartment or row house with three or more dwellings - 1,500 sq. ft. per family

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

one and two family - 4,000 sq. ft./ three family - 5,000 sq. ft./ more than three family - 5,000 sq. ft. +1,000 sq. ft. for each family over three/ row houses 1,000 sq. ft. per family/ joint use structures - 1,000 sq. ft. per family/nonresidential - no requirement

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

50 ft.

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

Minimum Front Yard Setback

15% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 20 ft.

residential use - 50 ft. / non residential use - no limitation

Minimum Front Yard Setback

residential use - same as R-4 / nonresidential use - none, except when the district abuts or adjoins a residential district (R-1 to R-5, inclusive) within the same block and on the same side of the street4

Minimum Side Yard Setback

residential use - same as R-4/ nonresidential use - none, Except when the district abuts or adjoins a residential district (R-1 to R-5, inclusive) within the same block and on the same side of the street5

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

Residential use - same a R-4/ nonresidential use - non, except when the district abuts or adjoins a residential district (R-1 to R-5, inclusive). When this occurs, there shall be a rear yard of at least 10 feet.

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

Minimum Side Yard Setback

10% of the width of the lot, not less than 4 ft. and not more than 8 ft. / for structures over 35 ft. in height - not less than 6 ft. / see Sec. 80-80(b)3(c)

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 25 ft.

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

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Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University

Notes on Table:

(Physical Plant, Greenlease, Sedgwick,Van Ackeren, Community Center & Security)

1

Zone requirements listed in this table are for the underlying R4 zone. The planned district (PD) provides for latitude and flexibility in design to ensure development in harmony with the character of the neighborhood in which it is located. Applicants may impose their own development limitations in accordance with section 80-275 & 80-276.

2

Buildings or structures adjacent to and within the same block with district R-4 or C-2 may have a maximum height of 3 stories and 45 feet

3

Abutting R-5 shall be 350 sq. ft. per family

4

Where this situation occurs, the front yard requirement for this district shall be the same as that for the abutting or adjoining districts when the lot frontage is on the same street, but need not be more than 20 feet. Parking shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet.

5

When this occurs, there shall be a side yard along the side line of any lot in the business district where that sideline abuts, adjoins or is adjacent to a residential district, and on the street side of a corner lot. The required side yard shall conform to the requirements for a side yard in the abutting or adjoining residential district.

6

Where this situation occurs, the front yard requirement for this district shall be equal to 1/2 of the front yard requirement for the abutting or adjoining residential district, see section Sec. 80140(c)2(b) for requirements for corner lots

Item

Underlying Zone Local Retail Business (C2)

Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

45 ft.

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

None

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

Same a C-1 per family

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

None

Minimum Front Yard Setback

residential use - same as R4/ nonresidential use - none, except when the district abuts or adjoins a residential district (R-1 to R-5, inclusive) within the same block and on the same side of the street6

Minimum Side Yard Setback

residential use - same as R4/ nonresidential use - side yard equal to 8 ft. when adjacent to residential districts (R-1 to R-5, inclusive)

Minimum Rear Yard Setback same as C-1

residential use - same as R4/ nonresidential use -

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

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Appendix III

Zoning Study

Proposed Zoning Ordinance Revisions The Kansas City Planning and Development Department is undertaking revisions to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations which will ultimately result in a unified “development ordinance”. The latest draft, dated July 17, 2008, is available for viewing on the City’s website (www.kcmo.org). A further revised draft will be available in early October, with the changes from the previous document highlighted in red. A public hearing on October 29th at 1:30 pm in the City Council Chambers will be the next opportunity for public comment.

In a phone conversation with Patty Noll, Project Manager, on September 17, 2008, Ms. Noll stated it is likely the development ordinance will be passed by the City Council in December of 2008 and take effect in June of 2009.

When the new ordinance is passed the existing zoning district classifications currently affecting Rockhurst University land will be converted as follows: Previous Zoning District C2 Local Retail Business

New Zoning District B3-2 Community Business (dash 2)

R1b Single Family

R-6

R2b Two Family

R-2.5 Residential 2.5

PD/ Planned Development/

R-1.5 Residential 1.5

R4

Residential 6

Low Apartment

Classifications which affect land surrounding Rockhurst University will be converted as follows: C1

Neighborhood Retail Business

R2a Two Family (low density)

B1-1 Neighborhood Business 1 (dash 1) R-5

Residential 5

In the new classification system, “R” denotes the residential orientation of the district and the numeral provides a general indication of the allowed density, expressed in terms of the required minimum lot area per dwelling unit (in thousands). “B” denotes the business orientation of the district and the numerals provide a relative indication of the intensity of uses allowed.

Along with this conversion, no zone boundary lines appear to change.

Density regulations appear to be simplified and slightly varied as they are converted to a table format. One major change to the density regulations is the elimination of the maximum height in stories

requirement across the board. Maximum height in feet will be the only height limitation in the Lot and Building Standards Table, however, limits for maximum height in stories still exists for certain building types.

Floor area ratio (FAR) is also tied to building type.

The Lot and Building Standards Table shows three development options: conventional development, open space development, and conservation development. Different lot and building standards exist for each of these development options and additional standards apply. Additional standards also exist for residential infill development.

The current code is formatted in a pyramid style where uses permitted in one district often refer to uses permitted in a previous district. The new code has more user friendly use tables including a Residential Districts Use Table and Office, Business, and Commercial Districts Use Table. Within the use table, the use group which is currently “Institutions of higher education” is proposed to be “College/University”.

Formerly, institutions of higher education were permitted as-of-right provided certain conditions regarding setbacks, parking area, and location were met. In the latest draft of the new ordinance, dated July 17, 2008, Table 110-1 shows College/University uses with an “S”, meaning in residential districts they will require a special permit. Following a conversation on September 22, 2008, with Project Manager, Patty Noll, I was sent a further revised table which is to be incorporated into the next draft. This table identifies College/University uses with a “P/S”, meaning that they will be permitted as-of-right in some cases, but they will require a special permit if considered to be a “Large-Scale Use” under section 80-340-02. A large-scale use is defined as, “a use located on a lot that is 5 or more acres in area or the use of a lot of any size for any of the following: (1) buildings with an occupant capacity of more than 500 persons; or buildings with a combined gross floor area of more than 50,000 square feet”.

The special permit granting authority is the Zoning Board of Adjustment, a board of 8 appointed members. The Zoning Board will hold a public hearing on special permit applications. As part of the zoning ordinance revisions, the notification requirement for public hearings is proposed to be changed from abutters within 100 feet to abutters within 300 feet. Additionally, the City Planning Commission is to make a recommendation to the Zoning Board of Adjustments on special permit applications.

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College/University uses which are not considered to be large-scale uses and do not require a special permit will be subject to standards in section 80-340-01 for setbacks, parking, and location. While this is a similar approach to the current ordinance, specifics of the standards vary some in the proposed ordinance.

In addition to the residential zones, following the adoption of the “development ordinance” part of the Rockhurst University campus will be within Community Business (B3) zone (currently C2) where College/University uses will be allowed by right. Though outside of the campus area, College/University uses will also be allowed by special permit in Office (O) districts and by right in Heavy Business/Commercial (B4) districts. While the current ordinance allows College/University uses in Neighborhood Business zones (B1 and B2), the proposed ordinance does not. One small Neighborhood Business (B1) zone (currently C1) will exist nearby the campus on 53rd street.

The minimum vehicle parking ratio required for educational institutions remains at 1 space per 4 employees, plus 1 space per 10 students. Section 80-420-09 includes new requirements for bicycle parking. Colleges and universities will be required to provide short-term bicycle parking at a ratio of 1 space per 4 students. Colleges and universities are not listed as a use group which is required to provide long-term bicycle parking (though schools and multi-unit buildings are). The design, size, and location of both short-term and long-term bicycle parking are specified by the ordinance.

Section 8-130-07 serves a place holder for a future section where there may be floor area and building height bonuses for public benefits like LEED certified buildings. While City buildings are required to meet the requirements for LEED Silver, there is no proposal at this time to require other buildings to meet standards for LEED Certification.

The following tables show proposed changes to lot and building standards. Text with a strike-through is proposed for removal; text in italics is a proposed new lot or building standard.

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Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University (Xavier-Loyola, Corcoran, Student Activities, Mason-Halpin, PE & Convocation, Massman, Conway, Jesuit Residence, Campus Ministry)

ITEM

UNDERLYING ZONE

Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University (Townhouse Village, Non-university land northwest of Rockhurst Road and Troost Avenue)

ITEM

Two Family (R-2) R-2a

Single Family (R1b) Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

35 ft

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

2 1/2 stories

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

6,000 sq. ft.

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

50 ft

Minimum Front Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 30 ft.

Minimum Side Yard Setback

10% of the width of the lot, not less than 4 ft. and not more than 8 ft.

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 30 ft.

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

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UNDERLYING ZONE R-2b

(Non-university land (Townhouse Village) northwest of Rockhurst Road and Troost Avenue) Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

35 ft.

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

2 1/2 stories

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

5,000 sq. per family

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

50 ft. 45 ft.

Minimum Front Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 25 ft.

Minimum Side Yard Setback

10% of the width of the lot, not less than 4 ft. and not more than 8 ft.

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 30 ft. 25 ft.

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

single family 5,000 sq. ft. two family 5,000 sq. ft. per family

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Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University

(Science Center, McGee)

(Non-University land along 53rd Street)

ITEM

UNDERLYING ZONE

ITEM

Planned Development/ Low Apartment (PD/R4)1

UNDERLYING ZONE Neighborhood Retail Business (C1)

Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

45 ft.

Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

35 ft.2

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

3 stories

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

2.5 stories2

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

one family - 5,000 sq. ft./ two-family - 3,000 sq. ft. per family / over two families (non apartment or row houses) 3,000 sq. ft. per family for the first two families and 1,500 sq. ft. per each family over two / apartment or row house with three or more dwellings - 1,500 sq. ft. per family 1,500 per unit

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

one and two family - 4,000 sq. ft./ three family - 5,000 sq. ft./ more than three family - 5,000 sq. ft. +1,000 sq. ft. for each family over three/ row houses 1,000 sq. ft. per family/ joint use structures - 1,000 sq. ft. per family3/nonresidential - no requirement none

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

50 ft. 30 ft.

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

Minimum Front Yard Setback

15% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 20 ft.

residential use - 50 ft. /non residential use no limitation none

Minimum Side Yard Setback

10% of the width of the lot, not less than 4 ft. and not more than 8 ft. / for structures over 35 ft. in height - not less than 6 ft. / see Sec. 80-80(b)3(c) 15% of the lot, maximum req. of 20 ft

Minimum Front Yard Setback

residential use - same as R-4 / nonresidential use - none, except when the district abuts or adjoins a residential district (R-1 to R-5, inclusive) within the same block and on the same side of the street4

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

25% of the depth of the lot, need not be more than 25 ft.

Minimum Side Yard Setback

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

residential use - same as R-4/ nonresidential use - none, Except when the district abuts or adjoins a residential district (R-1 to R-5, inclusive) within the same block and on the same side of the street5

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

Residential use - same a R-4/ nonresidential use - none, except when the district abuts or adjoins a residential district (R-1 to R-5, inclusive). When this occurs, there shall be a rear yard of at least 10 feet.

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

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Underlying Zone Requirements for Rockhurst University

Notes on Table:

(Physical Plant, Greenlease, Sedgwick,Van Ackeren, Community Center & Security)

1

Zone requirements listed in this table are for the underlying R4 zone. The planned district (PD) provides for latitude and flexibility in design to ensure development in harmony with the character of the neighborhood in which it is located. Applicants may impose their own development limitations in accordance with section 80-275 & 80-276.

2

Buildings or structures adjacent to and within the same block with district R-4 or C-2 may have a maximum height of 3 stories and 45 feet

3

Abutting R-5 shall be 350 sq. ft. per family

4

Where this situation occurs, the front yard requirement for this district shall be the same as that for the abutting or adjoining districts when the lot frontage is on the same street, but need not be more than 20 feet. Parking shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet.

5

When this occurs, there shall be a side yard along the side line of any lot in the business district where that sideline abuts, adjoins or is adjacent to a residential district, and on the street side of a corner lot. The required side yard shall conform to the requirements for a side yard in the abutting or adjoining residential district.

6

Where this situation occurs, the front yard requirement for this district shall be equal to 1/2 of the front yard requirement for the abutting or adjoining residential district, see section Sec. 80140(c)2(b) for requirements for corner lots

Item

Underlying Zone Local Retail Business (C2)

Maximum Height- By Right (feet)

45 ft.

Maximum Height- By Right (stories)

None

Maximum FAR

N/A-tied to building types

Minimum Usable Open Space

N/A-tied to development types

Minimum Lot Size (square feet)

Same a C-1 per family none

Minimum Lot Width (feet)

None

Minimum Front Yard Setback

residential use - same as R4/ nonresidential use - none, except when the district abuts or adjoins a residential district (R-1 to R-5, inclusive) within the same block and on the same side of the street6

Minimum Side Yard Setback

residential use - same as R4/ nonresidential use - side yard equal to 8 ft. when adjacent to residential districts (R-1 to R-5, inclusive)

Minimum Rear Yard Setback

residential use - same as R4/ nonresidential use same as C-1

Parking/Loading

As provided in sections 80-444 and 80-445 depending on use

Neighborhood Conservation District

N/A

Historic District/Landmark

N/A

Overlay Zone

N/A

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Design Narrative for Academic Building and Residence Hall

Establishing a Planned Development District

Generally

Process

A “planned district,” also referred to as “PD,” is described in section 80272 of the Kansas City Zoning Ordinance as providing for and encouraging latitude and flexibility in design to ensure development which is in harmony with the neighborhood in which it is located.

Planned districts are treated as overlay districts and are common throughout the City. The Science Center and McGee Hall, at the corner of Troost Avenue and 53rd Street, lie within a Planned Development/Low Apartment (PD/R4) zoning district.

PREPARATION OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN

A development plan must be prepared and submitted for the entire area to be included in the planned district, in compliance with regulations and requirements of sections 80-277 and 80-278.

• Section 80-277 specifies, “The development plan must present a unified and organized arrangement of buildings and service facilities which shall have a logical relationship to the properties comprising the planned district. The proposed development shall not materially injure the properties and the uses of properties immediately adjacent to the proposed development”.

• Section 80-278 reviews the requirements for what must be shown on the development plan which accompanies an application for a planned development.

• Section 80-279 describes the additional standards for height, yard, lot area and parking requirements in planned districts.

Educational institutions appear to be subject to additional requirements for parking stall dimensions, aisle size, and parking lot lighting. In planned districts, educational institutions are not subject to additional minimum parking ratio requirements, therefore the minimum parking ratio remains at 1 space per 4 employees, plus 1 space per 10 students.

• Section 80-113(d) provides additional flexibility from parking requirements with the inclusion of a provision for deferred parking. The number of spaces may be reduced upon approval of the City Council provided certain conditions are met. After construction if there is evidence parking needs are not being met, the City Council has the power to require the provision of additional parking.

• No minimum parcel size exists for a planned district.

• Planned districts may be established in all districts except in general planned development districts (GP) .

• Any combination of zoning districts may be included in a single development plan without regard for boundaries.

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APPLICATION

CITY PLAN COMMISSION

TIMEFRAME

The standard “Application to the City Plan Commission” must be submitted • The application must be submitted six weeks prior to the meeting for which the item is to be scheduled. The City Plan Commission typically meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

The City Plan Commission must hold a public hearing on the proposed planned district and then submit a report to the City Council containing its recommendation. As previously mentioned, a recommendation must also be submitted to the Board of Zoning Adjustment if a variance is being requested.

• The City Plan Commission consists of eight appointed members.

If construction has not commenced within three years after the date of City Council approval of the planned district, or if construction of subsequent phases has not commenced within the proposed schedule for construction, the Director of City Development can determine if the plan or any phase thereof should remain in effect. If the Director determines the plan is no longer viable and should not remain in effect the matter of voiding the plan must go through the City Plan Commission and City Council. If the Director determines the plan should remain in effect, the Director must report monthly to the City Plan Commission detailing the plans to remain in effect. It is likely an extension may also be granted.

• Under the “Request” section of the form check “Zoning w/ Plan”.

• The underlying zone can remain the same or a change can be proposed.

• The application fee for nonresidential applications is $625 plus $90 per acre, not to exceed $3,500.

• Twenty copies of the plan are required.

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• A simple majority vote is required.

CITY COUNCIL

The City Council holds a separate public hearing and then votes to approve or disapprove the planned district ordinance.

• The City Council consists of 13 elected members.

• A simple majority vote is required.

DESIGNATION ON THE ZONING MAP

• Upon submission, the plan is circulated to other City Departments; comments which are received are summarized in a staff report.

Once a planned district is approved it is designated on the zoning map by the letters “PD” followed by a slash and the symbols of the underlying zoning district.

• Upon submission, the notice of the public hearing is given.

FINAL APPROVAL

SUBDIVISIONS

A subdivision plat must be submitted, approved and recorded for each development plan or phase thereof. The city engineer may waive a requirement of a subdivision plat if the land has previously been subdivided to provide for all necessary rights-of-ways and easements.

VARIANCES

The dimensional regulations of the underlying zoning district still apply to planned districts. While an applicant may impose development limitations for land use, building, lot, parking, loading, and landscaping standards, such limitations do not preclude the need to obtain a variance from the Board of Zoning Adjustment.

• Applicants may file concurrent applications with the City Plan Commission for approval of a planned district and the Board of Zoning Adjustment for a variance.

• The City Plan Commission must make a recommendation to the Board of Zoning Adjustment for its consideration and determination on the development plan that includes the proposed variance.

Post designation, and prior to the issuance of a building permit for all or any part of a planned district, a final plan must be submitted for review and approval by the City Plan Commission.

• The final plan must provide all the information required of the development plan and must further include grading, landscaping, lighting and signage plans.

• The City Plan Commission reviews the final plan and determines if it is in substantial compliance with the development plan, allowing for slight differences in setbacks, yard and parking requirements and ratio of building coverage to land area.

REVISIONS OR ADJUSTMENTS

At any stage, the Director of City Development is authorized to approve certain minor revisions or adjustments in Planned Districts. The rules and regulations of the City Plan Commission outline the differences between minor and major revisions. For major revisions, an amended development plan must be filed in the same manner as the plan which was originally approved.

• The Board of Adjustment consists of eight appointed members.

• A simple majority vote is required.

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Appendix III

Zoning Study

Rockhurst University CAMPUS MASTER PLAN 2008

Conclusions While it is clear the intent of planned districts is to encourage unified and harmonious development under a single plan, the process by which the plan is approved is not as flexible as planned development options in many other parts of the country.

• The planned district overlay does not remove the need to obtain variances like many planned development special permits do.

• Establishing a planned district requires review by two separate bodies (the City Plan Commission and the City Council).

Review by a third body, the Board of Zoning Adjustment will be necessary if variances are sought.

• Establishment of a planned district does not mean entitlement to a building permit; final approval by the City Plan Commission is needed prior to the issuance of a building permit for any and all parts of the development plan.

• However, if variances from lot and building requirements are anticipated for several projects, the planned district approach may be beneficial since multiple variances could be sought at once.

• A planned district would be beneficial if variances requested were counter balanced by more context sensitive design elsewhere on campus (i.e. larger setbacks near a residential neighborhood).

• Large-scale improvements may benefit from the large-picture approach of a planned district.

• The entire campus does not need to be included in a planned district; the exact location of district boundaries may be further discussed.

• Many communities across the country allow for joint public hearings as a way to streamline permitting processes when multiple boards have jurisdiction. At this time joint public hearings between Boards are not offered in Kansas City. If Rockhurst were interested in pursing a planned district, further conversations about the possibility of having joint public hearings should be had with the Development Management Division of the City Planning and Development Department.

• If the University were to find in the future that it is restricted by an approved planned district development plan than it may choose to request to return to the zoning which previously existed. Following approval of a planned district any major revision will require the submission and approval of a revised development plan.

• The extent, location, and timing of the planned campus improvements will influence whether a planned district approach is appropriate.

• Several small phased projects may be best handled without rezoning, since the new development code requires that only College/University uses which are considered to be “largescale” obtain a special permit in residential districts.

A concept option for a Planned District for the Rockhurst campus

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