• Explore regional approaches to the State’s legislative agenda to ensure more frequent local success.

University of Dayton

The University of Dayton Campus Land-Use Master Plan was completed in August 2002. The Land-Use Plan, illustrated in Figure 10, represents the physical changes that should occur in order for the University to improve existing conditions, accommodate future needs, and accomplish its mission. The plan will be used to:

• Provide a physical environment that will respond to the University’s desire for connectivity in learning and living.
• Attract the best students and faculty.
• Provide a basis for capital budget planning and fund-raising efforts.
• Serve as a guide for future development and expansion.

The University of Dayton is an urban institution with limited expansion possibilities. As a result, the Plan examines the maximum desirable density of development that should occur on campus, and also strives to preserve outdoor spaces and historic facilities.

This Plan explores the maximum build-out of the campus while addressing circulation, landscape, and potential building sites.

Based on the premise that full build-out of the campus may not accommodate all future needs of the University, the Plan also looks outside the current boundaries to determine possibilities for expansion. Areas for expansion will most likely be in the direction of the NCR property, within the City of Dayton, located west of the University.

Description of the Plan

The University of Dayton has traditionally been divided into four areas: a) the North Student Neighborhood, b) the South Student Neighborhood, c) the academic core, and d) the arena area. While these four areas will be used to clarify and locate specific functional elements, it is the desire of the University to blend living areas and learning areas, have stronger connections between areas, and enhance campus edges.

The South Student Neighborhood and the City of Oakwood The City of Oakwood is located directly south of the University of Dayton. The University Plan suggests articulating the campus edges with landscaping, stone walls, and nicely kept houses to help keep the residents of Oakwood content as neighbors, and better reflect University policies already in place.

The Plan also suggests that a specific set of guidelines be created for Irving Avenue, documenting improvements for each house along this street and addressing the need for a definable campus edge. The guidelines should specify improvements to help emulate the quality and care of the facades of Oakwood neighbors, while at the same time providing a unique identity and entrance to the student neighborhood.

The South Student Neighborhood currently has parking assigned to each house according to the current zoning for the neighborhood. In the University Plan, parking is shown in large lots to the rear of the houses for each major “superblock” area. This will provide more parking spaces and enhance the appearance of residential streets. The Plan strives to enhance existing neighborhoods with front porches, narrow lots, and gabled roofs. The Plan provides a strategy for locating new houses of a similar style and renovating existing houses. The goal is to keep existing structures as long as they are safe and structurally sound.