371 Main St Burlington, VT 05401-3411

The Institutional District (I) as illustrated in Map 4.4.4-1 allows for increased development scale and intensity than would typically be found in the adjacent residential districts to support continued growth and flexibility of the city’s major public and higher education and health care institutions within their respective institutional missions. New development is intended to be sensitive the historic development pattern of the existing campuses as well as the surrounding residential neighborhoods. This district is intended to support a broad range of related uses reflecting the resident institutions’ roles as either regional education, health care, cultural and research centers or municipal educational facilities. Buildings should be designed with a high level of architectural detailing to provide visual interest and create enjoyable, human-scale spaces. Sensitive transitions between adjacent lower scale residential and open space areas and larger scale institutional development should be provided. Sites should be designed to be pedestrian friendly and encourage walking between buildings. Where parking is provided onsite, it is intended to be hidden behind, to the side, within, or underneath structures.