EL-7 Land Use

FCC Board of Trustees Policy


Policy Type:
Executive Limitations

Policy Title: Land Use
Policy Number: EL-7
Date Adopted: 2.21.2024

Version: 1.0
Date Last Reviewed: 2.21.2024
Office Responsible: President’s Office

Reviewing Committee: Board of Trustee


The President shall not allow development or use of the campus or other College lands in a manner that is inconsistent with the core business of the College, environmentally irresponsible, aesthetically displeasing, or that does not make the most effective use of land.

Further, without limiting the scope of the above statement by the following list, the President shall not:

  1.  Allow the College to be without an approved Facilities Master Plan that adheres to the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s requirements and fosters future development that will avoid infrastructure redundancy and redevelopment costs.

  2. Permit joint ventures or partnerships that do not provide for design and construction standards consistent with overall campus design.

  3. Permit development that is not energy efficient and to a reasonable extent, minimize adverse environmental impacts and preserve the natural landscape.

  4. Permit new development that does not meet at least one of the following criteria:

    • Provision of enhanced learning and ancillary space consistent with Ends achievement.
    • Extending the College’s alliances with business, industry, colleges, universities, or other organizationally mission-compatible non-profit organizations.
    • Creation of opportunity to generate new revenue streams.
    • An opportunity to distinguish the College’s learning and co-curricular environment.
    • Positioning the College as a leader in new programs targeted at future market opportunities.
Date Of Change Version Description of Change Responsible Party
2.21.2024 1.0 First release following Policy Governance consulting work. President