District of Columbia Administrative Code

1502 LAND USE 1502.1 Figure 15.1 Land Use Composition in Capitol Hill 1502.2 Statistics on existing land uses are estimated from the current lot-by-lot property tax data together with District and federal land ownership, parks roads, bodies of water, etc. They are not comparable …

1503 DEMOGRAPHICS 1503.1 Basic demographic data for the Capitol Hill Planning Area is shown in Figure 15.2. In 2017, the Planning Area had a population of 60,313. Between 2000 and 2017, it grew by over 11,000 residents, a significant increase in population, largely due to new con…

1504 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS 1504.1 ACS data shows that in 2017, just over half of the homes (50.4 percent) in the Capitol Hill Planning Area were row houses. This is more than double the District-wide average of 25 percent. Only four percent of the housing units were single-fami…

1505 INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT 1505.1 Data from the District Department of Employment Services (DOES) and the Office of Planning (OP) indicate there were about 24,107 jobs in the Capitol Hill Planning Area in 2015. This represents just three percent of Washington, DC’s job base. Howe…

1506 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES 1506.1 This section summarizes the opportunities and challenges residents and stakeholders prioritized during the 2006 Comprehensive Plan revision. During large community workshops, residents shared their feedback on District-wide and neig…

1507 CH-1.1 GUIDING GROWTH AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION 1507.1 The following general policies and actions should guide growth and neighborhood conservation decisions in Capitol Hill. These policies and actions should be considered in tandem with those in the District-wide elemen…

1508 CH-1.2 CONSERVING AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY RESOURCES 1508.1 Policy CH-1.2.1: Recognition of Historic Resources Protect and preserve historic structures, places, and landmarks on Capitol Hill, including the Congressional Cemetery. Recognize the neighborhood’s defining physical…

1509 CH-2 POLICY FOCUS AREAS 1509.1 The Comprehensive Plan has identified five areas within the Capitol Hill Planning Area as Policy Focus Areas, indicating that they require a level of direction and guidance above that provided in the prior section of this element and in the Cit…

1510 CH-2.1 H STREET/BENNING ROAD NE 1510.1 At one time, the mile-long stretch of H Street NE between Union Station and the starburst intersection at Bladensburg and Benning Roads was the second busiest commercial area in the District. The area faced economic challenges during th…

1511 CH-2.2: PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE CORRIDOR 1511.1 Pennsylvania Avenue SE is sometimes referred to as America’s Main Street and has ceremonial, historic, and symbolic importance. In many respects, the avenue is also Capitol Hill’s Main Street, with walkable shopping areas extend…

1512 CH-2.3 U.S. CAPITOL PERIMETER 1512.1 The proximity of Capitol Hill’s residential areas to the U.S. Capitol Complex creates a variety of land use, transportation, and urban design issues. Expansion of the Capitol Complex during the 1900s resulted in the development of large o…

1513 CH-2.4 RESERVATION 13/RFK STADIUM (HILL EAST WATERFRONT) 1513.1 Public Reservation 13 lies on the eastern edge of the Hill East neighborhood on the west bank of the Anacostia River. For more than 150 years, the 67-acre site has been an isolated campus, separated from the nei…

1514 CH-2.5 SOUTHEAST BOULEVARD 1514.1 As part of the ongoing implementation of the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, DDOT initiated a planning study to further investigate options for transforming the existing section of the Southeast Freeway into a boulevard that would be fully …

1600 OVERVIEW 1600.1 The Central Washington Planning Area is the heart of Washington, DC. Its 6.8 square miles include the Monumental Core of the District, with such landmarks as the U.S. Capitol and White House, the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, and the Federal Trian…

1601 HISTORY 1601.1 Before 1791, Central Washington consisted of open fields, pastureland, groves of trees, meandering creeks, and wetlands. This landscape was reshaped as work began on the new national capital, starting with the Capitol, White House, and key departmental buildin…

1602 LAND USE 1602.1 Statistics on existing land use are estimated using current lot-by-lot property tax data and information on housing units, employment, District and federal land ownership, parks, roads, water bodies, and other sources. They are not comparable to the statistic…

1603 DEMOGRAPHICS 1603.1 Basic demographic data for Central Washington is shown in Figure 16.2. In 2000, the area had a population of 10,665, or about 1.8 percent of the District’s total. By 2017, the population had increased to about 18,107, or about 2.7 percent of Washington, D…

1604 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS 1604.1 The majority of the housing units (91.4 percent) in Central Washington are multi-family housing in buildings with 20 or more units. The number of new units in buildings with more than 20 units increased by almost 6,000 units, from 4,777 in 2000…

1605 INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT 1605.1 Data from the Department of Employment Services (DOES) and OP indicates there were approximately 475,531 jobs in Central Washington in 2017, primarily in the government, professional, and non-profit sectors. This represents about 59 percent of th…

1606 PROJECTIONS 1606.1 Based on projects that are under construction, approved, or proposed; regional growth trends; and the planning policies articulated by the Comprehensive Plan, significant growth is expected in Central Washington during the next 20 years. The Planning Area …

1607 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES 1607.1 This section summarizes the opportunities and challenges residents and stakeholders prioritized during the 2006 Comprehensive Plan revision. During large community workshops, residents shared their feedback on District-wide and neig…

1608 CW-1.1 GUIDING GROWTH AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION 1608.1 The following general policies and actions should guide growth and neighborhood conservation decisions in Central Washington. These policies and actions should be considered in tandem with those in the Citywide Eleme…

1609 CW-1.2 CONSERVING AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY RESOURCES 1609.1 Policy CW-1.2.1: Enhancing the Identity of Central Washington Neighborhoods Enhance the sense of identity of the different neighborhoods within Central Washington based on their history and natural features, their et…

1610 CW-2 POLICY FOCUS AREAS 1610.1 The Comprehensive Plan identifies eight areas in Central Washington as Policy Focus Areas, indicating that they require a level of direction and guidance beyond that provided in the prior section of this Area Element and in the Citywide Element…

1611 CW-2.1 METRO CENTER/RETAIL CORE 1611.1 For the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan, the Metro Center/Retail Core area includes the traditional Downtown Retail Core along F and G Streets NW, as well as other District blocks in the area roughly bordered by 15th Street NW on the…

1612 CW-2.2 GALLERY PLACE/PENN QUARTER 1612.1 This Policy Focus Area is located east of Metro Center and the Retail Core. It is roughly bounded by 9th Street NW on the west, 5th Street NW on the east, Pennsylvania Avenue NW on the south, and I Street NW on the north. The area inc…

1613 CW-2.3 CHINATOWN 1613.1 The distinctive Friendship Arch at the intersection of 7th and H Streets NW is the center of Washington, DC’s Chinatown. Decorative metal latticework and railings, Chinese signs, and Chinese façade and roof details greet visitors to the blocks of H St…

1614 CW-2.4 MOUNT VERNON DISTRICT 1614.1 The Mount Vernon District includes the blocks adjacent to and including historic Mount Vernon Square and the more recently developed Mount Vernon Triangle area on its east. Located at the crossroads of New York and Massachusetts Avenues NW…

1615 CW-2.5 DOWNTOWN EAST/JUDICIARY SQUARE 1615.1 The Downtown East/Judiciary Square Focus Area is a major gateway to the District, lying at the foot of the historic front entrance to Union Station, and is roughly bounded by Massachusetts Avenue NW on the north, North Capitol Str…

1616 CW-2.6 GOLDEN TRIANGLE/K STREET NW 1616.1 The Golden Triangle/K Street Policy Focus Area includes the Golden Triangle BID and the area to the east around Franklin Square. The area is roughly bounded by Massachusetts Avenue NW on the north, New Hampshire Avenue NW on the west…

1617 CW-2.7 L’ENFANT PLAZA/NEAR SOUTHWEST/MARYLAND AVENUE SW 1617.1 The L’Enfant Plaza/Near Southwest/Maryland Avenue SW Policy Focus Area is bounded by 15th Street NW on the west, 2nd Street NW on the East, Independence Avenue on the north, and I-395 on the south. The area inclu…

1618 CW-2.8 NOMA AND NORTHWEST ONE 1618.1 The NoMa and Northwest One Policy Focus Area includes the area roughly bounded by New Jersey Avenue NW on the west, Massachusetts Avenue NW/NE on the south, New York Avenue NW/NE on the north, and 2nd and 3rd Streets NE on the east. This …

1700 OVERVIEW 1700.1 The Far Northeast and Southeast Planning Area encompasses 8.3 square miles located east of I-295 and north of Naylor Road SE. Most of the area has historically been in Ward 7, although in past decades due to Census redistricting, parts have been included in W…

1701 HISTORY 1701.1 Most of Far Northeast and Southeast was still countryside until the early 20th century. In fact, large tracts of land were farmed until as recently as the mid-1900s. Early settlements in the area included the communities of Good Hope (near Alabama Avenue and N…

1702 LAND USE 1702.1 Statistics on existing land use are estimated from current lot-by-lot property tax data, together with additional information on housing units, employment, District and federal land ownership, parks, roads, water bodies, etc. They are not comparable to the st…

1703 DEMOGRAPHICS 1703.1 Basic demographic data for Far Northeast and Southeast is shown in Figure 17.2 In 2017, the area had a population of 83,906, or about 11.79 percent of the District’s total. The Planning Area has experienced moderate population growth since 2000, as compar…

1704 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS 1704.1 The 2013-2017 Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) five-year estimates reported that 16.4 percent of the homes in Far Northeast and Southeast were single-family detached homes, and 28.6 percent were single-family attached homes (row ho…

1705 INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT 1705.1 Data from the District DOES and the Office of Planning (OP) indicates that there were 7,575 jobs in Far Northeast and Southeast in 2015, primarily in local-serving businesses, public schools, and government. This represents just under one percent…

1706 PROJECTIONS 1706.1 Based on land availability, planning policies, and regional growth trends, Far Northeast and Southeast is projected to add households, population, and jobs during the next five years and continue growing through 2045. The Planning Area is expected to exper…

1707 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES 1707.1 This section summarizes the opportunities and challenges residents and stakeholders prioritized during the 2006 Comprehensive Plan revision. During large community workshops, residents shared their feedback on District-wide and neig…

1708 FNS-1.1 GUIDING GROWTH AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION 1708.1 The following general policies and actions should guide growth and neighborhood conservation decisions in Far Northeast and Southeast. These policies and actions should be considered in tandem with those in the Dist…

1709 FNS-1.2 CONSERVING AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY RESOURCES 1709.1 The watershed of Watts Branch, a tributary of the Anacostia River, was identified as a priority area for resilience planning in the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Climate Ready DC. The Watts Branch watershed e…

1710 FNS-2 POLICY FOCUS AREAS 1710.1 The Comprehensive Plan has identified eight areas in Far Northeast and Southeast as Policy Focus Areas, indicating that they require a level of direction and guidance above that in the prior section of this Area Element and in the Citywide Ele…

1711 FNS-2.1 MINNESOTA/BENNING BUSINESS DISTRICT 1711.1 The Minnesota/Benning Business District includes the Minnesota Avenue Metro station and the shopping district to the south, extending along both sides of Minnesota Avenue to East Capitol Street. Sometimes referred to as Down…

1712 FNS-2.2 DEANWOOD 1712.1 Deanwood is one of Far Northeast and Southeast’s oldest communities; much of its housing stock dates from the early 20th century. Several well-known Black architects, including W. Sidney Pittman and Howard D. Woodson, and many skilled local craftsmen …

1713 FNS-2.3 CAPITOL VIEW/CAPITOL GATEWAY ESTATES/NORTHEAST BOUNDARY 1713.1 Capitol View and Northeast Boundary are the easternmost neighborhoods in Washington, DC. At the heart of the community, Capitol Gateway Estates has been constructed on a 40-acre site that formerly housed …

1714 FNS-2.4 BENNING ROAD METRO STATION AREA 1714.1 In 2008, OP, in conjunction with residents and stakeholders along the Benning Road corridor, completed a Small Area Plan for Benning Road in the form of the Benning Road Corridor Redevelopment Framework. Adopted by the D.C. Coun…

1715 FNS-2.5 MARSHALL HEIGHTS/BENNING RIDGE 1715.1 The Marshall Heights/Benning Ridge area is located south of East Capitol Street and east of the Fort Dupont Park. The area includes a mix of single-family and semi-detached homes and apartments and has a few hundred scattered vac…

1716 FNS-2.6 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR 1716.1 Pennsylvania Avenue SE is one of the busiest arterials in Washington, DC, carrying more than 96,000 vehicles a day across the Sousa Bridge and 53,000 vehicles per day between I-295 and Minnesota and Branch Avenues. Establ…

1717 FNS-2.7 SKYLAND 1717.1 The Skyland Shopping Center site covers 16 acres at the intersection of Naylor Road, Good Hope Road, and Alabama Avenue SE. When it was initially developed in the 1940s, the 170,000-square-foot complex of free-standing retail buildings was one of the f…