District of Columbia Administrative Code

1728 REDUCTION OF REAR YARDS AND SIDE YARDS OF BUILDINGS ABUTTING ALLEYS (DD/MVT) 1728.1 In the event that the Council of the District of Columbia accepts a dedication of land for public alley purposes within DD/MVT that would have been required to be a rear yard pursuant to § 77…

1729 GROUND FLOOR PARKING AND LOADING PROVISIONS (DD/MVT) 1729.1 Where a court is provided in accordance with § 776, and the bottom of the court begins at or between the first floor and second floor above the ground floor, the gross floor area beneath the bottom of the court shal…

1730 DRIVEWAYS ON PREFERRED USE STREET FRONTAGES (DD/MVT) 1730.1 The provisions of this Section govern the construction of driveways that: (a) Provide access from the adjacent public street to parking spaces or loading berths; (b) Serve delivery loading spaces on the same lot as …

1731 DRIVEWAYS: OTHER STREET FRONTAGES (DD/MVT) 1731.1 The provisions of this Section apply to street frontages in DD/MVT not listed in §1730. 1731.2 The provisions of this Section apply to driveways that provide access from the adjacent public street to parking spaces or loading…

1732 PERMITTED GROUND FLOOR USES (DD/MVT) 1732.1 For the purposes of identifying the location of permitted ground floor uses, the Mount Vernon Triangle District is divided into the following three Areas: (a) The Principal Intersection Area as defined in § 1723.1; (b) The Secondar…

1733 GROUND FLOOR AREAS REQUIRED TO BE DEVOTED TO PREFERRED USES (DD/MVT) 1733.1 The provisions of this Section shall apply to each building with frontage on K Street in Squares 451, 483, 484, 484W, 515, or 516; and to each building with frontage on 5th Street in Squares 483, 484…

1799 DEFINITIONS 1799.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed: Additional commercial space - the extra gross floor area permitted for commercial or office use on a lot in the DD Overlay District in exchange for providing or fin…

1800 PREAMBLE 1800.1 The Southeast Federal Center (SEFC) Overlay District is applied to an approximately 42-acre portion of the SEFC site that is designated for "federal use" and "parks, recreation, and open space" in the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital. The following…

1801 SEFC OVERLAY DISTRICT STATEMENT OF INTENT 1801.1 The SEFC Overlay District is intended to provide for the development of a vibrant, urban, mixed-use, waterfront neighborhood, offering a combination of uses that will attract residents, office workers, and visitors from across…

1802 SEFC OVERLAY DISTRICT OBJECTIVES 1802.1 The following subsections set forth the objectives of the Southeast Federal Center Overlay District. 1802.2 Assure development of the area with a mixture of residential and commercial uses and a suitable height, bulk, and design of bui…

1803 SEFC/CR ZONING DISTRICT 1803.1 Uses subject to special exception review in the underlying CR zone district that are not listed in § 1803.2 as being subject to Zoning Commission review and approval, are not permitted within the SEFC/CR District. 1803.2 Within the SEFC/CR Dist…

1804 SEFC/R-5-D AND R-5-E ZONING DISTRICTS 1804.1 Within the SEFC/R-5-D and R-5-E Districts, the following buildings, structures, and uses are not permitted: (a) One-family dwelling or flat; (b) Parking lot or garage as a principal use located on or above grade, except as a tempo…

1805 SEFC/W-0 ZONING DISTRICT 1805.1 The purpose of the SEFC/W-0 District is to: (a) Encourage open space; (b) Promote a lively, interactive waterfront environment; (c) Discourage parking; (d) Provide a Development Area for retail and cultural uses; (e) Provide an Open Space Area…

1806 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (SEFC) 1806.1 The matter-of-right height, penthouse height, and floor area ratio limits shall serve as the maximums of permitted building height, penthouse height, and floor area ratio for a planned unit development (PUD) in the SEFC Overlay District…

1807 PREFERRED USES (SEFC) 1807.1 Preferred uses (ground-floor street-oriented retail, service, entertainment, or arts uses) are permitted or required in accordance with §§ 1803.3 and 1804.3. 1807.2 Preferred uses are the following: (a) Antique store; (b) Apparel and accessories …

1808 ZONING COMMISSION REVIEW STANDARDS (SEFC) 1808.1 In addition to proving that the proposed uses, buildings, or structures meet the standards set forth in § 3104.1, the applicant for Zoning Commission approval of a use or structure within the SEFC Overlay District shall furthe…

1809 ZONING COMMISSION REVIEW PROCEDURES (SEFC) 1809.1 At the time the Commission is considering an application for Zoning Commission approval authorized by this Chapter, it may hear and decide any additional requests for zoning relief needed for the subject property. 1809.2 At t…

1810 COMBINED LOT DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES (SEFC) 1810.1 Combined lot development is permitted within the SEFC/CR District, in accordance with §§ 1803.3(h) and 1803.7, and in the SEFC/W-0 District in accordance with §§ 1805.7 and 1805.8. 1810.2 No allocation of gross floor area sha…

1811 PENTHOUSES 1811.1 The provisions of § 411 shall apply to penthouses in the SEFC Overlay, except that the provisions of § 411.16, governing the application of Chapter 26 of this title, shall not apply to residential rental buildings. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 D…

1900 GENERAL PROVISIONS (ARTS) 1900.1 The Uptown Arts-Mixed Use (ARTS) Overlay District is applied to the Commercial and Mixed Use Districts in the following squares and portions of squares in the 14th and U Streets, N.W., area: 202 through 211, 234 through 242, N242, 272, 273, 2…

1901 USE PROVISIONS 1901.1 Retail and service uses listed in § 1907 and arts and arts-related uses listed in § 1908 shall occupy no less than fifty percent (50%) of the ground level of each building on a lot that fronts on 14th Street, U Street, or 7th Street; or on Florida Avenu…

1902 HEIGHT AND BULK (ARTS) 1902.1 In the underlying C-3-A District, a building may be constructed in excess of the height limit of sixty-five feet (65 ft.), up to a maximum height of seventy-five feet (75 ft.); provided: (a) No penthouse permitted by this title shall exceed a he…

1903 STREET FRONTAGE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS (ARTS) 1903.1 The design requirements of §§ 1903.2 through 1903.4 shall apply to any lot that fronts on one or more of the following streets, hereafter referred to in this section as "pedestrian streets": (a) Fourteenth Street; (b) U Stree…

1904 BONUS DENSITY (ARTS) 1904.1 A project shall be eligible for bonus gross floor area for space devoted to one of the preferred uses listed in § 1904.2; provided: (a) Bonus density may be used either to increase the gross floor area of the building for any permitted use up to t…

1905 COMBINED LOT DEVELOPMENT (ARTS) 1905.1 Two (2) or more lots may be combined for the purposes of transferring bonus density and allocating the permitted mixture of uses among development sites; provided: (a) The lots may be located in the same square or in different squares w…

1906 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS (ARTS) 1906.1 The Board of Zoning Adjustment may grant exceptions under § 3104 from any of the requirements or limits of the ARTS District other than § 1901.6 based upon the following criteria; except that the Board shall apply criteria (c) and (d) only if…

1907 RETAIL AND SERVICE USES (ARTS) 1907.1 For the purpose of this chapter, the following uses shall be preferred retail and service uses: (a) Antique Store; (b) Apparel and Accessories Store; (c) Appliance Store; (d) Auction House; (e) Auto and Home Supply Store, excluding insta…

1908 ARTS USES AND ARTS-RELATED USES (ARTS) 1908.1 For the purposes of this chapter, the following uses shall be preferred arts uses and arts-related uses: (a) Art Center; (b) Art Gallery; (c) Art School, including school of dance, photography, filmmaking, music, writing, paintin…

1909 INCLUSIONARY ZONING (ARTS) 1909.1 ARTS Overlay developments subject to the affordability requirements of Chapter 26 Inclusionary Zoning may use the following modifications to height and lot occupancy in order to achieve the bonus density permitted by § 2604.1: (a) In the ART…

1999 DEFINITIONS 1999.1 The provisions of § 199 of chapter 1 of this title, and the definitions set forth in that section shall be incorporated by reference in this chapter. 1999.2 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed: Departm…

200 R-1 DISTRICTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS 200.1 The R-1 District is designed to protect quiet residential areas now developed with one-family detached dwellings and adjoining vacant areas likely to be developed for those purposes. 200.2 The provisions of this chapter are intended to …

201 USES AS A MATTER OF RIGHT (R-1) 201.1 The following uses shall be permitted as a matter of right in R-1 Districts: (a) Car-sharing spaces on an unimproved lot, with no more than two (2) spaces permitted; (b) Chancery existing on September 22, 1978; provided that the following…

202 ACCESSORY USES (R-1) 202.1 The uses set forth in §§ 202.2 through 202.9 shall be permitted as accessory uses in an R-1 District incidental to the uses permitted in this chapter; provided, that the particular requirements for each use are met. 202.2 The use of an office by a p…

203 HOME OCCUPATION (R-1) 203.1 The purpose of the home occupation provisions shall be to allow home occupations as accessory uses to residential uses; provided, that they are compatible with the residential neighborhood in which they are located. The intent is to protect residen…

204 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS (R-1) 204.1 The following buildings shall be permitted as accessory buildings in R-1 Districts incidental to the uses permitted in this chapter: (a) Private garage, subject to the special provisions of chapter 23 of this title; (b) Private stable as access…

205 CHILD/ELDERLY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND ADULT DAY TREATMENT FACILITIES (R-1) 205.1 Use as a child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, …

206 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND STAFF RESIDENCES (R-1) 206.1 Use as a public school that does not meet the requirements of chapter 4 of this title or as a private school, but not including a trade school, and residences for teachers and staff of a private school, shall be perm…

207 UTILITIES (R-1) 207.1 Use as an electric substation with nonrotating equipment, natural gas regulator station, or public utility pumping station shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to…

208 PRIVATE STABLES (R-1) 208.1 Use as a private stable shall be permitted as an accessory use in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section. 208.2 A private stable shall be set back…

209 COMMUNITY CENTERS (R-1) 209.1 Use as a community center building, park, playground, swimming pool, or athletic field operated by a local community organization or association shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjus…

210 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (R-1) 210.1 Use as a college or university that is an academic institution of higher learning, including a college or university hospital, dormitory, fraternity, or sorority house proposed to be located on the campus of a college or university, shall…

213 PARKING LOTS (R-1) 213.1 Use as a parking lot shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section. 213.2 A parking lot shall be located in its entirety within two hu…

214 ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES (R-1) 214.1 Accessory passenger automobile parking spaces elsewhere than on the same lot or part of a lot on which any principal R-1 use is permitted, except for a one-family dwelling, shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if ap…

215 CLERICAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUP RESIDENCES (R-1) 215.1 Use as residences for clerical groups and religious denominations in excess of fifteen (15) persons shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, sub…

216 CHURCH PROGRAMS (R-1) 216.1 Use for a program conducted by a church congregation or group of churches shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section. 216.2 The …

217 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (R-1) 217.1 The use of existing residential buildings and the land on which they are located by a nonprofit organization for the purposes of the nonprofit organization shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District in the following insta…

218 YOUTH RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RESIDENCE FACILITIES (R-1) 218.1 Use as a youth residential care home or community residence facility for nine (9) to fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, shall be permitted as a speci…

219 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (R-1) 219.1 Use as a health care facility for nine (9) to three hundred (300) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjust…

220 EMERGENCY SHELTERS (R-1) 220.1 Use as an emergency shelter for five (5) to fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § …

221 REHABILITATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSERS' HOMES (R-1) 221.1 Use as a youth rehabilitation home, adult rehabilitation home, or substance abusers' home for one (1) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, shall be permitted as a special …