District of Columbia Administrative Code

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2915 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 2337 (February 22, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Re…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2915 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Residential Apartment (RA) Zones 11-F D…

608 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2915 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 22 (January 6, 2017). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Residential Apartment (RA) Zones 11-F D…

100 GENERAL PROVISIONS 100.1 Subtitle G is to be read and applied in addition to the regulations included in: (a) Subtitle A, Authority and Applicability; (b) Subtitle B, Definitions, Rules of Measurement, and Use Categories; (c) Subtitle C, General Rules; (d) Subtitle H, Neighbo…

101 PURPOSE AND INTENT 101.1 The Mixed-Use (MU) zones provide for mixed-use developments that permit a broad range of commercial, institutional, and multiple dwelling residential development at varying densities. 101.2 The MU zones are designed to provide facilities for housing, …

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 102 AU…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 103 AU…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 13705 (October 18, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 7215 (July 23, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking publis…

105 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 3776 (April 3, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 105 AUTHORITY: DC…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 003776 (April 3, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regu…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 12690 (October 30, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Re…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 12690 (October 30, 2020). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 1101 A…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 12690 (October 30, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013834 (December 24, 2021); as amended by Errata Notice pub…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 12690 (October 30, 2020). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 1103 A…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 12690 (October 30, 2020). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 1104 A…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 12690 (October 30, 2020). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 1105 A…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 12690 (October 30, 2020). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 1106 A…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 1200 A…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 1201 A…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 1202 A…

200 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 200.1 The development standards of this chapter shall apply to all the MU-1 through MU-15 zones except as changed by a geographically modified zone. 200.2 The development standards regulate the bulk of buildings and other structures and the spaces around…

201 DENSITY 201.1 Except as provided elsewhere in this title, in any of the MU-1 through MU-14 zones, the maximum permitted floor area ratio (FAR) shall be as set forth in the following table: TABLE G § 201.1: MAXIMUM PERMITTED FLOOR AREA RATIO Zones Maximum Total FAR Maximum Non…

[RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 202 AU…

203 HEIGHT 203.1 Except as provided elsewhere in this title, the maximum permitted height of buildings or structures, not including a penthouse or rooftop structure, and the maximum number of stories shall be as set forth in section. 203.2 The maximum permitted height of building…

204 TRANSITION SETBACKS IN THE MU-3B ZONE 204.1 In the MU-3B zone, the following transition setback requirements shall apply to any building or portion of a building within thirty feet (30 ft.) of a lot line directly abutting an R zone: (a) A twenty-foot (20 ft.) minimum transiti…

205 PENTHOUSE AND ROOTOP STRUCTURE 205.1 In any of the MU-1 through MU-15 zones, the maximum permitted height of a penthouse or rooftop structure, except as limited by Subtitle C § 1501 on the roof of a single household dwelling or flat, shall be as set forth in the following tab…

206 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 206 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797),…

207 REAR YARD 207.1 Except as provided elsewhere in this title, in any of the MU-1 through MU-15 zones, the minimum required rear yard shall be as set forth in this section. 207.2 In all MU zones, where a lot does not abut an alley, the rear yard shall be measured from the rear l…

208 SIDE YARD 208.1 Except as provided elsewhere in this title, in any of the MU-1 through MU-15 zones, the minimum side yard shall be as set forth in this section. 208.2 In any of the MU-1 through MU-10 and MU-15 zones, no side yard is required for a building or structure other …

209 COURT 209.1 Courts are not required in any of the MU-1 through MU-15 zones; however, where a court is provided, the court shall have the following minimum dimensions: TABLE G § 209.1: MINIMUM COURT DIMENSIONS Type of Structure Open Court Minimum Width Closed Court Minimum Wid…

210 LOT OCCUPANCY 210.1 Except as provided in Subtitle G § 210.4 and elsewhere in this title, in any of the MU-1 through MU-15 zones, the maximum permitted lot occupancy for a residential use shall be as set forth in the following table: TABLE G § 210.1: MAXIMUM LOT OCCUPANCY FOR…

211 GREEN AREA RATIO 211.1 The minimum required green area ratio (GAR) in any of the MU-1 through MU-10 and MU-12 through MU-15 zones shall be as set forth in the following table: TABLE G § 211.1: MINIMUM GREEN AREA RATIO Zones Minimum GAR MU-1 MU-2 MU-3 MU-4 MU-5 MU-6 MU-12 MU-1…

212 PLAZA 212.1 In any of the MU-10 zones, a plaza comprising eight percent (8%) of the lot area shall be provided for development on a lot of greater than ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.), in accordance with the provisions of Subtitle C, Chapter 17. SOURCE: Final Rulema…

213 WATERFRONT SETBACK 213.1 Subtitle C § 1102, General Waterfront Regulations, shall apply to any of the MU-11 through MU-14 zones. 213.2 Notwithstanding Subtitle C § 1102.1(a), in any of the MU-11 zones a waterfront setback of not less than one hundred feet (100 ft.) to any bui…

300 PURPOSE AND INTENT 300.1 The base zone development standards in Subtitle G, Chapter 2 shall apply to the MU-1/DC, MU-2/DC, MU-4/DC, MU-5A/DC, MU-6B/DC, MU-8B/DC, MU-9B/DC, and MU-10/DC zones except as specifically modified by this chapter. In the event of a conflict between t…

301 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT 301.1 In the MU-1/DC, MU-2/DC, MU-4/DC, MU-5A/DC, MU-6B/DC, MU-8B/DC, MU-9B/DC, and MU-10/DC zones the matter-of-right limits on building height, floor area ratio, and penthouse and rooftop structure height of Subtitle G, Chapter 2 shall serve as the …

302 MISCELLANEOUS 302.1 No driveway providing access to required parking spaces or loading berths shall be permitted along Connecticut Avenue from N Street, N.W., to Florida Avenue, N.W. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended …

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013834 (December 24, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal …

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 13705 (October 18, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Re…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6110 (June 30, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regula…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 306 AU…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 307 AU…

SPECIAL EXCEPTION SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR §…

400 PURPOSE AND INTENT 400.1 The base zone development standards in Subtitle G, Chapter 2 shall apply to the MU-2/CAP, MU-4/CAP, MU-4/CHC, and MU-4/CAP/CHC zones except as specifically modified by this chapter. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and…

401 DENSITY 401.1 The maximum permitted FAR in the MU-2/CAP, MU-4/CAP, MU-4/CHC, and MU-4/CAP/CHC zones shall be as set forth in the following table: TABLE G § 401.1: MAXIMUM PERMITTED FLOOR AREA RATIO Zones Maximum Total FAR Maximum Non-Residential FAR MU-2/CAP 1.8 2.16 (IZ) 1.8…

402 HEIGHT 402.1 In the MU-2/CAP, MU-4/CAP, and MU-4/CAP/CHC zones, the maximum permitted height of all buildings or structures, not including a penthouse or rooftop structure, shall be forty feet (40 ft.) and three (3) stories. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, …

403 PENTHOUSE AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURE 403.1 In the MU-2/CAP, MU-4/CAP, and MU-4/CAP/CHC zones, the maximum permitted height of a penthouse or rooftop structure, except as limited by Subtitle C § 1501 on the roof of a single household dwelling or flat, shall be ten feet (10 ft.), an…

404 SPECIAL EXCEPTION REVIEW CRITERIA 404.1 In reviewing an application for a special exception in the MU-2/CAP, MU-4/CAP, and MU-4/CAP/CHC zones, in addition to the applicable criteria of this subtitle and of Subtitle X, Chapter 9, the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall consider w…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 7264 (July 28, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regula…

[REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Mixed-Use (MU) Zones 11-G DCMR § 406 AU…