Laws

105 ZONE DISTRICTS

105.1 For the purpose of this title, the District of Columbia shall be divided into the following zone districts:

(a)

RESIDENCE DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1)

R-1 one-family detached dwellings, subdivided as follows:

(A)

R-1-A low density; and

(B)

R-1-B high density;

(2)

R-2 one-family, semi-detached dwellings;

(3)

R-3 row dwellings;

(4)

R-4 row dwellings, conversions, and apartments; and

(5)

R-5 general residence, subdivided as follows:

(A)

R-5-A low density;

(B)

R-5-B moderate density;

(C)

R-5-C medium density;

(D)

R-5-D medium-high density; and

(E)

R-5-E high density;

(b)

SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1)

SP limited offices and apartments, subdivided as follows:

(A)

SP-1 medium density; and

(B)

SP-2 medium-high density;

(c)

MIXED USE (COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1)

CR mixed uses (retail, residential, office, and light industry);

(d)

COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1)

C-1 neighborhood shopping;

(2)

C-2 community business center, subdivided as follows:

(A)

C-2-A medium density;

(B)

C-2-B medium-high density; and

(C)

C-2-C high density;

(3)

C-3 major business and employment center, subdivided as follows:

(A)

C-3-A medium bulk;

(B)

C-3-B medium bulk; and

(C)

C-3-C high bulk;

(4)

C-4 central business district; and

(5)

C-5 (PAD) Pennsylvania Avenue development;

(e)

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1)

C-M commercial-light manufacturing, subdivided as follows:

(A)

C-M-1 low bulk;

(B)

C-M-2 medium bulk; and

(C)

C-M-3 high bulk; and

(2)

M general industry;

(f)

LANGDON OVERLY (LO) DISTRICT;

(g)

WATERFRONT DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1)

W mixed uses, subdivided as follows:

(A)

W-0 waterfront open space and recreation, low density;

(B)

W-1 moderate density;

(C)

W-2 medium density; and

(D)

W-3 high density;

(h)

MIXED USE DIPLOMATIC OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:

(1)

D low and medium density;

(i)

HOTEL-RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:

(1)

HR high density;

(j)

CAPITOL INTEREST OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:

(1)

CAP low to medium density;

(k)

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1)

Cleveland Park Neighborhood Commercial (CP) Overlay District;

(2)

Woodley Park Neighborhood Commercial (WP) Overlay District;

(3)

Macomb-Wisconsin Neighborhood Commercial (MW) Overlay District; and

(4)

Eighth Street Southeast Neighborhood Commercial (ES) Overlay District;

(l)

REED - COOKE (RC) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

(m)

MISCELLANEOUS OVERLAY DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1)

Dupont Circle (DC) Overlay District;

(2)

Tree and Slope Protection (TSP) Overlay District;

(3)

Foggy Bottom (FB) Overlay District;

(4)

Naval Observatory Precinct (NO) Overlay District;

(5)

Wesley Heights (WH) Overlay District;

(6)

Sixteenth Street Heights (SSH) Overlay District;

(7)

Fort Totten (FT) Overlay District;

(8)

Chain Bridge Road/University Terrace (CB/UT) Overlay District; and

(9)

Capitol Hill Commercial (CHC) Overlay District;

(n)

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT (DD) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

(o)

UPTOWN ARTS - MIXED USE (ARTS) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

(p)

CAPITOL GATEWAY (CG) OVERLAY DISTRICT; and

(q)

SOUTHEAST FEDERAL CENTER (SEFC) OVERLAY DISTRICT.

105.2

The districts shall be as shown, defined, and bounded on the Zoning Map (see 106).

105.3

Areas of the District designated as "UR" shall be redevelopment or urban renewal areas as established by plans approved by the Council of the District of Columbia under authority of Congressional legislation. These areas have not been made a part of the zone plan as embodied in the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map.

SOURCE: 2101 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by: Final Rulemaking published at 14 DCR 20 (July 17, 1967); Final Rulemaking published at 21 DCR 1030 (November 21, 1970); Final Rulemaking published at 21 DCR 1423 (December 30, 1974); Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2226, 2228 (May 23, 1980); Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 1336, 1338 (March 27, 1981); Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 3022, 3027 (May 31, 1985); Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 8305 (November 13, 1992); Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8338-39 (October 20, 2000); and Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 10594, 10599-10600 (November 22, 2002); and Final Rulemaking published at51 DCR 3440 (April 2, 2004); and Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 6837 (July 9, 2004); and Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 63 (January 7, 2005); and Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005).

633

REQUIRED PUBLIC SPACE AT GROUND LEVEL (CR)

633.1

An area equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the total lot area shall be provided for all new development.

633.2

The area for new development shall be located immediately adjacent to the main entrance to the principal building or structure on the lot, and shall serve as a transitional space between the street or pedestrian right-of-way and the building or structure.

633.3

The area for new development shall be open to the sky or have a minimum vertical clearance of one (1) story or ten feet (10 ft.).

633.4

The area shall be suitably lighted and landscaped for public use, and may be utilized for temporary commercial displays.

633.5

The space shall be open and available to the general public on a continuous basis.

633.6

The area shall not be charged against the gross floor area of the building.

SOURCE: 4506.1 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8386 (October 20, 2000).

633

REQUIRED PUBLIC SPACE AT GROUND LEVEL (CR)

633.1

An area equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the total lot area shall be provided for all new development.

633.2

The area for new development shall be located immediately adjacent to the main entrance to the principal building or structure on the lot, and shall serve as a transitional space between the street or pedestrian right-of-way and the building or structure.

633.3

The area for new development shall be open to the sky or have a minimum vertical clearance of one (1) story or ten feet (10 ft.).

633.4

The area shall be suitably lighted and landscaped for public use, and may be utilized for temporary commercial displays.

633.5

The space shall be open and available to the general public on a continuous basis.

633.6

The area shall not be charged against the gross floor area of the building.

SOURCE: 4506.1 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8386 (October 20, 2000).

926

PARKING SPACES (W-0)

926.1

Notwithstanding 2116.1. of this Title, parking spaces for boathouses, marinas, yacht clubs, or other recreational uses to be located elsewhere than on the same lot or part of the lot on which the principal use is located, may be permitted as a special exception, if the applicant proves that compliance with this parking requirement would be unsafe or economically impractical and:

(a)

The parking spaces will be located to furnish reasonable and convenient parking for patrons of the principal building;

(b)

Any support facility in relation to the parking spaces is designed so as not likely to become objectionable to adjoining or nearby property, park space, or the waterfront because of noise, traffic, or other objectionable conditions;

(c)

The parking spaces will be adequately screened from adjacent park space and from the waterfront, and shall be designed to prevent storm water run-off directly into the river; and

(d)

All other requirements of Chapter 21 will be met.

926.2

The applicant shall prove that compliance would be unsafe or economically impractical by showing that one or more of the following applies:

(a)

The lack of street frontage or the separation of the use from any publicly- accessible street by public park space;

(b)

Unusual topography, grades, shape, size, or dimensions of the lot;

(c)

The lack of appropriate ingress or egress through existing or proposed streets;

(d)

Strip zoning or shallow zoning depth;

(e)

Restricted size of lot caused by adverse adjoining ownership or substantial improvements adjoining or on the lot; or

(f)

Traffic hazards caused by unusual street grades or other conditions.

926.3

All or a portion of required parking spaces for a boathouse may be reduced or eliminated by special exception if the applicant proves that:

(a)

The provision of parking would result in significant adverse impacts on adjacent park land;

(b)

The type or location of the associated principal use results in diminished need for parking from what would otherwise be required by zoning regulations; or

(c)

Reasonable and conveniently-located alternatives to the required parking exist and are available to the boathouse users with minimal impact on adjacent land or development.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 3440 (April 2, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005).

City image path

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third President of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by the architect John Russell Pope and built by the Philadelphia contractor John McShain. Construction of the building began in 1939 and was completed in 1943. The bronze statue of Jefferson was added in 1947

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal, and occasionally referred to as the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 parallel to the Potomac River in Maryland from Cumberland, Maryland, to Washington, D.C. The total length of the canal is about 184.5 miles (296.9 km). The elevation change of 605 ft (184 m) was accommodated with 74 canal locks. To enable the canal to cross relatively small streams, over 150 culverts were built. The crossing of major streams required the construction of 11 aqueducts. The canal also extends through the 3,118 ft (950 m) Paw Paw Tunnel. The principal cargo in the latter years was coal from the Allegheny Mountains. The canal way is now maintained as a park, with a linear trail following the old towpath, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

National Building Museum

The National Building Museum, historically known as the Pension Building, in Washington, D.C., United States, is a museum of "architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning". It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a privatenon-profit institution; it is adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and the Judiciary Square Metro station.

Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton Oaks is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. It was the residence and gardens ofRobert Woods Bliss (18751962) and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss (1879 1969). The Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection was founded here by the Bliss couple, who gave the property to Harvard in 1940. It is currently administered by the Trustees for Harvard University. The research institute that has emerged from this bequest is dedicated to supporting scholarship in the fields of Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and garden design and landscape architecture studies, especially through its research fellowships, meetings, exhibitions, and publications. Dumbarton Oaks also opens its gardens and museum collections to the public, and hosts public lectures and a concert series.

REFERRENCES:
http://dc.about.com/od/communities/tp/WashingtonDCHistoricBuildings.htm http://washington.org/ http://planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/Historic+Preservation/Maps+and+Information/Policies+and+Proce dures/Design+Guidelineshttp://www.ite.org/cs http://www.doi.gov/library/collections/washington.cfm#Drawings