Section 10-A1502. LAND USE

 

1502.1Land use statistics for the Capitol Hill Planning Area appear in Figure 15.1. Capitol Hill comprises 1,959 acres, or about five percent of the city’s land area. 1502.1

 

1502.2Figure 15.1: Land Use Composition in Capitol Hill

 

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1502.3Capitol Hill contains more land in streets and street rights-of-way (39 percent) than any of the city’s 10 Planning areas. This is due to the broad avenues of the L’Enfant Plan, the regularity of the street grid, the extensive system of alleys, and the wide street rights-of-way. 1502.3

 

1502.4Residential uses account for 30 percent of the total. Of the 573 acres of residential land use on Capitol Hill, 520 acres are developed with row houses. Despite the low physical profile of the row houses, overall densities exceed the citywide average and are about 40 units per acre. 1502.4

 

1502.5Commercial uses represent about five percent of the total area, which is comparable to the citywide average. Major commercial areas include H Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, Benning Road, and 8th Street SE. There is almost no industrial development in the community. 1502.5

 

1502.6Open space and parks comprise 15 percent of the Planning Area. The larger open spaces serving the neighborhood are along the Anacostia River, including Congressional Cemetery and the land north of RFK Stadium. Public facilities, primarily local public schools, public charter schools, and the DC Jail and former DC General Hospital complex, comprise four percent of the area. Institutional uses comprise two percent of the total area. In 2005, about three percent of the Planning Area consisted of vacant, developable land. 1502.6

 

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