Section 10-A1602. LAND USE

 

1602.1Land use statistics for the Planning Area appear in Figure 16.1. Central Washington comprises about 3,285 acres, or about 7.5 percent of the city. About 510 acres of the total area consists of water. 1602.1

 

1602.2Figure 16.1: Land Use Composition in Central Washington

 

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1602.3Compared to the other nine Planning Areas in the city, Central Washington contains much higher percentages of commercial and federal land. Commercial land represents 17 percent of the total, with about two-thirds of the acreage developed with private office buildings. Non-park federal land also represents 17 percent of the total. Much of this land is also developed with offices, but in this case the owner and occupant is the federal government. 1602.3

 

1602.4Almost one-third of the Planning Area consists of street rights-of-way, a slightly higher percentage than for the city as a whole. Almont one-quarter of the land area is open space, which is also higher than the average for the city as a whole. Much of the open space is contained within the National Mall and almost all of the remainder is comprised of federal “reservations” managed by the National Park Service. The federal open space has significant programming restrictions, limiting its use for local purposes and District activities. 1602.4

 

1602.5Residential land comprises just 1.6 percent of the Planning Area. Almost of all of this acreage consists of mid- to high-rise apartments, with average densities exceeding 100 units per acre. Most of the residential development is located in the northern part of the Planning Area, near Dupont Circle, along the Massachusetts Avenue corridor, and in the Northwest One Urban Renewal Area. Another concentration is located in the Penn Quarter, around 7th and D Streets NW. There is no residential development south of the National Mall and north of I-395. 1602.5

 

1602.6The percentages of land area in other uses, such as institutions, public facilities, and utilities, are all relatively small. Only about 2.1 percent of the Planning Area consists of vacant, unimproved private land. 1602.6

 

1602.7Most land in Central Washington is publicly owned. Government uses, including parks, federal land, streets, and public facilities, represent 76 percent of the area’s acreage. When institutions are added in, the figure approaches 80 percent. 1602.7

 

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