Section 10-A2202. LAND USE

 

2202.1Land use statistics for this Planning Area appear in Figure 22.1. Rock Creek East comprises about 4,800 acres, or about 12 percent of the city’s land area. 2202.1

 

2202.2Figure 22.1: Land Use Composition in Rock Creek East

 

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2202.3The largest single land use in the Planning Area is residential, representing about 33 percent of the total area. Of the 1,635 acres of residential land in Rock Creek East, over 90 percent consists of single family homes and row houses. Densities are typically lower than the citywide average. The lowest density areas are located west of 16th Street and in the Takoma and Shepherd Park areas. Concentrations of more dense housing exist in Brightwood, Brightwood Park and Petworth. The largest concentration of apartments is along the 14th Street corridor, particularly near Missouri Avenue and just north of Spring Road. 2202.3

Figure 22.1:

2202.4Commercial and industrial uses make up just 2.5 percent of the Planning Area. Most of this land consists of retail and service businesses along Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street NW, and in smaller commercial districts like Takoma and 14th Street Heights. Industrial areas total less than 20 acres and are located along the Metrorail/CSX tracks, generally following Blair Road. There are also light industrial uses between Taylor and Upshur Streets on the northwest edge of Petworth. 2202.4

 

2202.5Open space and parks comprise about 18 percent of the Planning Area. Most of this acreage is associated with Rock Creek Park and its stream valleys. The vast majority of the open space in the Planning Area is owned and operated by the National Park Service. Non-park federal properties comprise nine percent of the Planning Area. Almost all of this acreage is associated with Walter Reed and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Public facilities and institutional uses each represent about three percent of the Planning Area. 2202.5

 

2202.6One of the largest land uses in the Planning Area is streets. Street rights-of- way, including roads, medians, alleys, traffic islands, and sidewalks, comprise 29 percent of Rock Creek East. There are only 22 acres of vacant land in the Planning Area, representing 0.5 percent of the total area. 2202.6

 

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