Section 10-A2302. LAND USE

 

2302.1Land use statistics for the Rock Creek West Planning Area appear in Figure 23.1. The Planning Area comprises about 8,300 acres, or about 19 percent of the District. This total includes 7,980 acres of land and 315 acres of water. 2302.1

 

2302.2Residential uses represent the largest single land use in the Planning Area, accounting for about 37 percent of the total. Of the residential acreage, 80 percent is developed with single family detached homes. About 10 percent is developed with semi-detached homes, row houses, and other attached single family housing. The remaining 10 percent is developed with apartments. Higher density housing is concentrated along the Connecticut Avenue corridor, along Massachusetts Avenue between Ward Circle and Idaho Avenue, and along Lower Wisconsin Avenue. Densities in most of the area are well below the citywide average, although individual blocks along the avenues contain some of the densest housing in the city. 2302.2

 

2302.3Commercial land uses occupy just two percent of the area. Major commercial centers are located around the five Metro Stations, in walkable shopping districts along the avenues, and in neighborhood shopping centers like Spring Valley. Institutional uses make up about eight percent of the land area. These uses include American University, Sibley Hospital, and the campuses of numerous private schools and religious institutions. There are no industrial uses in Rock Creek West. 2302.3

 

2302.4Parks and open space comprise 25 percent of the Planning Area. The majority of this acreage is owned by the National Park Service, including Rock Creek Park, the national parklands along the Potomac River, and Glover Archbold Park. Street rights-of-way represent about 22 percent of the Planning Area, which is somewhat lower than the citywide average. Local public and federal government facilities comprise about five percent of the land area. A majority of this acreage is contained within federal complexes such as the Naval Security Center and the Naval Observatory. Only about one percent of the Planning Area consists of private, undeveloped (vacant) land. 2302.4

 

2302.5Figure 23.1: Land Use Composition in Rock Creek West

 

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