Section 11-105. ZONE DISTRICTS

 

105.1For 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;

 

(C)C-2-B-1 medium-high density; and

 

(D)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;

 

(4)Eighth Street Southeast Neighborhood Commercial (ES) Overlay District;

 

(5)Takoma Neighborhood Commercial (TK) Overlay District;

 

(6)H Street Northeast Neighborhood Commercial (HS) Overlay District; and

 

(7)Georgia Avenue Commercial ((GA) 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;

 

(q)SOUTHEAST FEDERAL CENTER (SEFC) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

 

(r)HILL EAST (HE) DISTRICT; and

 

(s)UNION STATION NORTH (USN) DISTRICT. 

 

 

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2012 Repl.)).

source

§ 2101 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 14 DCR 20 (July 17, 1967); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 21 DCR 1030 (November 21, 1970); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 21 DCR 1423 (December 30, 1974); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2226, 2228 (May 23, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 1336, 1338 (March 27, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 3022, 3027 (May 31, 1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 8305 (November 13, 1992); 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, 8338-39 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 10594, 10599-10600 (November 22, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at51 DCR 3440 (April 2, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 6837 (July 9, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 63 (January 7, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4788, 4811 (June 3, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 5190 (April 24, 2015).