Section 11-1307. WOODLEY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (WP)

 

1307.1The Woodley Park Neighborhood Commercial (WP) Overlay District is applied to a compact geographic area surrounding the Woodley Park/Zoo Metrorail station, comprising those lots zoned C-2-A in Squares 2202 and 2203 and those lots zoned C-2-B in Square 2204.

 

1307.2In addition to the purposes in § 1300, the purposes of the WP Overlay District are to provide for safe and efficient pedestrian movement by reducing conflicts between pedestrian and vehicular traffic so as to improve access to retail services, the Metrorail station, and other uses in the area.

 

1307.3For purposes of § 1302, the designated use area shall include any lot within the WP Overlay District that fronts on Connecticut Avenue, Calvert Street, or 24th Street.

 

1307.4For purposes of § 1303.2, the designated roadway within the WP Overlay District shall be Connecticut Avenue.

 

1307.5No hotel, inn, or fast food establishment shall be permitted in the WP Overlay District.

 

1307.6The maximum permitted height of any building or structure in the WP Overlay District shall be:

 

(a)Forty feet (40 ft.) in the WP/C-2-A Overlay District; and

 

(b)Fifty feet (50 ft.) in the WP/C-2-B Overlay District.

 

1307.7A penthouse within the WP/C-2-A or WP/C-2-B Overlay Districts may be erected to a height in excess of that authorized in the zone district in which located; provided that: 

(a)The maximum permitted height shall be twelve feet (12 ft.) above the roof upon which it is located, except that the maximum permitted height for penthouse mechanical space shall be fifteen feet (15 ft.); and

(b)The maximum permitted number of stories within the penthouse shall be one (1) except that a second story for mechanical equipment only shall be permitted.

 

1307.8The matter-of-right floor area ratio in the WP Overlay District shall be:

 

(a)In the WP/C-2-A Overlay District, the matter of right floor area ratio shall be 2.5, not more than 1.0 of which may be occupied by nonresidential uses; and

 

(b)In the WP/C-2-B Overlay District, the matter of right floor, area ratio shall be 3.0, not more than 1.0 of which shall be occupied by nonresidential uses.

 

1307.9Notwithstanding the requirements of §§1307.6 and 1306.8, developments that are subject to the requirements of Chapter 26 Inclusionary Zoning may use the following modifications to the WP Overlay’s height, lot occupancy, and floor area ratio restriction:

 

(a)In the WP/C-2-A Overlay District:

 

(1)The maximum building height shall not exceed fifty (50) feet;

 

(2)The lot occupancy shall not exceed seventy-five percent (75%); and

 

(3)The floor area ratio shall not exceed 3.0 FAR.

 

(b)In the WP/C-2-B Overlay District:

 

(1)The maximum building height shall not exceed fifty- five (55) feet;

 

(2)The lot occupancy shall not exceed eighty percent (80%); and

 

(3)The floor area ratio shall not exceed 3.6 FAR.

 

 

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

Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 7616, 7621 (November 3, 1989); 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, 8445-46 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9393 (September 28, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 2610 (March 14, 2008); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 4314 (May 20, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 390 (January 8, 2016).