Section 11-1322. HS OVERLAY RETAIL SUB-DISTRICT (HS-R)

 

1322.1The HS Overlay Retail Sub-district is intended to encourage retail uses.

 

1322.2For the purposes of §§ 1322.3 and 1326.1(a), preferred uses in the HS-R Sub-district are:

 

(a)Antique store;

 

(b)Apparel and accessories shop;

 

(c)Appliance sales or repair;

 

(d)Bakery;

 

(e)Banking or financial institution (excluding check cashing services);

 

(f)Bicycle shop;

 

(g)Bookstore;

 

(h)Café, delicatessen, or lunch counter (excluding fast food);

 

(i)Candy store;

 

(j)Camera/photo sales;

 

(k)Catering establishments;

 

(l)Cobbler or shoe repair;

 

(m)Collection center for dry cleaning;

 

(n)Computer store;

 

(o)Cosmetics or toiletries sale;

 

(p)Department store;

 

(q)Dressmaker or tailor;

 

(r)Drug store;

 

(s)Dry goods store;

 

(t)Electronic sales;

 

(u)Fabric store;

 

(v)Film exchange or development;

 

(w)Florist;

 

(x)Gift or card shop;

 

(y)Grocery store;

 

(z)Gym or exercise studio;

 

(aa)Hardware store;

 

(bb)Hobby shop;

 

(cc)Home furnishing sales;

 

(dd)Ice cream parlor;

 

(ee)Interior decorating shop;

 

(ff)Jewelry shop;

 

(gg)Office supplies or services store;

 

(hh)Music or instrument sales;

 

(ii)Pet shop;

 

(jj)Pharmacy;

 

(kk)Plant store or nursery;

 

(ll)Professional services or office not on the ground floor;

 

(mm)Restaurant (excluding fast food);

 

(nn)Secondhand or consignment store;

 

(oo)Shoe store;

 

(pp)Sporting goods; and

 

(qq)Video rental and sales.

 

1322.3New construction that preserves an existing façade constructed before 1958 is permitted 0.5 FAR in addition to the non-residential density permitted in the underlying zone for non-residential preferred uses listed in § 1322.2.

 

authority

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 1708, 1715 (March 10, 2006); 57 DCR 000126 (2010).