Section 11-1600. PREAMBLE (CG)

 

1600.1The Capitol Gateway (CG) Overlay District is applied to the Buzzard Point and Capitol Gateway areas, which are designated for mixed use development in the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital. The following Squares and portions of Squares in the Southwest and Southeast quadrants of the District of Columbia are included in the CG Overlay District: 601, 602, 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, 612, 613, 656, 657, 658, 660, 661, 662, E662, 664, E664, 665, 666, E667, S667, ES667, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, E708, S708, 742, N743, S744, 769, 771, and 800, as well as Square 649, Lot 48; Square 651, Lots 147 and 148; and Square 653, Lots 14, 15, 52-54, 60-66, 68-70, 75, 111, 810, 811, 827, and 828; and Square 655, Lots 124-140.

 

1600.2The purposes of the CG Overlay District are to:

 

(a)Assure development of the area with a mixture of residential and commercial uses, and a suitable height, bulk and design of buildings, as generally indicated in the Comprehensive Plan and recommended by planning studies of the area;

 

(b)Encourage a variety of support and visitor-related uses, such as retail, service, entertainment, cultural and hotel or inn uses;

 

(c)Allow for continuation of existing industrial uses, which are important economic assets to the city, during the extended period projected for redevelopment;

 

(d)Provide for a reduced height and bulk of buildings along the Anacostia riverfront in the interest of ensuring views over and around waterfront buildings, and provide for continuous public open space along the waterfront with frequent public access points;

 

(e)Require suitable ground-level retail and service uses and adequate sidewalk width along M Street, S.E., near the Navy Yard Metrorail station;

 

(f)Provide for development of Squares 702-706 and Reservation 247 as a ballpark for major league sport and entertainment and associated uses;

 

(g)Provide for the establishment of South Capitol Street as a monumental civic boulevard;

 

(h)Provide for the development of Half Street S.E. as an active pedestrian-oriented street with active ground floor uses and appropriate setbacks from the street facade to ensure adequate light and air, and a pedestrian scale; and

 

(i)Provide for the development of First Street S.E. as an active pedestrian-oriented street with active ground floor uses, connecting M Street, the Metro Station, and existing residential neighborhoods to the Ballpark site and the Anacostia Waterfront.

 

1600.3The CG Overlay District and the underlying CR, W-1, W-2, W-3, and C-3-C Districts shall constitute the Zoning Regulations for the geographic area referred to in § 1600.1. Where there are conflicts between this chapter and the underlying zoning, the provisions of the CG Overlay District shall govern.

 

authority

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1, 3, and 8 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 798, and 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01, 6-641.03, and 6-641.07).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 72 (January 7, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 9881 (November 4, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 1584 (February 16, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 10292 (October 26, 2007); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 4314, 4315 (May 20, 2011).