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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 1958 |
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Chapter 11-17. DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT |
Section 11-1722. STREETWALL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS (DD/MVT)
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1722.1Except for a building located in the Principal Intersection Area, as described in § 1723.1, or a building located on Lot 158 in Square 515 for which a building permit has been received within nine (9) months prior to or after [the effective date of this section], or any portions of a building that existed on the [effective date of this section] that is subsequently designated a historic landmark or is included within a historic district, this Section together with § 1701.3, shall apply to each building with frontage on:
(a)K Street in Squares 451, 483, 484, 484W, 515, or 516;
(b)5th Street in Squares 483, 484, 515 or 516;
(c)6th Street in Squares 484 or 484W, if that frontage is within thirty-six feet (36 ft.) of the right-of way of K Street; and
(d)4th Street in Square 515 or 516, if that frontage is within thirty-six feet (36 ft.) of the right-of way of K Street.
1722.2Each building shall devote not less than fifty percent (50%) of the surface area of the streetwall(s) at the ground level of each building to display windows with clear or clear and/or low-emissivity glass, except for decorative or architectural accent, and to entrances to commercial uses or to the building.
1722.3Each building shall devote not less than fifty percent (50%) of the surface area of the streetwall between twelve (12) feet and fourteen (14) feet above grade to clear or clear and/or low-emissivity glass.
1722.4Each building shall be designed so as not to preclude an entrance every forty (40) feet on average for the linear frontage of the building; excluding vehicular entrances, but including entrance to ground floor uses and any main lobby.
1722.5The ground floor level of each new building or building addition shall have a minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height of fourteen (14) feet for a distance of at least thirty-six (36) feet perpendicular to the ground floor's front building line.