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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 11-3. R - 2, R - 3, R - 4, AND R - 5 RESIDENCE DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS |
Section 11-335. REHABILITATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSERS' HOMES (R-4)
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335.1Youth rehabilitation homes, adult rehabilitation homes, or substance abusers’ homes for one (1) to fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, shall be permitted as special exceptions in an R-4 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section.
335.2There shall be no other property containing a community-based residential facility for seven (7) or more persons in the same square.
335.3There shall be no other property containing a community-based residential facility for seven (7) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from any portion of the subject property.
335.4There shall be adequate, appropriately located, and screened off-street parking to provide for the needs of occupants, employees, and visitors to the facility.
335.5The proposed facility shall meet all applicable code and licensing and requirements.
335.6The facility shall not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood because of traffic, noise, operations, or the number of similar facilities in the area.
335.7The Board may approve more than one (1) community-based residential facility in a square or within five hundred feet (500 ft.) only when the Board finds that the cumulative effect of the facilities will not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood because of traffic, noise, or operations.
335.8The Board shall not approve more than one (1) youth rehabilitation home, adult rehabilitation home, or substance abusers' home in a square or within five hundred feet (500 ft.) of each other.
335.9The Board shall submit the application to the D.C. Office of Planning for coordination, review, report, and impact assessment, along with reports in writing of all relevant District of Columbia departments and agencies including, but not limited to, the Departments of Transportation, Human Services, and Corrections and, if a historic district or historic landmark is involved, the State Historic Preservation Officer.