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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
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SubTilte 11-C. GENERAL RULES |
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Chapter 11-C16. PUBLIC EDUCATION, RECREATION OR LIBRARY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES |
Section 11-C1604. DENSITY - GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) AND FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)
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1604.1 A public recreation and community center shall not exceed a gross floor area of forty thousand square feet (40,000 sq. ft.) in the following zones:
(a) All R, RF, RA zones; and
(b) MU-1, MU-2, MU-10, MU-11, MU-12, MU-13, MU-14, MU-15, MU-16, MU-22, MU-23, and MU-29 zones.
1604.2 Public education buildings and structures, public recreation and community centers, and public libraries shall be permitted a maximum floor area ratio as set forth in the following table:
TABLE C § 1604.2: FAR FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, PUBLIC RECREATION AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Zone
Structure
Max. FAR
R-1-A, R-1-B, R-2, R-6, R-7, R-8, R-9, R-10, R-11, R-12, R-14, R-15, R-16, R-19, R-21
Public libraries
None prescribed
Public school buildings and structures
0.9
Public recreation and community center
0.9
All other structures
None prescribed
R-3, R-13, R-17, R-20
Public libraries
None prescribed
Public school buildings and structures
1.8
Public recreation and community center
1.8
All other structures
None prescribed
RF-1, RF-2, RF-3
Public libraries
None prescribed
Public school buildings and structures
1.8
Public recreation and community center
1.8
All other structures
None prescribed
RF-4, RF-5
Public libraries
2.0
Public school buildings and structures
1.8
Public recreation and community center
1.8
All other structures
None prescribed
RA-1, RA-6
Public libraries
2.0
Public school buildings and structures
1.8
Public recreation and community center
0.9
All other structures
0.9
RA-2, RA-7, RA-8, RC-1
Public libraries
2.0
Public school buildings and structures
1.8
Public recreation and community center
1.8
All other structures
1.8
RA-3
Public libraries
3.0
Public school buildings and structures
3.0
Public recreation and community center
1.8
All other structures
3.0
RA-4, RA-9
Public libraries
3.5
Public school buildings and structures
3.0
Public recreation and community center
1.8
All other structures
3.5
RA-5, RA-10
Public libraries
5.0
Public school buildings and structures
3.0
Public recreation and community center
1.8
All other structures
5.0
MU-1, MU-2, MU-15, MU-16, MU-23
Public libraries
As permitted by zone
Public school buildings and structures
3.0
Public recreation and community center
1.8
All other structures
As permitted by zone
MU-3
Public school buildings and structures
1.8
All other structures
As permitted by zone
MU-10, MU-22, MU-29
Public school buildings and structures
3.0
All other structures
As permitted by zone
All other zones
All structures
As permitted by zone
1604.3 A public recreation and community center in an R zone may exceed 0.9 FAR in those zones where it is so limited, up to a maximum of 1.8 FAR, if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle C § 1610.
1604.4 A public recreation and community center may have a density up to 1.8 FAR in the RA-1 zone, if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle C § 1610.