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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-D. RESIDENTIAL HOUSE (R) ZONES |
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Chapter 11-D13. CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD/UNIVERSITY TERRACE RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ZONE - R-21 |
Section 11-D1300. PURPOSE AND INTENT
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1300 PURPOSE AND INTENT
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1300.1 The purposes of the Chain Bridge Road/University Terrace Residential House zone (R-21) are to:
(a) Provide for areas predominantly developed with detached houses on large lots;
(b) Preserve and enhance the park-like setting of the area by regulating alteration or disturbance of terrain, destruction of trees, and ground coverage of permitted buildings and other impervious surfaces, and by providing for widely spaced residences;
(c) Preserve the natural topography and mature trees to the maximum extent feasible in a residential neighborhood;
(d) Prevent significant adverse impact on adjacent open space, parkland, stream beds, or other environmentally sensitive natural areas;
(e) Limit permitted ground coverage of new and expanded buildings and other construction, so as to encourage a general compatibility between the siting of new buildings or construction and the existing neighborhood; and
(f) Limit the minimum size of lots so as to prevent significant adverse impact on existing infrastructure, especially on traffic and pedestrian safety, and to achieve the other purposes listed in this subsection.
1300.2 The R-21 zone applies to the area bounded on the south by MacArthur Boulevard, on the east by Battery Kemble Park/Chain Bridge Road, on the north by Loughboro Road/Nebraska Avenue, and on the west by University Terrace.
1300.3 The R-21 zone is mapped on a residential neighborhood, located at the edge of stream beds and public open spaces that have steep slopes, substantial stands of mature trees, and undeveloped lots and parcels subject to potential terrain alteration and tree removal.