Section 11-D300. PURPOSE AND INTENT

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300.1       The purposes of the R-1-A and R-1-B zones are to:

(a) Protect quiet residential areas now developed with detached dwellings and adjoining vacant areas likely to be developed for those purposes; and

(b) Stabilize the residential areas and promote a suitable environment for family life.

300.2  The R-1-A zone is intended to provide for areas predominantly developed with detached houses on large lots.

300.3  The R-1-B zone is intended to provide for areas predominantly developed with detached houses on moderately sized lots.

300.4  The purpose of the R-2 zone is to:

(a) Provide for areas with semi-detached dwellings; and

(b) Protect these areas from invasion by denser types of residential development.

300.5  The R-2 zone is intended to provide for areas predominantly developed with semi-detached houses on moderately sized lots that also contain some detached dwellings.

300.6  The purpose of the R-3 zone is to allow for row dwellings, while including areas within which row dwellings are mingled with detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and groups of three (3) or more row dwellings.

300.7  The R-3 zone is intended to permit attached rowhouses on small lots.

 

 

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2834 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).