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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-D5. FOREST HILLS TREE AND SLOPE RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ZONES - R-8, R-9, AND R-10 |
Section 11-D500. PURPOSE AND INTENT
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500 PURPOSE AND INTENT
500.1 The purposes of the Forest Hills Tree and Slope Protection Residential House zones (R-8, R-9, and R-10) are to:
(a) Preserve and enhance the park-like setting of designated neighborhoods bounded by Connecticut Avenue and Thirty-Second Street on the west, Rock Creek Park on the east, Fort Circle National Park and Nevada Avenue, N.W. on the north, and Melvin C. Hazen Park and adjacent to streams and parks on the south, by regulating alteration or disturbance of terrain, destruction of trees, and the ground coverage of permitted buildings and other impervious surfaces. It includes Soapstone Valley Park as well as Melvin C. Hazen Park;
(b) Preserve the natural topography and mature trees to the maximum extent feasible in the Forest Hills neighborhoods;
(c) Prevent significant adverse impact on adjacent open space, parkland, stream beds, or other environmentally sensitive natural areas; and
(d) 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.
500.2 The Forest Hills Tree and Slope Protection zones have a significant quantity of steep slopes, stands of mature trees, are located at the edge of stream beds and public open spaces, and have undeveloped lots and parcels subject to potential terrain alteration and tree removal. Few lots are developed on a rectangular grid system.
500.3 The R-8 zone is intended to permit detached houses on large lots.
500.4 The R-9 zone is intended to permit detached houses on moderately sized lots.
500.5 The R-10 zone is intended to:
(a) Permit semi-detached houses on moderately sized lots, and allow for areas of detached dwellings;
(b) Retain the single dwelling unit nature of these areas; and
(c) Prohibit denser types of residential development.