Section 11-G700. PURPOSE AND INTENT

 

700.1 The purposes of the Capitol Interest Mixed-Use zones (MU-23, MU-24, and MU-26) are to:

(a) Promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the U.S. Capitol precinct and the area adjacent to this jurisdiction, in a manner consistent with the goals and mandates of the United States Congress in Title V of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (Master Plan for Future Development of the Capitol Grounds and Related Areas), approved July 25, 1975 (Pub. L. No. 94-59, 89 Stat. 288), and in accordance with the plan submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Act;

(b) Respect the importance of and provide sufficient controls for the area adjacent to the U.S. Capitol;

(c) Provide particular controls adjacent to properties having a well-recognized general public interest; and

(d) Restrict some of the permitted uses to reduce the possibility of harming the site, building, or district to be protected.

700.2 The MU-23 zone is intended to permit medium-density areas predominantly developed with residential buildings consistent with the purposes of Subtitle G § 700.1.

700.3 The MU-24 zone is intended to permit moderate-density mixed-use development consistent with the purposes of Subtitle G § 700.1.

700.4 The Capitol Hill Commercial Mixed-Use zones include the MU-25 and MU-26 zones and are intended to:

(a) Encourage the adaptive use and reuse of existing buildings, many of which are located in the Capitol Hill Historic District, particularly with respect to the portions of the buildings that exceed the commercial floor area ratio permitted in the underlying zone districts;

(b) Concentrate non-residential uses in commercial zone districts in certain areas of Capitol Hill, thereby enhancing and protecting the residential character of the areas surrounding the commercial zone districts and relieving pressure to use properties zoned residential for commercial uses; and

(c) Provide appropriate incentives for new infill construction that is compatible with the Capitol Hill Historic District and its predominance of low-scale row house structures.

700.5 The MU-25 zone is intended to permit moderate-density mixed-use development consistent with the purpose of Subtitle G § 700.4.

700.6 The MU-26 zone is intended to permit moderate-density mixed-use development consistent with the purposes of Subtitle G §§ 700.1 and 700.4.

 

 

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, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).