Section 11-G800. PURPOSE AND INTENT

 

800.1 The purposes of the Naval Observatory Mixed-Use zone (MU-27) are to:

(a) Permit moderate-density mixed-use development;

(b) Promote the public health, safety, and general welfare on land adjacent to or in close proximity to the highly sensitive and historically important Naval Observatory, in keeping with the goals and policies of the Federal and District elements of the Comprehensive Plan and the adopted Master Plan for that facility;

(c) Ensure that public land within the zone shall be used in a manner consistent with the historic or ceremonial importance and special mission of the Naval Observatory;

(d) Reflect the importance of the Naval Observatory to the District of Columbia and the Nation;

(e) Reduce or eliminate any possible harm or restrictions on the mission of the Federal establishment within the zone; and

(f) Provide additional controls on private land, in order to protect Federal interest concerns, including the critical scientific mission performed at the Naval Observatory and the security needs of the Vice President's residence.

800.2 The MU-27 zone is intended to permit moderate-density mixed-use development.

 

 

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).