Section 11-H800. PURPOSE AND INTENT

800.1   The purposes of the Georgia Avenue Neighborhood Mixed-Use zones (NC-7 and NC-8) are to:

(a) Implement the objectives of the Georgia Avenue - Petworth Metro Station Area and Corridor Plan, approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, effective July 20, 2006 (Res. 16-686);

(b) Implement the goals of the Great Streets Framework Plan for 7th Street - Georgia Avenue, published by the District Department of Transportation and dated 2006;

(c) Encourage additional residential uses along the Georgia Avenue corridor;

(d) Encourage improved commercial uses;

(e) Provide uniform building design standards;

(f) Set guidelines for development review through planned unit development (PUD) and special exception proceedings; and

(g) Encourage vertically mixed-uses (ground floor commercial and residential above) within a quarter mile of the Georgia Avenue - Petworth Metrorail Station along Georgia Avenue, from Park Road to Shepherd Street.

800.2   The NC-7 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate density, including additional residential uses above improved commercial uses; and

800.3   The NC-8 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a medium density with a focus on employment, including additional residential uses above improved commercial uses.

800.4   The NC-7 and NC-8 zones apply to non-residential properties along both sides of Georgia Avenue, N.W., from the north side of the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Kenyon Street to the south side of the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Varnum Street.

800.5   The designated use area shall coincide with the boundaries of the NC-7 and NC-8 zones.

800.6   The designated roadway in the NC-7 and NC-8 zones shall be Georgia Avenue N.W.

 

 

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, 2987 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).