Section 11-H900. PURPOSE AND INTENT

900.1   The purposes of the H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use zones (NC-9 through NC-17) are to:

(a) Implement the policies and goals of the H Street NE Strategic Development Plan as approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, effective February 17, 2004 (Res. 15-460);

(b) Encourage the clustering of uses into unique destination sub-districts along the corridor, specifically a housing district from 2nd Street to 7th Street, N.E.; a neighborhood-serving retail shopping district from 7th Street to 12th Street, N.E.; and an arts and entertainment district from 12th Street to 15th Street, N.E.;

(c) Establish design guidelines for new and rehabilitated buildings that are consistent with the historic character and scale of the H Street, N.E. commercial corridor;

(d) Encourage new construction to preserve existing façades constructed before 1958; and

(e) Encourage residential uses, the reuse of existing buildings, and the redevelopment of those portions of Squares 1026, 1027, 1049, and 1050 within the NC-9 through NC-17 but not fronting H Street, N.E.

900.1 The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use zones include a housing, arts, and retail subarea, and are comprised of the NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, and NC-17 zones.

900.2   The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Housing sub-district is divided into the NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, and NC-13 zones.

900.3   The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Housing sub-district zones are intended to:

(a) Encourage residential uses along the H Street, N.E. corridor, particularly the provision of affordable units and reuse of upper floors;

(b) Establish design guidelines for new and rehabilitated buildings that are consistent with the historic character and scale of the H Street, N.E. commercial corridor; and

(c) Encourage the reuse of existing buildings along the corridor.

900.4   The NC-9 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate-density with an emphasis on the provision of residential uses, particularly affordable units and reuse of upper floors.

900.5   The NC-10 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate- to medium-density with an emphasis on the provision of residential uses, particularly affordable units and reuse of upper floors.

900.6   The NC-11, NC-12, and the NC-13 zones are intended to permit mixed-use development at a medium-density with an emphasis on the provision of residential uses, particularly affordable units and reuse of upper floors.  

900.7   The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Commercial Arts sub-district is divided into the NC-14 and NC-15 zones. 

900.8   The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Commercial Arts sub-district zones are intended to encourage arts and entertainment uses and a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that is generally compatible in scale with existing buildings.

900.9   The NC-14 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate density with an emphasis on arts and arts-related uses.

900.10   The NC-15 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a medium density with an emphasis on employment and the provision of arts and arts-related uses.

900.11   The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Retail sub-district is divided into the NC-16 and NC-17 zones.

900.12   The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Retail sub-district zones are intended to encourage retail uses and a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that is generally compatible in scale with existing buildings.

900.13   The NC-16 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate-density with an emphasis on the provision of retail uses.

900.14   The NC-17 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate- to medium-density with an emphasis on the provision of retail uses.

900.15   The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use zones shall be mapped along the H Street, N.E. commercial corridor between the western side of 2nd Street, N.E. and the eastern side of 15th Street, N.E.

900.16   The designated street lot lines in the H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use zones are:

(a) The street lot lines abutting H Street, N.E.; and

(b) The street lot lines abutting Florida Avenue, N.E., Maryland Avenue, N.E., 13th Street, N.E., 14th Street, N.E., and 15th Street, N.E., applicable only if the building would have ground floor space occupied by one (1) or more service, retail, or office uses permitted by-right in the zone.

900.17   The designated roadway within the NC-9 through NC-17 zones shall be H Street, N.E.

 

 

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).