D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
SubTilte 11-I. DOWNTOWN (D) ZONES |
Chapter 11-I5. REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO PARTICULAR DOWNTOWN (D) ZONES |
Section 11-I569. DENSITY - FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) (D-7)
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- 569.1 The maximum permitted density for a building in the D-7 zone shall be the density achievable within the height and bulk permitted by the zone and any applicable sub-area regulations:
(a) All of the building’s FAR is devoted to residential use;
(b) If all FAR exceeding the non-residential density permitted in Subtitle I § 569.3 is devoted to residential use; or
(c) If conditions (a) or (b) are not satisfied through the employment of credits provided for by Subtitle I, Chapters 8 and 9.
569.2 Residential density in the D-7 zone is not subject to the Inclusionary Zoning requirements or bonuses of Subtitle C, Chapter 10.
569.3 The maximum permitted non-residential density of a building in the D-7 zone not employing credits enabled by Subtitle I, Chapters 8 and 9 shall be 10.0 FAR for a building fronting on a street with a right-of-way width of at least one hundred ten feet (110 ft.) and 8.5 FAR on a street with a right-of-way of lesser width.
569.4 A building in the D-7 zone fronting on a designated primary or secondary street shall be subject to the general primary and secondary street use-related density requirements in Subtitle I § 601and, if applicable, the following:
(a) The Chinatown Sub-Area requirements in Subtitle I § 609 if the designated street borders Square 429;
(b) The Downtown Retail Core Sub-Area requirements in Subtitle I § 606 if the designated street borders Square 223, 224, 225, 252, 253, 254, 288, 289, 290, 319, 320, 321, 345, 346, 347, 375, or 376; and
(c) The Downtown Arts Sub-Area regulated by Subtitle I § 607 if the designated Street borders:
(1) One (1) of the following Squares: 254, 290, 291, 321, 322, 342, 348, 375, 376, 378, or 379; or
(2) Square 405 or 429 south of a line extending eastward from G Place, 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, 3041 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).