Section 11-K716. RELIEF FROM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS (RC)  


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  • 716.1 An exception from the requirements of this chapter shall be permitted by special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under Subtitle X, and subject to the following conditions:

    (a) The use, building, or feature at the size, intensity, and location proposed will substantially advance the stated purposes of the RC-1 zone;

    (b) Vehicular ingress and egress shall be designed and located so as to minimize conflict with pedestrian ways, to function efficiently, and to create no dangerous or otherwise objectionable traffic condition;

    (c) Adequate off-street parking shall be provided for employees and for trucks and other service vehicles;

    (d) Noise associated with the operation of a proposed use will not adversely affect adjacent or nearby residences;

    (e) No outdoor storage of materials, nor outdoor processing, fabricating, or repair shall be permitted; and

    (f) If located within a RC-3 zone, the use shall not be within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of a residentially zoned property, unless separated there from by a street or alley.

    716.2 The use, building, or feature at the size, intensity, and location proposed will not adversely affect adjacent and nearby property or be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of persons living, working, or visiting in the area.

     

     

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, 3176 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).