D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10, r. 10-A1814
The Congress Heights Metrorail Station is the last station on the Metrorail Green Line before leaving the District of Columbia. The station is about five acres in size and consists of a surface parking lot and subway entrance. Its location on the southeastern edge of the St. Elizabeths Campus makes it a critical part of the hospital redevelopment plans, and suggests it will become an increasingly important gateway to the area in the coming years. Land uses in the immediate vicinity include Malcolm X Elementary School, a Police sub-station, apartment complexes, single family homes, and an historic Jewish cemetery. Major projects within a half-mile of the station include the 600-unit Henson Ridge development and the Camp Simms shopping center and housing development. 1814.1
The Station is one of the newest in the Metro system, having opened in 2001. Passenger volumes are currently the lowest in the city. It presents an important joint development opportunity, with the potential for new housing, retail, public, and open space uses, as well as Metro parking and bus transfer points. Future development will need to establish appropriate transitions to nearby uses, which are generally low to moderate density. Additional community-based planning for the area is needed to determine the right mix of uses and to address a variety of land use, transportation, and urban design issues in the Congress Heights community. 1814.2
Policy FSS-2.4.1: Congress Heights Metro Station Mixed Use
Encourage reuse of the Congress Heights Metro station site and its vicinity with mixed use medium density residential and commercial development through the use of planned unit developments that promote new economic development. Development on the site should be cognizant of the adjacent lower density neighborhood to the west and south, provide a connection to the future development on the St. Elizabeths Campus, and create a stronger sense of identity and gateway for the Congress Heights neighborhood. Medium density development on the portions of the northwest quadrant of Square 5814 would be compatible with the adjacent lower density neighborhood to the west and south with appropriate design review through a Planned Unit Development process. Strongly encourage WMATA to make its land available for joint development around the Congress Heights Metro Station.
Action FSS-2.4.A: Congress Heights Small Area Plan
Prepare a Small Area Plan for the Congress Heights Metrorail Station and the surrounding Congress Heights neighborhood. The Plan should include more specific detail on the market for different uses on the site; the desired scale, mix, and intensity of development; future circulation patterns; and provisions for open space and public facilities. 1814.4
The provisions of Title 10, Part A of the DCMR accessible through this web interface are codification of the District Elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital. As such, they do not represent the organic provisions adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia. The official version of the District Elements only appears as a hard copy volume of Title 10, Part A published pursuant to section 9 a of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1994, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; D.C. Official Code § 1 -301.66)) . In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions accessible through this site and the provisions contained in the published version of Title 10, Part A, the provisions contained in the published version govern. A copy of the published District Elements is availablewww.planning.dc.gov.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10, r. 10-A1814