D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10, r. 10-A2108
The following general policies and actions should guide growth and neighborhood conservation decisions in Near Northwest. These policies and actions should be considered in tandem with those in the citywide elements of the Comprehensive Plan. 2108.1
Policy NNW-1.1.1: Residential Neighborhoods
Maintain and enhance the historic, architecturally distinctive mixed density character of Near Northwest residential neighborhoods, including Burleith, Georgetown, Foggy Bottom, Dupont Circle, Sheridan-Kalorama, Logan Circle, Mount Vernon Square, and Shaw. Ensure that infill development within these areas is architecturally compatible with its surroundings and positively contributes to the identity and quality of each neighborhood. 2108.2
Policy NNW-1.1.2: Directing Growth
Generally direct growth within the Near Northwest Planning Area to the eastern side of the Planning Area (Logan Circle and Shaw), given the strong market demand and limited land available on the west side, and the need for reinvestment and renovation on the east side. 2108.3
Policy NNW-1.1.3: Enhancing Stable Commercial Areas
Sustain and enhance the neighborhood, community, and regional shopping areas of Near Northwest, including M Street, P Street, Wisconsin Avenue, Connecticut Avenue, Florida Avenue, 18th Street NW, 17th Street NW, and 14th Street NW. Sustain these areas as diverse, unique, pedestrian-oriented shopping streets that meet the needs of area residents, workers, and visitors. 2108.4
Policy NNW-1.1.4: Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization
Improve the neighborhood shopping areas along 7th, 9th, and 11th Streets NW. The success of the established businesses on these streets should be strongly encouraged, and new businesses that provide needed goods and services to area residents should be attracted. 2108.5
Policy NNW-1.1.5: Over Concentration of Liquor-Licensed Establishments
Discourage the excessive concentrations of liquor-licensed establishments on local shopping streets, especially in the Georgetown and Dupont Circle areas. 2108.6
Policy NNW-1.1.6: Non-Profits and Private Service Organizations
Work with private service organizations and non-profit organizations in the Near Northwest area to ensure that their locations and operations do not create objectionable impacts on neighboring properties. In particular, the development plans of Georgetown and George Washington Universities should avoid impacts likely to become objectionable to surrounding residential areas and should aspire to improve such areas through improved landscaping, better lighting, safer pedestrian connections, and enhanced community policing. 2108.7
Policy NNW-1.1.7: Loss of Housing
Strongly discourage the demolition of viable housing or the conversion of occupied housing units to non-residential uses such as medical offices, hotels, and institutions. Maintain zoning regulations that limit the encroachment of non-residential uses into Near Northwest neighborhoods, particularly around the new Convention Center, along the west side of Connecticut Avenue, and in Foggy Bottom. 2108.8
Policy NNW-1.1.8: Student Housing
Support and promote efforts by the area's universities to develop on-campus dormitories in order to reduce pressure on housing in nearby neighborhoods. 2108.9
Policy NNW-1.1.9: Affordable Housing
Protect the existing stock of affordable housing in the Near Northwest Planning Area, particularly in the Shaw and Logan Circle neighborhoods. Sustain measures to avoid displacement, such as tax relief and rent control, and to encourage the production of new affordable housing throughout the community. 2108.10
Policy NNW-1.1.10: Parking Management
Continue to develop and implement programs to improve parking management in the commercial districts along Wisconsin Avenue, M Street, Connecticut Avenue, P Street, 17th Street, 14th Street, 9th Street, and 7th Street. Innovative methods for providing additional parking such as expanding the residential permit parking program, and leasing parking spaces at public facilities to parking operators for evening and weekend use, should be explored. 2108.11
Policy NNW-1.1.11: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Improve safety for pedestrians and bicycles, and the security of parked bicycles, throughout the Near Northwest, especially in the Dupont Circle area. 2108.12
Policy NNW-1.1.12: Pedestrian Connections
Improve pedestrian connections through Near Northwest, especially along M Street between Connecticut Avenue and Georgetown, between the Dupont/Logan Circle areas and Downtown, and along the waterfronts in the Georgetown and Foggy Bottom areas. Create a continuous tree canopy along the area's streets to create more comfortable conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists. 2108.13
Policy NNW-1.1.13: Managing Transportation Demand
Strongly support buses, private shuttles, and other transit solutions that address travel needs within the Near Northwest area, including connections between Metrorail and the universities and the Georgetown commercial district, and connections between the Connecticut Avenue and Embassy Row hotels and the National Mall and downtown areas. Also, promote the formation of Transportation Management Associations to assist hotel operators, employers, and large apartment managers with efforts to promote transit use and alternatives to car ownership. 2108.14
Policy NNW-1.1.14: Transit to Georgetown
Connect Georgetown to the regional Metrorail system via light rail/streetcar or bus rapid transit, consistent with WMATA's long-range plans. 2108.15
Action NNW-1.1.A: Retail Strategies for Foggy Bottom and Shaw
Complete market studies of West End/Foggy Bottom and the area between New Jersey Avenue and North Capitol Street to assess unmet retail market demand, evaluate strategies for retaining local retailers, identify potential locations for new neighborhood serving retail, and develop strategies for attracting the appropriate mix of retail to each area. 2108.16
Action NNW-1.1.B: Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws
Analyze the patterns of alcohol beverage control (ABC) licensed establishments in the Near Northwest area, and the regulations and procedures that guide the siting and operation of these establishments. Identify possible changes to improve enforcement of ABC regulations and to reduce the problems associated with high concentrations of bars and night clubs in the area's commercial districts. 2108.17
Action NNW-1.1.C: Expanding Mass Transit
Alleviate parking and traffic congestion in neighborhoods by providing a dedicated lane for mass transit on K Street. The feasibility of expanding service on the DC Circulator bus to connect Mount Vernon Square to Foggy Bottom, West End, and Georgetown also should be explored. 2108.18
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D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10, r. 10-A2108