D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-105

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 11-105 - ZONE DISTRICTS

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For the purpose of this title, the District of Columbia shall be divided into the following zone districts:

(a) RESIDENCE DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1) R-1 one-family detached dwellings, subdivided as follows:

(A) R-1-A low density; and

(B) R-1-B high density;

(2) R-2 one-family, semi-detached dwellings;

(3) R-3 row dwellings;

(4) R-4 row dwellings, conversions, and apartments; and

(5) R-5 general residence, subdivided as follows:

(A) R-5-A low density;

(B) R-5-B moderate density;

(C) R-5-C medium density;

(D) R-5-D medium-high density; and

(E) R-5-E high density;

(b) SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1) SP limited offices and apartments, subdivided as follows:

(A) SP-1 medium density; and

(B) SP-2 medium-high density;

(c) MIXED USE (COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1) CR mixed uses (retail, residential, office, and light industry);

(d) COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1) C-1 neighborhood shopping;

(2) C-2 community business center, subdivided as follows:

(A) C-2-A medium density;

(B) C-2-B medium-high density;

(C) C-2-B-1 medium-high density; and

(D) C-2-C high density;

(3) C-3 major business and employment center, subdivided as follows:

(A) C-3-A medium bulk;

(B) C-3-B medium bulk; and

(C) C-3-C high bulk;

(4) C-4 central business district; and

(5) C-5 (PAD) Pennsylvania Avenue development;

(e) INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1) C-M commercial-light manufacturing, subdivided as follows:

(A) C-M-1 low bulk;

(B) C-M-2 medium bulk; and

(C) C-M-3 high bulk; and

(2) M general industry;

(f) LANGDON OVERLY (LO) DISTRICT;

(g) WATERFRONT DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1) W mixed uses, subdivided as follows:

(A) W-0 waterfront open space and recreation, low density;

(B) W-1 moderate density;

(C) W-2 medium density; and

(D) W-3 high density;

(h) MIXED USE DIPLOMATIC OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:

(1) D low and medium density;

(i) HOTEL-RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:

(1) HR high density;

(j) CAPITOL INTEREST OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:

(1) CAP low to medium density;

(k) NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1) Cleveland Park Neighborhood Commercial (CP) Overlay District;

(2) Woodley Park Neighborhood Commercial (WP) Overlay District;

(3) Macomb-Wisconsin Neighborhood Commercial (MW) Overlay District;

(4) Eighth Street Southeast Neighborhood Commercial (ES) Overlay District;

(5) Takoma Neighborhood Commercial (TK) Overlay District;

(6) H Street Northeast Neighborhood Commercial (HS) Overlay District; and

(7) Georgia Avenue Commercial ((GA) Overlay District;

(l) REED - COOKE (RC) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

(m) MISCELLANEOUS OVERLAY DISTRICTS, as follows:

(1) Dupont Circle (DC) Overlay District;

(2) Tree and Slope Protection (TSP) Overlay District;

(3) Foggy Bottom (FB) Overlay District;

(4) Naval Observatory Precinct (NO) Overlay District;

(5) Wesley Heights (WH) Overlay District;

(6) Sixteenth Street Heights (SSH) Overlay District;

(7) Fort Totten (FT) Overlay District;

(8) Chain Bridge Road/University Terrace (CB/UT) Overlay District; and

(9) Capitol Hill Commercial (CHC) Overlay District;

(n) DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT (DD) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

(o) UPTOWN ARTS - MIXED USE (ARTS) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

(p) CAPITOL GATEWAY (CG) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

(q) SOUTHEAST FEDERAL CENTER (SEFC) OVERLAY DISTRICT;

(r) HILL EAST (HE) DISTRICT; and

(s) UNION STATION NORTH (USN) DISTRICT.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-105

§ 2101 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by: Final Rulemaking published at 14 DCR 20 (July 17, 1967); Final Rulemaking published at 21 DCR 1030 (November 21, 1970); Final Rulemaking published at 21 DCR 1423 (December 30, 1974); Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2226, 2228 (May 23, 1980); Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 1336, 1338 (March 27, 1981); Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 3022, 3027 (May 31, 1985); Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 8305 (November 13, 1992); Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8338-39 (October 20, 2000); and Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 10594, 10599-10600 (November 22, 2002); and Final Rulemaking published at51 DCR 3440 (April 2, 2004); and Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 6837 (July 9, 2004); and Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 63 (January 7, 2005); and Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005); and as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4788, 4811 (June 3, 2011)

Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 5190 (4/24/2015)

Authority: The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the "Commission"), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0 ).