D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-3512

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

Rule 11-3512 - USE PERMISSIONS (WR)

3512.1

This table specifies which use groups, defined in § 3590, are permitted by right (P), by right with conditions (C), as a special exception (S), or not permitted (N) within the WR zones as either a principal or accessory use:

ZONE
Use Category	WR-1	WR-2	WR-3	WR-4	WR-5	WR-6	WR-7	WR-8
Agriculture, large	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Agriculture, residential	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Animal Sales, Care and Boarding	N	S § 3514.3	S § 3514.3	S § 3514.3	S § 3514.3	N	N	N
Antennas	C § 3513.2	C § 3513.2	C § 3513.2	C § 3513.2	C § 3513.2	N	C § 3513.2	C § 3513.2
Arts Design and Creation	C § 3513.3	P	P	P	P	P	P	C § 3513.3
Basic Utilities	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Chancery	P	P	P	P	P	N	P	P
Community-based Institutional Facility	S § 3514.7	S § 3514.7	S § 3514.7	S § 3514.7	S § 3514.7	N	S § 3514.7	S § 3514.7
Daytime Care	C § 3513.5	C § 3513.6 S § 3514.4	C § 3513.6 S § 3514.4	C § 3513.6 S § 3514.4	C § 3513.6 S § 3514.4	N	C § 3513.6 S § 3514.4	C § 3513.6 S § 3514.4
Eating and Drinking Establishments	N	C § 3513.7 S § 3514.5	C § 3513.7 S § 3514.5	C § 3513.7 S § 3514.5	C § 3513.7 S § 3514.5	P	N	N
Education, College/University	N	P	P	P	P	N	C § 3513.8	N
Education, Private	N	P	P	P	P	N	C § 3513.8	N
Education, Public	N	P	P	P	P	N	C § 3513.8	N
Emergency Shelter	C § 3513.4 S § 3514.6	C § 3513.4 S § 3514.6	C § 3513.4 S § 3514.6	C § 3513.4 S § 3514.6	C § 3513.4 S § 3514.6	N	C § 3513.4 S § 3514.6	C § 3513.4 S § 3514.6
Entertainment, Assembly and Performing Arts	N	P	P	P	P	P	N	N
Firearm Sales	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Government, Large	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Government, Local	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N
Institutional, General	N	P	P	P	P	N	P	P
Institutional, Religious-Based	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Lodging	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N
Marine	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Medical Care	N	P	P	P	P	N	P	P
Motor Vehicle-related	N	S § 3514.8	S § 3514.8	S § 3514.8	S § 3514.8	N	N	N
Office	N	P	P	P	P	N	P	N
Parking	C § 3513.9	C § 3513.9	C § 3513.9	C § 3513.9	C § 3513.9	N	C § 3513.9	C § 3513.9
Parks and Recreation	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Production, Distribution and Repair	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Residential	P	P	P	P	P	N	P	P
Retail	C § 3513. 10	P	P	P	P	P	C § 3513.10	C § 3513.10
Service, Financial	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N
Service, General	N	C § 3513.11	C § 3513. 11	C § 3513.11	C § 3513.11	N	N	N
Sexually-based Business Establishment	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Transportation Infrastructure	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Waste-related Services	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

3512.2

For the purposes of the WR zone, a community garden or playground managed by a non-profit organization or homeowners' association shall be considered a use in the Parks and Recreation use group provided the community garden or playground is open to the public.

3512.3

A Home Occupation use, including a business, profession, or other economic activity, which is conducted full-time or part-time in a dwelling unit that serves as the principal residence of the practitioner, shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:

(a) The home occupation use shall comply with the requirements of § 203 of this title; and

(b) The home occupation use is not within a dwelling unit in an accessory building.

A home occupation use not meeting all of the above conditions may be permitted as a special exception by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104 of this title.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-3512

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 12168 (9/4/2015)