D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-H101

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

Rule 11-H101 - PURPOSE AND INTENT

101.1

The Neighborhood Mixed-Use (NMU) zones are designed to provide for stable mixed-use areas permitting a range of commercial and multiple dwelling unit residential development in defined neighborhood commercial areas.

101.2

In addition to the purpose statements of each MU zone stated in Subtitle G and the individual chapters of this subtitle, the purposes of the NMU zones are to:

(a) Provide for a varied mix of residential, employment, retail, service, and other related uses in the area;

(b) Encourage safe and efficient conditions for pedestrian and motor vehicle movement;

(c) Preserve and enhance neighborhood shopping areas, by providing the scale of development and range of uses that are appropriate for neighborhood shopping and services;

(d) Encourage a general compatibility in scale between new and older buildings;

(e) Encourage retention and establishment of a variety of retail, entertainment, and personal service establishments, predominantly in a continuous pattern at ground level, to meet the needs of the surrounding area's residents, workers, and visitors;

(f) Encourage a scale of development, a mixture of building uses, and other attributes, such as safe and efficient conditions for pedestrian and vehicular movement;

(g) Identify designated roadways within NMU zones with limitations on driveways and curb cuts; and

(h) Identify designated use areas within NMU zones within which use restriction shall apply to the ground floor.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-H101

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10932 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 13834 (12/24/2021); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 11297 (8/25/2023)