D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-H400

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 52, December 27, 2024

Rule 11-H400 - PURPOSE AND INTENT

400.1

The purposes of the NMU-4/TK zone shall be those of the MU-4 zone, as set forth in Subtitle G § 101, those of the NMU zones, as set forth in Subtitle H § 101, and the following:

(a) Reserve sufficient open space to provide adequate light and air to encourage retail and service uses, and pedestrian circulation in the vicinity of the Takoma Metro station;

(b) Require a minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height on the ground floor sufficient to accommodate the needs of neighborhood-serving retail, service, and office uses;

(c) Allow and encourage residential development to help meet the need for housing, enhance safety, and provide sufficient resident population to support neighborhood-serving retail, service, and office uses;

(d) Permit mixed-use development at a moderate density;

(e) Encourage residential development to enhance safety and provide resident population to support neighborhood-serving commercial uses; and

(f) Limit the height of new buildings and encourage a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that is generally compatible in scale with existing buildings.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-H400

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 11297 (8/25/2023)