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Title 11 - ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016Subtitle H - NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED-USE (NMU) ZONES
Chapter 9 - H STREET NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED-USE ZONES - NMU-4/H-H, NMU-5A/H-H, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, NMU-8B/H-H, NMU-4/H-A, NMU-7B/H-A, NMU-4/H-R, and NMU-5A/H-R
Rule 11-H900 - PURPOSE AND INTENT

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-H900

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 11-H900 - PURPOSE AND INTENT
900.1

The purposes of the H Street Northeast NMU zones (NMU-4/H-H, NMU-4/H-A, NMU-4/H-R, NMU-5A/H-H, NMU-5A/H-R, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-A, NMU-8B/H-H) are to:

(a) Implement the policies and goals of the H Street NE Strategic Development Plan as approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, effective February 17, 2004 (Res. 15-460);
(b) Encourage the clustering of uses into unique destination sub-districts along the corridor, specifically a housing district from 2nd Street to 7th Street, N.E.; a neighborhood-serving retail shopping district from 7th Street to 12th Street, N.E.; and an arts and entertainment district from 12th Street to 15th Street, N.E.;
(c) Establish design guidelines for new and rehabilitated buildings that are consistent with the historic character and scale of the H Street, N.E., commercial corridor;
(d) Encourage new construction to preserve existing façades constructed before 1958; and
(e) Encourage residential uses, the reuse of existing buildings, and the redevelopment of those portions of Squares 1026, 1027, 1049, and 1050 within the NMU-4/H-H, NMU-5A/H-H, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, NMU-8B/H-H, NMU-4/H-A, NMU-7B/H-A, NMU-4/H-R, and NMU-5A/H-R zones but not fronting H Street, N.E.
900.2

The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use zones include a housing, arts, and retail sub-district, and are comprised of the NMU-4/H-H, NMU-4/H-A, NMU-4/H-R, NMU-5A/H-H, NMU-5A/H-R, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-A, and NMU-8B/H-H zones.

900.3

The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Housing Sub-District is divided into the NMU-4/H-H, NMU-5A/H-H, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, NMU-8B/H-H zones.

900.4

The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Housing Sub-District zones are intended to:

(a) Encourage residential uses along the H Street, N.E., corridor, particularly the provision of affordable units and reuse of upper floors;
(b) Establish design guidelines for new and rehabilitated buildings that are consistent with the historic character and scale of the H Street, N.E., commercial corridor; and
(c) Encourage the reuse of existing buildings along the corridor.
900.5

The NMU-4/H-H zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate-density with an emphasis on the provision of residential uses, particularly affordable units and reuse of upper floors.

900.6

The NMU-5A/H-H zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate- to medium-density with an emphasis on the provision of residential uses, particularly affordable units and reuse of upper floors.

900.7

The NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, and NMU-8B/H-H zones are intended to permit mixed-use development at a medium-density with an emphasis on the provision of residential uses, particularly affordable units and reuse of upper floors.

900.8

The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Commercial Arts sub-district is divided into the NMU-4/H-A and NMU-7B/H-A zones.

900.9

The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Commercial Arts sub-district zones are intended to encourage arts and entertainment uses and a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that is generally compatible in scale with existing buildings.

900.10

The NMU-4/H-A zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate density with an emphasis on arts and arts-related uses.

900.11

The NMU-7B/H-A zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a medium density with an emphasis on employment and the provision of arts and arts-related uses.

900.12

The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Retail Sub-District is divided into the NMU-4/H-R and NMU-5A/H-R zones.

900.13

The H Street Northeast Neighborhood Mixed-Use Retail sub-district zones are intended to encourage retail uses and a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that is generally compatible in scale with existing buildings.

900.14

The NMU-4/H-R zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate-density with an emphasis on the provision of retail uses.

900.15

The NMU-5A/H-R zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate- to medium-density with an emphasis on the provision of retail uses.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-H900

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