D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-K614

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

Rule 11-K614 - USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION (STE)

614.1

The uses in this section shall be permitted in the StE zonesif approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception under Subtitle X, Chapter 9, subject tothe criteria set forth in Subtitle K § 618 and any applicable conditions of each paragraph below:

(a) Community-based institutional facilities (CBIF) for seven (7) to fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, subject to the criteria set forth in Subtitle K § 618 and the following conditions:

(1) There shall be no other property containing a CBIF for seven (7) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from any portion of the property;

(2) There shall be adequate, appropriately located, and screened off-street parking to provide for the needs of occupants, employees, and visitors to the facility;

(3) The CBIF shall meet all applicable code and licensing requirements;

(4) The shelter shall not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood because of traffic, noise, operations, or the number of similar facilities in the area;

(5) The Board of Zoning Adjustment may approve more than one (1) CBIF in a square or within five hundred feet (500 ft.) only when the Board of Zoning Adjustment finds that the cumulative effect of the facilities will not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood because of traffic, noise, or operations; and

(6) The Board of Zoning Adjustment may approve a CBIF for more than fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, only if the Board of Zoning Adjustment finds that the program goals and objectives of the District of Columbia cannot be achieved by a facility of a smaller size at the subject location, and there is no other reasonable alternative to meet the program needs of that area of the District of Columbia.

(b) Community solar facility not meeting the conditions of Subtitle K § 612.1(f), subject to the following:

(1) Provision of a landscaped area at least five feet (5 ft.) wide facing public space, residential use, or parks and recreation use, regardless of zone, that:

(A) Maintains as many existing native trees as possible;

(B) Includes a diverse mix of native trees, shrubs, and plants, and avoids planting a monoculture;

(C) Ensures all trees measure a minimum of six feet (6 ft.) in height at the time of planting; and

(2) The Application, including the landscape plan, shall be referred to the District Department of Energy and Environment for review and report; and

(c) Except as permitted as a matter of right in the StE-2 zone by Subtitle K § 612.1(j), emergency shelter uses for five (5) to fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, subject to the following conditions:

(1) There shall be no other property containing an emergency shelter for seven (7) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from any portion of the property;

(2) There shall be adequate, appropriately located, and screened off-street parking to provide for the needs of occupants, employees, and visitors to the facility;

(3) The proposed shelter shall meet all applicable code and licensing requirements;

(4) The shelter shall not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood because of traffic, noise, operations, or the number of similar facilities in the area;

(5) The Board of Zoning Adjustment may approve more than one (1) shelter in a square or within five hundred feet (500 ft.) only when the Board of Zoning Adjustment finds that the cumulative effect of the facilities will not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood because of traffic, noise, or operations; and

(6) The Board of Zoning Adjustment may approve a shelter for more than fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, only if the Board of Zoning Adjustment finds that the program goals and objectives of the District of Columbia cannot be achieved by a facility of a smaller size at the subject location and there is no other reasonable alternative to meet the program needs of that area of the District of Columbia; and

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-K614

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 2513 (3/1/2019); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 12144 (9/13/2019)