D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-K902

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

Rule 11-K902 - WR-2 ZONE

902.1

The WR-2 zone is intended to

(a) Create a vibrant and pedestrian-oriented commercial and residential center to serve as a housing, commercial, and retail anchor for the Walter Reed campus, adjacent neighborhoods, and the District.

(b) Promote an engaging streetscape to activate adjacent uses and users;

(c) Encourage clear visibility of retail uses along 12th Street from Georgia Avenue; and

(d) Create new passive and active open space amenities to accommodate residential and retail uses.

902.2

The development standards for the WR-2 zone are set forth in the following table:

TABLE K § 902.2: WR-2 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

WR-2
Sub-Area	Building Height (max.)	Stories (max.)	Floor Area Ratio (max.)		Residential Lot Occupancy Above the First Two Stories (max.)
			Total	Non-Residential Use
Land Bay D	85 ft.	7	2.5	1.0	80%
Land Bay E	85 ft.	7	3.75	1.0	80%

902.3

The non-residential maximum FAR requirement shall be measured per sub-area, as opposed to per building.

902.4

Lot occupancy on the first two (2) stories is permitted up to one hundred percent (100%), regardless of use.

902.5

If less than 3.75 FAR is developed in Land Bay E, excess floor area can be transferred to Land Bay K.1 in the WR-3 zone, or Land Bay F in the WR-3 zone, or Land Bay D in the WR-2 zone, or a combination of those land bays, subject to the requirements of this subsection:

(a) No more than one hundred fifty thousand square feet (150,000 sq. ft.) of floor area may be transferred in total, of which no more than fifty thousand square feet (50,000 sq. ft.) may be non-residential floor area;

(b) The maximum total FAR and the maximum non-residential FAR on Land Bay E shall be reduced by the total amount of floor area transferred and the amount of non-residential floor area transferred, respectively;

(c) The maximum total FAR and the maximum non-residential FAR on the receiving land bays shall be increased by the total amount of floor area transferred and the amount of non-residential floor area transferred, respectively;

(d) The allowable building height and lot occupancy on the receiving parcels shall not be increased, but the total FAR and the non-residential FAR of the receiving land bays may be increased to the amounts listed in the following table:

TABLE K § 902.5(d): WR-1 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Land Bay	Maximum FAR (Total)	Maximum FAR (Non-residential uses)
K.1	3.5	1.25
F	2.5	1.25
D	3.5	1.25

(e) Before the transfer may occur, the applicant shall record in the Land Records of the District of Columbia a covenant running with the land, found technically sufficient by the Zoning Administrator and legally sufficient by the Office of Zoning Legal Division for each property by the owner or owners for the benefit of the District of Columbia that states the size, in square feet, of Land Bays E, K.1, F, and D, the maximum FAR and non-residential FAR permitted as a matter of right for Land Bays E, K.1, F, and D, the total amount of floor area being transferred, the amount of non-residential floor area being transferred, and the resulting maximum FAR and nonresidential FAR for both Land Bays E, K.1, F, and D; and

(f) The applicant for any building permit for Land Bays E, K.1, F, or D shall submit with the permit application the covenant required by sub-paragraph (e) as well as any and all calculations used to derive the matter of right and resulting FARs for the land bays.

902.6

In the WR-2 zone, no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the façde of buildings located along Elder Street, Dahlia Street, 12th Street, and 13th Street shall be built to within ten feet (10 ft.) of the property lines abutting the subject street to a height of not less than twenty-five feet (25 ft.), except that:

(a) The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to the portions of building fares that front on a plaza located along 12^th Street;

(b) The height requirement of this subsection may be reduced to eighteen feet (18 ft.) if the roof immediately above the eighteen (18)-foot fa?e is occupied by a public or private outdoor terrace; and

(c) Relief from the build-to requirements of this subsection may be granted by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception subject to the requirements of Subtitle X, Chapter 9, provided that the applicant adequately demonstrates that:

(1) The proposed design meets the intent of creating a streetwall along the street in question; and

(2) The area set back from the property line does not unduly restrict access by the public by a gate, fence, wall, or other barrier.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-K902

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 13131 (11/6/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 930 (2/4/2022)