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Title 11 - ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016Subtitle X - GENERAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 3 - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
Rule 11-X301 - MINIMUM LAND AREA (PUD)

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-X301

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 11-X301 - MINIMUM LAND AREA (PUD)
301.1

The minimum area included within a proposed development application, including the area of public streets or alleys proposed to be closed, shall be as follows:

TABLE X § 301.1: MINIMUM PUD LAND AREA

Zone Group

Applicable Zones

Minimum Area

1

R-1, R-2, R-3

2 acres

RF-1

2 acres

RA-2

1 acre

MU-4, MU-5

15,000 sq. ft.

2

RA-1, RA-2/RC, MU-11

1 acre

3

RF-1/DC, RA-2/DC, RA-4/DC, RA-5/DC, MU-1/DC, MU-2/DC, MU-10/DC

1 acre

4

MU-4/DC, MU-5/DC, MU-6B/DC, MU-8B/DC, MU-9B/DC

0.5 acre

5

NMU-4/GA, NMU-7/GA, NMU-4/H-H, NMU-5/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, NMU-5/H-R

10,000 sq. ft.

6

All Other Zones

15,000 sq. ft.

301.2

The Zoning Commission may waive not more than fifty percent (50%) of the minimum area requirement of Subtitle X § 301.1 for applications in Zone Group 1 provided that the Zoning Commission shall find after the public hearing that the development is of exceptional merit and is in the best interests of the District of Columbia or the country and one (1) of the following:

(a) The development is identified in an approved Small Area Plan and will be generally not inconsistent with the Small Area Plan;
(b) The development will be constructed or operated by the District of Columbia or federal government and serves a compelling government interest; or
(c) If the development is to be located outside the Central Employment Area, at least eighty percent (80%) of the gross floor area of the development shall be used exclusively for dwelling units and uses accessory thereto.
301.3

The Zoning Commission may waive the minimum area requirement of Subtitle X § 301.1 to no less than five thousand square feet (5,000 sq. ft.) for applications in Zone Groups 2, 5, and 6, provided the Zoning Commission shall find after the public hearing that the development is of exceptional merit and is in the best interests of the District of Columbia or the country and one (1) of the following:

(a) The development is identified in an approved Small Area Plan and will be generally not inconsistent with the Small Area Plan;
(b) The development will be constructed or operated by the District of Columbia or federal government and serves a compelling government interest; or
(c) If the development is to be located outside the Central Employment Area, at least eighty percent (80%) of the gross floor area of the development shall be used exclusively for dwelling units and uses accessory thereto.
301.4

The Zoning Commission may waive up to five percent (5%) of the minimum area requirement of Subtitle X § 301.1 for applications in Zone Groups 3 and 4 provided that the Zoning Commission shall find after the public hearing the development is of exceptional merit and is in the best interests of the District of Columbia or the country.

301.5

All the property included in a PUD in Zone Groups 1, 2, 5, and 6 shall be contiguous, except that the property may be separated only by public streets, alleys, or rights-of-way.

301.6

All property included in a PUD in Zone Groups 3 and 4 shall be contiguous and may neither be separated by a street, alley nor bridge.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-X301

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 64 DCR 2783 (3/17/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 11297 (8/25/2023)