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The review of the Zoning Regulations of 1958, as amended, was a project that began in 2007 with the Zoning Commission holding two roundtables and concluded on January 14, 2016 with the Zoning Commission voting unanimously to adopt text to revise the DC Zoning Regulations and approve map amendments to implement that text. This is the first time the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map have been comprehensively revised since 1958. The new Zoning Regulations of 2016 will be published on March 4, 2016 and will become effective on September 6, 2016.
The following is a list of subtitles that comprise the text as approved by the Zoning Commission on January 14, 2016:
Subtitle A - Authority and Applicability
Contains information that is currently contained in Chapters 1 and 32 of the current Zoning Regulations, including the code organization, effective date, vesting, and administration and enforcement provisions.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Title 11
Chapter 2: Administrative and Zoning Regulations
Chapter 3: Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 4: Other Authorities
Subtitle B - Definitions, Rules of Measurement, and Use Categories
Contains information that is currently contained in Chapters 1 and 32 of the current Zoning Regulations, including the code organization, effective date, vesting, and administration and enforcement provisions.
Chapter 1: Definitions
Chapter 2: Use Categories
Chapter 3: General Rules of Management
Subtitle C - General Rules
Contains general guidelines for non-conformities, subdivisions, tree protection, green area ratio, parking, inclusionary roof structures, etc.
Chapter 1: Introduction to General Rules
Chapter 2: Nonconformities
Chapter 3: Subdivision
Chapter 4: Tree Protection
Chapter 5/6: Pervious Surface/Green Area Ratio
Chapter 7/8: Vehicle Parking/Bicycle Parking
Chapter 9: Loading
Chapter 10: Inclusionary Zoning
Chapter 11: Waterfront
Chapter 12: Combined Lot Provisions
Chapter 13: Antennas
Capter 14: Retaining Walls
Chapter 15: Penthouses
Chapter 16: Public Education, Recreation, Library Buildings or Structures
Chapter 17: Plaza
Subtitle D - Residential House (R) Zones - (former R-1-A through R-3 zones, including those with overlays)
Contains development standards, including height, lot occupancy, setback, accessory standards, etc. for low- to moderate-density residential areas. It also includes the rules regarding § 223 (special exceptions for single-family dwellings) in the current Zoning Regulations, which can be found in the new § 5201.
Subtitle E - Residential Flat (RF) Zones- (former R-4 zone, including those with overlays and two new residential flat zones)
Contains development standards, including height, lot occupancy, setback, accessory standards, etc. for areas developed primarily with row dwellings, but within which there have been limited conversions of dwellings or other buildings into more than two dwellings units.
Subtitle F - Residential Apartment (RA) Zones- (former R-5 zones, including those with overlays)
Contains development standards, including height, lot occupancy, setback, accessory standards, etc. for moderate- or high-density residential areas suitable for multi-household development.
Subtitle G - Mixed-Use (MU) Zones- (former SP, C-1 through C-3, CR, and W zones, including those with overlays)
Contains development standards, including density, height, lot occupancy, setback standards, etc. for mixed-use developments that permit a broad range of commercial, institutional, and multi-family residential development at varying densities.
Subtitle H - Neighborhood Mixed-Use (NC) Zones- (former Macomb-Wisconsin, Takoma Park, Woodley Park, Eighth Street, Georgia Avenue, and H Street NE Neighborhood Commercial Overlay zones)
Contains development standards, density, height, lot occupancy, setback standards, etc. for stable mixed-use areas permitting a range of commercial and multi-household residential development in defined neighborhood commercial areas.
Subtitle I - Downtown (D) Zones- (former downtown commercial areas, including the Downtown Development, Mount Vernon-Triangle, Hotel/Residential Incentive Overlays and Transfer Development Right areas)
Contains development standards, including density, height, lot occupancy, setback standards, etc. to allow for the appropriate mix of residential, office, lodging, retail, service, entertainment, cultural, and other uses.
Subtitle J - Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) Zones- (former CM and M zones, including those with overlays)
Contains development standards, including density, height, lot occupancy, setback standards, etc. for the use of land and structures and the erection and modification of structures in areas characterized by production, distribution, and repair uses, typically with heavy truck traffic and loading and unloading operations.
Subtitle K - Special Purpose Zones- (former Southeast Federal Center, Capital Gateway, St. Elizabeth's, Union Station North, Uptown Arts, Reed-Cooke, Hill East, and Walter Reed Overlays)
Contains the regulations for single large sites that require a cohesive, self-contained set of regulations to guide site design, building height and bulk, land uses, or other aspects of development.
Subtitle U - Use Permissions
Contains the use permissions for matter-of-right and special exception uses in the R, RF, RA, MU, ARTS, and PDR zones.
Subtitle W - Specific Zone Boundaries
Contains boundaries established for specific zone districts.
Subtitle X - General Procedures
Contains procedural regulations for campus plans, chanceries, planned unit developments, map and text amendments, design review, etc.
Chapter 1: Campus Plans, School Plans, and Medical Campus Plans
Chapter 2: Chancery Applications
Chapter 3: Planned Unit Developments
Chapter 4: Applications for Amendment to Create a New Zone
Chapter 5: Map Amendments
Chapter 6: Design Review
Chapter 7: Air Space Development
Chapter 8: Water Tower on the East Campus of Saint Elizabeths
Chapter 9: Special Exceptions
Chapter 10: Variances
Chapter 11: Zoning Appeals
Chapter 12: Civil Infraction Appeals
Subtitle Y - Board of Zoning Adjustment Rules of Practice and Procedure
Contains regulations pertaining to Board information, application requirements, party status, ANC report information, hearing and meeting procedures, orders, fees, etc.
Chapter 1: Administration
Chapter 2: Public Participation
Chapter 3: Application Requirements
Chapter 4: Prehearing and Hearing Procedures: Applications
Chapter 5: Prehearing and Hearing Procedures: Zoning Appeals
Chapter 6: Post Hearing Procedures
Chapter 7: Approvals and Orders
Chapter 8: Remand Procedure
Chapter 16: Fees
Subtitle Z - Zoning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure
Contains regulations pertaining to Commission information, application requirements, party status, ANC report information, hearing and meeting procedures, orders, fees, etc.
Chapter 1: Administration
Chapter 2: Public Participation
Chapter 3: Application Requirements
Chapter 4: Prehearing and Hearing Procedures: Contested Cases
Chapter 5: Prehearing and Hearing Procedures: Rulemaking Cases
Chapter 6: Post Hearing Procedures
Chapter 7: Approvals and Orders
Chapter 8: Sua Sponte Review
Chapter 9: Remand Procedure
Chapter 16: Fees
Chapter 17: Appointment for Appointing Director