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Where can I put a community solar facility (ground mounted, up to 20 ft height, up to 1.5 acres panel face area) in Washington, D.C.?

Community solar facility (ground-mounted, up to 20 ft height, up to 1.5 acres panel face area)

Allowed by right in 44 districts

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
HE-1
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
9AllowedSubtitle K §410.3(d)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
HE-2
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
5AllowedSubtitle K §410.3(d)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
HE-3
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §410.3(d)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
HE-4
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle K §410.3(d)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
MU-1
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle U §201.1(c)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-1 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06A published at 63 DCR 2447 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-02 published at 64 DCR 7259 (July 28, 2017); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-23 published at 66 DCR 2337 (February 22, 2019); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 19-04 published at 66 DCR 12137 (September 13, 2019).
MU-1/DC
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
176AllowedSubtitle U §201.1(c)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-1 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06A published at 63 DCR 2447 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-02 published at 64 DCR 7259 (July 28, 2017); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-23 published at 66 DCR 2337 (February 22, 2019); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 19-04 published at 66 DCR 12137 (September 13, 2019).
MU-2
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
99AllowedSubtitle U §201.1(c)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-1 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06A published at 63 DCR 2447 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-02 published at 64 DCR 7259 (July 28, 2017); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-23 published at 66 DCR 2337 (February 22, 2019); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 19-04 published at 66 DCR 12137 (September 13, 2019).
MU-2/DC
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
39AllowedSubtitle U §201.1(c)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-1 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06A published at 63 DCR 2447 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-02 published at 64 DCR 7259 (July 28, 2017); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-23 published at 66 DCR 2337 (February 22, 2019); Final Rulemaking & Order No. 19-04 published at 66 DCR 12137 (September 13, 2019).
NMU-3A/MW
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
23AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/CC1
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
33AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/CC2
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/CP
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
59AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/GA
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
96AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/H-A
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
94AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/H-H
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
36AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/H-R
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
62AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/TK
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
33AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-4/WP
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
10AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-5A/H-H
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
16AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-5A/H-R
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
13AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-5A/PAE
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
33AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-5A/WP
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
23AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-6B/H-H
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-7B/ES
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
31AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-7B/GA
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
129AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-7B/H-A
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
29AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-7B/H-H
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
NMU-8B/H-H
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle H §6003.1(e)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE H, CHAPTER 12-6 (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone; (f (f) Daytime care; (g) Education, private; (h) Education, public; (i) Government, local; (j) Institutional, general and religious; (k) Medical care; (l) Office, including chancery; (m) Parking; (n) Parks and recreation; (o) Residential; (p) Retail; (q) Services, financial; (r) Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and (s) Transportation infrastructure. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B published at 70 DCR (August 25, 2023) [… quote continues in the ordinance; our stored extract stops here]
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.
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the ordinance paragraph quoted here
1AllowedSubtitle K §612.1(f)(2)
Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE K, CHAPTER 6-11 (A) Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height; (B) Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less; (C) Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and (D) Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA- 1 zone.

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