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Where can I put an expanded child development home (7 to 9 individuals, 15 years of age or less) in Washington, D.C.?

Expanded child development home (7 to 9 individuals, 15 years of age or less)

Allowed by right in 21 districts

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
R-1-A
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2,635AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-1A
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-1A/CBUT
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
221AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-1A/FH
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
662AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-1A/TS
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
183AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-1A/TS/NO
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
22AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-1A/WH
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
345AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-1B/SH
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
514AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-2
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
23,640AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-2/FH
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
11AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-3
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
12,125AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-3/FB
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
216AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-3/GT
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
4,453AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
R-3/NO
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
RF-1
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
35,416AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
RF-1/CAP
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2,093AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
RF-1/DC
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
272AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
RF-2
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
RF-3
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
RF-4
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
215AllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;
RF-5
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedAllowedSubtitle U §251.1(b)(2)
Expanded child development home for between seven (7) and nine (9) individuals fifteen (15) years of age or less; provided: City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 2-15 (A) No more than three (3) persons who are not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be engaged or employed; (B) A minimum of thirty-five square feet (35 sq. ft.) of floor area per individual is provided including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home; and (C) No more than three hundred and twenty square feet (320 sq. ft.) of the floor area of the dwelling including the basement but excluding any accessory structure shall be utilized for the expanded child development home;

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