“residential flats” matches 2 uses this ordinance names separately. We do not choose between them — they can have different answers, so every one is shown.
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| CG-1 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 17 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-2 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 5,089 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-2/CAP the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 117 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-2/DC the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 1,146 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-2/RC the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 7 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-3 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 86 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-4 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 1,178 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-4/DC the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 47 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-5 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 188 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-5/DC the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 39 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RA-7 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | no parcels loaded | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
These require a hearing or an approval from the District. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.
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| RA-1 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 8,150 | Conditional | Subtitle U §421.1 421.1 In any of the RA-1 zones, all new residential developments, except those comprising all one- family detached and semi-detached dwellings, shall be reviewed by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as special exceptions pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9, in accordance with the standards and requirements in this section. |
| RA-1/NO the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 9 | Conditional | Subtitle U §421.1 421.1 In any of the RA-1 zones, all new residential developments, except those comprising all one- family detached and semi-detached dwellings, shall be reviewed by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as special exceptions pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9, in accordance with the standards and requirements in this section. |
| RA-6 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | no parcels loaded | Conditional | Subtitle U §421.1 421.1 In any of the RA-1 zones, all new residential developments, except those comprising all one- family detached and semi-detached dwellings, shall be reviewed by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as special exceptions pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9, in accordance with the standards and requirements in this section. |
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| BF-2A the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 19 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| BF-2B the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 31 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RF-1 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 35,416 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RF-1/CAP the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 2,093 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RF-1/DC the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 272 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RF-2 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | no parcels loaded | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RF-3 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | no parcels loaded | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RF-4 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | 215 | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
| RF-5 the ordinance paragraph quoted here | no parcels loaded | Allowed | Subtitle U §301.1(b) Residential uses with a maximum number of principal dwelling units per lot as follows: TABLE U § 301.1(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS: Number of Principal Dwelling RF Zone Units RF-1 2 RF-4 3 RF-5 4 (c) A permitted principal dwelling unit within an accessory building subject to the following conditions of: (1) The accessory building was in existence on January 1, 2013; (2) No expansion or addition may be made to the accessory building to accommodate an apartment except as a special exception; (3) There shall be permanent access to the accessory building dwelling from a dedicated and improved right of way; and (4) Permanent access shall be provided by one (1) of the following: (A) An easement for a permanent passage, open to the sky, no narrower than eight feet (8 ft.) in width, and extending from the accessory building to a public street through a side setback recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-1 (B) Through an improved public alley with a minimum width of twenty-four feet (24 ft.) that connects to a public street; or (C) On an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within a distance of three hundred (300) linear feet of a public street; (d) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not have a roof deck; (e) An accessory building constructed as a matter-of-right after January 1, 2013, and that is located within a required setback shall not be used as, or converted to, a dwelling unit for a period of five (5) years after the approval of the building permit for the accessory building, unless approved as a special exception; (f) An accessory building that houses a principal dwelling unit shall not be used simultaneously for any accessory use other than as a private vehicle garage for a dwelling unit on the lot, storage, or as an artist studio; and (g) Any proposed expansion of an accessory building for residential purposes shall be permitted only as a special exception approval pursuant to Subtitle X, and shall be evaluated against the standards of this section. (h) A boarding house subject to the following conditions: (1) No more than eight (8) total persons shall live on the premises; (2) Accommodations are not provided to transient guests who stay less than ninety (90) days at the premises; (3) No sign is displayed on the premises; (4) No advertisement is displayed or published on or off the premises holding out the establishment to be a hotel, motel, inn, hostel, bed and breakfast, private club, tourist home, guest house, or other transient accommodation; and (5) Cooking facilities are not provided in any individual unit; (i) Community Residence Facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing Community Residence Facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property; (j) A corner store use subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 254; City of Washington, D.C. | Title 11 - Zoning SUBTITLE U, CHAPTER 3-2 (k) Any uses permitted within a District of Columbia former public school building subject to the matter-of-right conditions of Subtitle U § 252; (l) Medical care uses; (m) A multiple dwelling in Squares 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2586W, 2587, or 2589, in existence as of December 14, 2015 with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a building permit application for a multiple dwelling that was officially accepted by DCRA as being complete prior to December 14, 2015, provided that the multiple dwelling shall not be expanded in gross floor area, lot occupancy, number of stories, building height, penthouse or rooftop structure height, or number of units. Said multiple dwelling, however, may be repaired, renovated, remodeled, or structurally altered; (n) Child/elderly development center located in a building that was built as a place of worship and that has been used continuously as a place of worship since it was built; (o) Child/elderly development center or adult day treatment facility, provided, that the use shall be limited to no more than sixteen (16) individuals, not including staff; and (p) Youth Residential Care Home for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing youth residential care home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property. |
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