PDR-4/FTPDR-4/FT / Production, Distribution, and Repair Zone
Washington, DC · Title 11 DCMR (2016 Zoning Regulations)
Permits high density commerical and production, distribution, and repair activities requiring some heavy machinery, minmizing non-industrial uses and protects views from Fort Totten
Development standards in PDR-4/FT
Maximum FAR
6
Maximum height
65 ft
Rear setback
12 ft
By-right FAR varies by building type: Industrial 6
Development standards for this market are not yet checked against a committed copy of the ordinance. Use the ordinance link below as the authoritative source.
Permitted uses in PDR-4/FT
AllowedAgricultural uses Subtitle U §801.1(a)
AllowedVeterinary hospital (including incidental boarding, pet grooming, and sale of pet supplies) Boarding incidental to convalescence only; pet grooming and pet supply sales permitted but not as independent lines of business; Subtitle U §801.1(b)(1)
AllowedAnimal Shelter Subject to conditions: sound-absorbing materials required; not within 25 ft. of R, RA, RF, RC-1, CG-1, or D-1 zone; outdoor runs/yards permitted with restrictions including no animals outdoors 8pm-7am, minimum 8 ft. solid fencing, max 3 animals at a time, no outdoor run within 200 ft. of residential use or zone; waste disposal and odor control requirements apply; must meet Standards of External Effects per Subtitle U § 804; Subtitle U §801.1(b)(2)
AllowedArts, design, and creation uses Subtitle U §801.1(c)
AllowedChancery Subtitle U §801.1(d)
AllowedCollege or university uses Subtitle U §801.1(e)
AllowedCommunity-based institutional facility Subtitle U §801.1(f)
AllowedDaytime care Subtitle U §801.1(g)
AllowedEating and drinking establishments Permitted provided no part of the establishment contains a live performance, night club, or dance venue; Subtitle U §801.1(h)
AllowedEducation uses, private and public Subtitle U §801.1(i)
AllowedEmergency shelter Limited to not more than four (4) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families; Subtitle U §801.1(j)
AllowedFirearm sales uses No part of the establishment shall be located within 300 ft. of an R, RF, or RA zone; parks and recreation use; places of worship; public or private schools; or public libraries; Subtitle U §801.1(k)
AllowedGovernment uses, local and large scale Subtitle U §801.1(l)
AllowedHealth care Subtitle U §801.1(m)
AllowedInstitutional uses, general and religious Subtitle U §801.1(n)
AllowedLodging Subtitle U §801.1(o)
AllowedMarine Subtitle U §801.1(p)
AllowedMotor vehicle-related sales and repair Not permitted within 200 ft. of any R, RA, or RF zone or residential development; Subtitle U §801.1(q)
AllowedOffice Subtitle U §801.1(r)
AllowedParking Subtitle U §801.1(s)
AllowedParks and recreation Subtitle U §801.1(t)
AllowedProduction, distribution, and repair uses Subject to compliance with Standards of External Effects in Subtitle U § 804. The following activities are prohibited: acetylene gas manufacture; bone products manufacture; calcium carbide manufacture; curing/tanning/storage of hides; excavation or quarrying of rock for commercial purpose; fertilizer manufacture; manufacture or storage of ammunition, explosives, firearms, or military equipment (storage incidental to firearm sales use excepted); manufacturing/processing/mixing/storing/distributing concrete or asphalt or their materials; refining or manufacture of bituminous products other than asphalt; rubber products manufacture or treatment; slaughter or rendering of animals; steel furnace, blast furnace, bloom furnace, coke oven, or rolling mill; Subtitle U §801.1(u)
AllowedResidential use: apartment unit for caretaker, watchman, or janitor employed on premises Occupant must be employed on the premises; Subtitle U §801.1(v)(1)
AllowedResidential use: apartment unit integrated with and accessory to an artist studio Occupancy limited to the artist using the studio portion and their household; Subtitle U §801.1(v)(2)
AllowedResidential use: dwelling existing on May 12, 1958 Any addition or enlargement shall not result in lot occupancy greater than 60%; Subtitle U §801.1(v)(3)
AllowedRetail uses Large format retail is excluded/prohibited; Subtitle U §801.1(w)
Not AllowedLarge format retail Explicitly excluded from permitted retail uses; Subtitle U §801.1(w)
AllowedService uses If the use offers massage services, it must either be a licensed massage establishment under D.C. Official Code § 47-2811 or only offer massage services by therapists with a professional license issued pursuant to Title 17 DCMR; Subtitle U §801.1(x)
AllowedTransportation infrastructure Subtitle U §801.1(y)
AllowedUtilities (basic) If electronic equipment facility exceeds 25% of gross floor area of a building on site: building shall not be within 800 ft. of an established or planned Metrorail station, and shall not be within 1,250 ft. of the edge of a river measured at mean high tide; Subtitle U §801.1(z)
AllowedWaste incineration, including for conversion to energy Subject to Standards of External Effects in Subtitle U § 804; not permitted on any lot located in whole or in part within 100 ft. of a residential zone; Subtitle U §801.1(aa)
AllowedWholesale or storage establishment, including open storage Junk yard is excluded/prohibited; Subtitle U §801.1(bb)
Not AllowedJunk yard Explicitly excluded from wholesale or storage establishment uses; Subtitle U §801.1(bb)
ConditionalAnimal sales, care, and boarding uses not meeting the conditions of matter-of-right of Subtitle U § 801.1(b) Permitted as special exception in PDR-4; conditions include no abutting residential use/zone, no external animal yards, odor/waste controls, and BZA may impose additional requirements.; Subtitle U §802.1(a)
ConditionalEating and drinking establishments with a live performance, night club or dance venue Permitted as special exception in PDR-4; conditions include no abutting residential use/zone, 1,000 ft. separation from similar venues, no external performances or amplification.; Subtitle U §802.1(b)
Not AllowedEmergency shelter not meeting the conditions of Subtitle U § 801.1(j) Explicitly not permitted in PDR-4 per § 802.1(c)(4).; Subtitle U §802.1(c)(4)
ConditionalEntertainment, assembly, and performing arts uses Permitted as special exception in PDR-4; conditions include no abutting residential use/zone, 1,000 ft. separation from live performance/night club/dance venues, no external performances or amplification.; Subtitle U §802.1(d)
ConditionalProduction, distribution, and repair uses involving excavation of clay, sand, or gravel for commercial purposes, or manufacturing, processing, mixing, storing, or distributing of concrete or asphalt or related materials Permitted as special exception in PDR-4; subject to Standards of External Effects, 200 ft. setback from residential/parks/retail/office/institutional/local government uses or R/RF/RA zones, truck access restrictions, screening, landscaping, and operational hour limits near residential zones.; Subtitle U §802.1(e)
Not AllowedRepair of automobiles (any devoted use), including body work, within two hundred feet of a residential zone or residential development This special exception applies only in PDR-1, PDR-2, PDR-5, or PDR-6 zones. PDR-4 is not listed; therefore this use as a special exception under this provision is not available in PDR-4.; Subtitle U §802.1(f)
ConditionalService uses not meeting the conditions of Subtitle U § 801.1(x) or whose principal use is the administration of massages Permitted as special exception in PDR-4; conditions include no objectionable effect on neighborhood character, noise, or traffic, and BZA may impose additional requirements.; Subtitle U §802.1(g)
ConditionalUtilities (basic) uses not meeting the conditions of Subtitle U § 801.1(z) Permitted as special exception in PDR-4; for electronic equipment facilities (EEF), BZA must consider impact on neighborhood revitalization, streetscape, pedestrian movement, economic development potential, and design/landscaping requirements.; Subtitle U §802.1(h)
ConditionalWaste-related service uses not permitted under Subtitle U § 801.1(aa), excluding hazardous waste Permitted as special exception in PDR-4; subject to Standards of External Effects, paved vehicular access, truck access/queuing restrictions near residential zones, on-site parking, screening, landscaping, and additional conditions for solid waste handling facilities.; Subtitle U §802.1(i)
"Conditional" means the use generally requires a public hearing or special-exception approval — a very different timeline and risk profile from a by-right permit.
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Development standards are derived from the DC Office of Zoning's published development-standards table and checked against Title 11 DCMR; use permissions follow Subtitle U.