Washington, DC · Title 11 DCMR (2016 Zoning Regulations)
Subzone of SEFC-1. Permits high-density commercial or residential use with ground floor retail on parcels A, F, and G near the Navy Yard Metrorail Station entrance. SEFC-1A is the higher-density commercial subzone of the SEFC-1 zone, sited to maximize proximity to the Metro entrance and 1.5 Street SE. Use permissions are governed by Subtitle K §237 (MU-Use Group G baseline with SEFC-1 modifications). Source: Subtitle K §200.3.
Development standards in SEFC-1A
We don't hold published dimensional standards for this zone yet — see the ordinance link below for the authoritative table.
Permitted uses in SEFC-1A
AllowedAll uses permitted as matter-of-right in R, RF, and RA zones, and all MU-Use Group F matter-of-right uses (unless required as special exception in §518 or prohibited by §519) MU-Use Group G inherits full R/RF/RA and MU-Use Group F baseline; applies to entire SEFC-1 zone including SEFC-1A; Subtitle U §517.1(a)
AllowedHealth care facility (up to 6 persons cared for, up to 8 persons including supervisors/staff) Number of persons being cared for shall not exceed 6; Subtitle U §517.1(b)
AllowedAll matter-of-right uses from MU-Use Group G (Subtitle U §517) SEFC-1A follows MU-Use Group G matter-of-right permissions per Subtitle K §237.1. See MU-Use Group G entries for the full inherited use list.
Not AllowedBZA special exception uses from MU-Use Group G (§518) Subtitle K §237.3 explicitly prohibits BZA special exception uses from MU-Use Group G in the SEFC-1 zone (including SEFC-1A). Only Zoning Commission-approved uses per §237.4 are permitted beyond matter-of-right uses.
ConditionalAutomobile rental agency (no exterior automobile storage area) Zoning Commission review and approval required per Subtitle K §237.4(b) and §241-242
ConditionalHotel Zoning Commission review and approval required per Subtitle K §237.4(e) and §241-242
ConditionalEntertainment, assembly, and performing arts Zoning Commission review and approval required per Subtitle K §237.4(k) and §241-242
ConditionalMedical care Zoning Commission review and approval required per Subtitle K §237.4(l) and §241-242
ConditionalGas station Zoning Commission review and approval required per Subtitle K §237.4(n) and §241-242
ConditionalTemporary parking lot or garage (max 5-year approval, renewable) Zoning Commission review and approval required per Subtitle K §237.4(o) and §241-242; maximum approval period of five (5) years, renewable
ConditionalShort-Term Rental (STR) STR License required; hosted only; primary resident must be host; MU-Use Group G baseline applies; Subtitle U §517
"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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Standards as recorded by Zonescore: Subtitle K §200.3 (subzone definition); use permissions: Subtitle K §237
Every development standard on this page shows where it came from. Figures cited to a section are quoted from Title 11 DCMR itself and verified word for word against the code text. Figures linked to an official zoning GIS record come from the DC Office of Zoning's own mapped zoning data, which is dated and re-queryable but is a summary of the code rather than the code — where a standard is banded or recently amended, the ordinance text governs. Anything we cannot source is shown as “not recorded” rather than filled in. Use permissions follow Subtitle U.