D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11 § 105

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 21, May 24, 2024
Rule 11-105 - ZONE DISTRICTS
105.1

For the purpose of this title, the District of Columbia shall be divided into the following zone districts:

(a) RESIDENCE DISTRICTS, as follows:
(1) R-1 one-family detached dwellings, subdivided as follows:
(A) R-1-A low density; and
(B) R-1-B high density;
(2) R-2 one-family, semi-detached dwellings;
(3) R-3 row dwellings;
(4) R-4 row dwellings, conversions, and apartments; and
(5) R-5 general residence, subdivided as follows:
(A) R-5-A low density;
(B) R-5-B moderate density;
(C) R-5-C medium density;
(D) R-5-D medium-high density; and
(E) R-5-E high density;
(b) SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS, as follows:
(1) SP limited offices and apartments, subdivided as follows:
(A) SP-1 medium density; and
(B) SP-2 medium-high density;
(c) MIXED USE (COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICTS, as follows:
(1) CR mixed uses (retail, residential, office, and light industry);
(d) COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, as follows:
(1) C-1 neighborhood shopping;
(2) C-2 community business center, subdivided as follows:
(A) C-2-A medium density;
(B) C-2-B medium-high density;
(C) C-2-B-1 medium-high density; and
(D) C-2-C high density;
(3) C-3 major business and employment center, subdivided as follows:
(A) C-3-A medium bulk;
(B) C-3-B medium bulk; and
(C) C-3-C high bulk;
(4) C-4 central business district; and
(5) C-5 (PAD) Pennsylvania Avenue development;
(e) INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, as follows:
(1) C-M commercial-light manufacturing, subdivided as follows:
(A) C-M-1 low bulk;
(B) C-M-2 medium bulk; and
(C) C-M-3 high bulk; and
(2) M general industry;
(f) LANGDON OVERLY (LO) DISTRICT;
(g) WATERFRONT DISTRICTS, as follows:
(1) W mixed uses, subdivided as follows:
(A) W-0 waterfront open space and recreation, low density;
(B) W-1 moderate density;
(C) W-2 medium density; and
(D) W-3 high density;
(h) MIXED USE DIPLOMATIC OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:
(1) D low and medium density;
(i) HOTEL-RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:
(1) HR high density;
(j) CAPITOL INTEREST OVERLAY DISTRICT, as follows:
(1) CAP low to medium density;
(k) NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICTS, as follows:
(1) Cleveland Park Neighborhood Commercial (CP) Overlay District;
(2) Woodley Park Neighborhood Commercial (WP) Overlay District;
(3) Macomb-Wisconsin Neighborhood Commercial (MW) Overlay District;
(4) Eighth Street Southeast Neighborhood Commercial (ES) Overlay District;
(5) Takoma Neighborhood Commercial (TK) Overlay District;
(6) H Street Northeast Neighborhood Commercial (HS) Overlay District; and
(7) Georgia Avenue Commercial ((GA) Overlay District;
(l) REED - COOKE (RC) OVERLAY DISTRICT;
(m) MISCELLANEOUS OVERLAY DISTRICTS, as follows:
(1) Dupont Circle (DC) Overlay District;
(2) Tree and Slope Protection (TSP) Overlay District;
(3) Foggy Bottom (FB) Overlay District;
(4) Naval Observatory Precinct (NO) Overlay District;
(5) Wesley Heights (WH) Overlay District;
(6) Sixteenth Street Heights (SSH) Overlay District;
(7) Fort Totten (FT) Overlay District;
(8) Chain Bridge Road/University Terrace (CB/UT) Overlay District; and
(9) Capitol Hill Commercial (CHC) Overlay District;
(n) DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT (DD) OVERLAY DISTRICT;
(o) UPTOWN ARTS - MIXED USE (ARTS) OVERLAY DISTRICT;
(p) CAPITOL GATEWAY (CG) OVERLAY DISTRICT;
(q) SOUTHEAST FEDERAL CENTER (SEFC) OVERLAY DISTRICT;
(r) HILL EAST (HE) DISTRICT; and
(s) UNION STATION NORTH (USN) DISTRICT.

D.C. Mun. Regs. Tit. 11, § 105

§ 2101 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by: Final Rulemaking published at 14 DCR 20 (July 17, 1967); Final Rulemaking published at 21 DCR 1030 (November 21, 1970); Final Rulemaking published at 21 DCR 1423 (December 30, 1974); Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2226, 2228 (May 23, 1980); Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 1336, 1338 (March 27, 1981); Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 3022, 3027 (May 31, 1985); Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 8305 (November 13, 1992); Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8338-39 (October 20, 2000); and Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 10594, 10599-10600 (November 22, 2002); and Final Rulemaking published at51 DCR 3440 (April 2, 2004); and Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 6837 (July 9, 2004); and Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 63 (January 7, 2005); and Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005); and as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4788, 4811 (June 3, 2011)
Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 5190 (4/24/2015)
Authority: The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the "Commission"), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0 ).