D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-1323

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 11-1323 - HS OVERLAY ARTS SUB-DISTRICT (HS-A)

1323.1

The HS Overlay Arts Sub-district is intended to encourage arts and entertainment uses.

1323.2

For the purposes of §§ 1320.3(c), 1323.4 and 1326.1(a), preferred uses are:

(a) Art center;

(b) Art gallery;

(c) Art or performing arts school;

(d) Artist housing;

(e) Artist studio;

(f) Artists' supply store;

(g) Arts services, including set design and restoration of artworks;

(h) Bar, nightclub, or cocktail lounge;

(i) Book store;

(j) Cabaret;

(k) Coffee shop, cafe, or delicatessen;

(l) Concert hall or other performing arts space;

(m) Library;

(n) Movie theater;

(o) Museum;

(p) Musical instruments store;

(q) Performing arts ticket office or booking agency;

(r) Photographic studio;

(s) Picture framing shop;

(t) Printing, lithographing, or photoengraving establishment, in each case not exceeding twenty-five hundred square feet (2,500 ft.²) of gross floor area;

(u) Record store;

(v) Recording studio;

(w) Restaurant; and

(x) Theater.

1323.3

The floor area ratio in the HS-A Sub-district for new construction may not exceed 1.0 FAR for non-residential uses except as provided in § 1323.4.

1323.4

New construction that preserves an existing façade constructed before 1958 is permitted 0.5 FAR in addition to the non-residential FAR permitted in the underlying zone for non-residential preferred uses listed in § 1323.2.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-1323

Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 1708, 1717 (March 10, 2006)

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 ).