D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-2604

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Rule 11-2604 - BONUS DENSITY
2604.1

Inclusionary developments subject to the provisions of this chapter, except those located in the StE District, may construct up to twenty percent (20%) more gross floor area than permitted as a matter of right ("bonus density"), subject to all other zoning requirements (as may be modified herein) and the limitations established by the Act to Regulate the Height of Buildings in the District of Columbia, approved June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. 452; D.C. Official Code § 6-601.01, et seq. (2001 Ed.).

2604.2

Inclusionary developments in zoning districts listed in the chart below may use the following modifications to height and lot occupancy in order to achieve the bonus density:

Base Zone

Matter-of-Right Zoning Constraints

IZ Zoning Modifications

Lot Occupancy

Zoning Height (feet)

Zoning FAR

Lot Occupancy

Height (feet)

R-5-E

75%

90

6.00

90%

90

CR

75%

90

6.00

80%

100

C-2-A

60%

50

2.50

75%

50

C-2-B

80%

65

3.50

80%

70

C-2-C

80%

90

6.00

90%

90

C-3-A

75%

65

4.00

80%

65

W-1

80%

40

2.50

80%

50

W-2

75%

60

4.00

75%

80

W-3

75%

90

6.00

80%

100

SP-1

80%

65

4.00

80%

70

SP-2

80%

90

6.00

90%

90

2604.3

Inclusionary developments in R-2 through R-4 zoning districts may use the minimum lot dimensions as set forth in the following table:

Base Zone

IZ Zoning Modifications

IZ Min. Lot Area (square feet)

Min. Lot Width (feet)

Min Lot Width (feet) Special Exception

R-2 Detached

3,200

40

32

R-2 Semi-Detached

2,500

30

25

R-3

1,600

20

16

R-4

1,500

18

16

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-2604

Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 7020 (August 25, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 2616 (March 14, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9735 (October 15, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 4834 (March 29, 2013)
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 ).