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District Of Columbia Administrative Code
Title 11 - ZONING REGULATIONS OF 1958
Chapter 11-5 - SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
Rule 11-531 - FLOOR AREA RATIO (SP)

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-531

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Rule 11-531 - FLOOR AREA RATIO (SP)
531.1

Except as provided in §§ 531.2 and 537, the maximum permitted floor area ratio in the SP District shall be as set forth in the following table:

ZONE DISTRICT

APARTMENT HOUSE OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL USE

OTHER PERMITTED USE

MAXIMUM PERMITTED (FAR)

SP-1

SP-2

4.0

6.0

2.5

3.5

4.0

6.0

531.2

A public recreation and community center shall not exceed a 1.8 floor area ratio.

531.3

The maximum permitted floor area ratio may be increased for specific applications approved by the Zoning Commission under the planned unit development process specified in chapter 24 of this title.

531.4

In the computation of gross floor area for a hotel, guest room areas and service areas shall be charged against the floor area ratio for "Apartment house or other residential use," as specified in § 531.1. Function rooms, exhibit space, and commercial adjuncts shall be charged against the floor area ratio for "other permitted use," as specified in § 531.1.

531.5

For the purposes of this section, an inn or community-based residential facility shall be charged against the floor area ratio for "Apartment house or other residential use," as specified in § 531.1.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-531

§§ 4301.1, 4301.2, and 4301.3 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2066, 2070 (May 16, 1980); Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3482, 3498 (August 7, 1981); and Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8376-77 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10137 (November 28, 2003)