D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-K602

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Rule 11-K602 - DENSITY - FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) (STE)
602.1

The maximum permitted FAR of buildings in the StE zones shall be given in the following table:

TABLE K § 602.1: MAXIMUM PERMITTED FAR

Zone DistrictFAR (Max.)FAR - Required Residential (Min.)FAR - Above Grade Parking (Max.)
StE-1 0.20 - -
StE-2 4.00 - -
StE-3 2.50 - -
StE-4 0.50 - -
StE-5 1.50 - -
StE-6 3.20 1.60 -
StE-7 1.50 1.00 Subtitle K § 602.2
StE-8 0.40 - -
StE-9 1.50 - -
StE-10 1.50 - -
StE-11 0.70 - -
StE-12 3.00 1.50 -
StE-13 3.20 1.60 -
StE-14A 1.50 -
StE-14B 1.50 1.00 -
StE-15 2.00 1.00 Subtitle K § 602.2
StE-16 3.20 1.60 -
StE-17 0.50 - Subtitle K § 602.2
StE-18 4.00 - -
StE-19 0.00 - -

602.2

Density for structured parking located above grade is regulated as follows:

(a) In addition to the density permitted by Subtitle K § 602.1, additional density for above grade parking is permitted as follows:
(1) Within the StE-7 zone - 1.0 FAR;
(2) Within the StE-15 zone - 1.0 FAR; and
(3) Within the StE-17 zone - 2.0 FAR;
(b) Any of the density permitted under Subtitle K § 602.2(a) that is not used for above grade parking may be utilized for any other use permitted within that zone;
(c) Any above grade parking shall conform to the standards of Subtitle K § 610; and
(d) This density may not be transferred through the combined lot provisions of Subtitle K § 608 to another parcel.
602.3

The minimum lot area for row dwellings in any StE zone shall be one thousand eight hundred square feet (1,800 sq. ft.) with a minimum lot width of eighteen feet (18 ft.).

602.4

Except for lots located in the StE-2, StE-10, StE-14a, StE-14b, StE-18, or StE-19 subdistrict, two (2) or more lots in one (1) or more StE subdistrict(s) may be combined for the purpose of achieving the minimum required FAR equivalent of residential uses, subject to the following:

(a) The total height and density limits of the zone(s) shall not be exceeded; The lots may be located in the same StE subdistrict or in different StE subdistricts;
(b) The lot(s) receiving residential gross floor area need not be located in a StE subdistrict with a residential requirement; and
(c) The total height and density limits of the subdistricts shall not be exceeded.
602.5

No allocation of gross floor area shall be effective unless an instrument, legally sufficient to effect such a transfer, is filed with the Zoning Administrator and recorded by the Recorder of Deeds in the land records against all lots included in the combined lot development.

602.6

The instrument shall be in the form of a declaration of covenants that:

(a) Is signed by the owners of all affected lots;
(b) Is for the benefit of the District of Columbia;
(c) Runs with the land in perpetuity;
(d) Burdens all parcels involved in the allocation of gross floor area; and
(e) States the maximum permitted gross floor areas for all uses in all parcels, the maximum allowed gross floor area for nonresidential uses in all parcels and the gross floor area of nonresidential uses allocated. The covenant shall further state that, after the transfer, the combined lots conform with the maximum gross floor area limitations.
602.7

The declaration of covenants shall expressly state that it may be substantively amended or terminated only with the approval of the Zoning Administrator.

602.8

The declaration of covenants shall be approved in content by the Zoning Administrator and certified for legal sufficiency by the Office of Zoning Legal Division. The declaration shall also contain a written statement by the Director of the Office of Planning attesting to:

(a) The lots' eligibility to allocate residential and nonresidential uses;
(b) The accuracy of the computations with respect to the amount of residential and nonresidential uses allocated; and
(c) Whether, after the transfer, the combined lots will conform with the maximum gross floor area limitations for the lots before any such transfer.
602.9

The height and density limits of Subtitle K § 603.1 shall serve as the maximums permitted under a planned unit development (PUD).

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-K602

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 13131 (11/6/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 892 (2/4/2022)