D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-U202
Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Rule 11-U202 - MATTER-OF-RIGHT USES - R-USE GROUPS A, B, AND C202.1 The following uses shall be permitted as a matter of right in R-Use Groups A, B, and C subject to any applicable conditions:
(a) Any use permitted as a matter of right in Subtitle U § 201;(b) Accessory uses, subject to Subtitle U § 250;(c) Agricultural - large uses, except for a private stable;(d) Agricultural - residential uses except for a private stable;(e) Car-sharing spaces on an unimproved lot, with no more than two (2) spaces permitted;(f) Chancery existing on September 22, 1978; provided that the following requirements shall be met: (a) After February 23, 1990, the continued use of the chancery shall be limited to the government that lawfully occupied the chancery on that date;(b) No additional or accessory structure may be constructed on the lot that is occupied by the chancery;(c) There shall be no expansion of the exterior walls, height, bulk, gross floor area, or any portion of any existing building or structure that is used as a chancery;(d) If an existing building or structure that is used as a chancery is destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion, or act of God, the building or structure may be reconstructed provided the reconstruction shall be limited to the chancery site as it existed on February 23, 1990; and(e) The reconstruction that is authorized by subparagraph (4) of this paragraph shall not be subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Chapter 2;(g) Child development/elderly development center located in a District of Columbia public school or a public recreation center operated by the District of Columbia Government; provided, that written permission to use the premises shall have been granted by the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools or the Director of the managing government agency, respectively;(h) Community Residence Facility for one (1) to six (6) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. (1) In R-Use Group A, the facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of one thousand feet (1,000 ft.) from any portion of the subject property; and(2) In R-Use Groups B and C, the facility may accommodate s ev e n ( 7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing facility for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from any portion of the subject property;(i) Emergency shelter of not more than four (4) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families;(j) Government, local uses;(k) Health care facility for not more than six (6) persons not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. The facility may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing health care facility for seven (7) or more persons either in the same square, or within a radius of one thousand feet (1,000 ft.) from, any portion of the subject property;(l) Institutional, religious-based uses, but not including rescue mission or temporary revival tents;(m) Private garage, as a principal use, designed to house no more than two (2) motor vehicles and not exceeding four hundred fifty square feet (450 sq. ft.) in area and subject to the requirements of Subtitle D, Chapter 50;(n) Public recreation and community centers and public libraries;(o) Public schools, collocation of. Public schools may collocate with other permitted schools or uses provided all applicable requirements of this title are met. Public schools may share common on-site recreation space including gymnasiums, playgrounds, and field, and these shared recreation spaces may count toward the minimum lot area provided that the school is adjacent to the shared recreation space; on-site office use must be ancillary and necessary to the operation of the particular school;(p) Temporary buildings for the construction industry that is incidental to erection of buildings or other structures permitted by this section;(q) Temporary use of premises by fairs, circuses, or carnivals, subject to the provisions of Title 19 DCMR, Chapter 13 (Amusements, Parks, and Recreation);(r) Mass transit facility;(s) Reuse of former District of Columbia public school subject to the conditions of Subtitle U § 252; and(t) Youth Residential Care Home for one (1) to six (6) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. (1) In R-Use Group A, the home may accommodate seven (7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing home for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of one thousand feet (1,000 ft.) from any portion of the subject property; and(2) In R-Use Groups B and C, the home may accommodate s eve n ( 7) to eight (8) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, provided there shall be no property containing an existing h o m e for eight (8) or more persons within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from any portion of the subject property.202.2 In R-Use Group C, a corner store shall be permitted as a matter of right subject to the conditions of Subtitle U § 254.D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-U202
Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 000022 (1/6/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 7254 (7/28/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 3776 (4/3/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 12886 (10/21/2022); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 11297 (8/25/2023)