The Woodley Park Neighborhood Mixed-Use NC-5 Zone is located in the vicinity of the Woodley Park Metrorail Station on non-residentially zoned lots at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street, N.W.
The purpose of the NC-5 Zone is to:
- Limit the height of new buildings; and
- Encourage a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that are in general compatible in scale with existing buildings in the Woodley Park neighborhood.
The NC-5 zone is intended to permit compact mixed-use development at a medium density with an emphasis on residential development.

Development Standards | ||||||||
Floor Area Ratio (max.)1 | Height (ft.) | Penthouse Height (ft.)/Stories2 | Lot Occupancy (percentage) |
Rear Yard (ft.) | Side Yard (ft.)3 | Green Area Ratio | Zoning Regulation Reference | |
NC-5 | 2.5 | 50 | 12 (1 story) |
80% (residential) | 15 (min.) | None required; If provided it shall be at least 2 in. wide for each 1 ft. of height of building but no less than 5 ft. | 0.30 | Subtitle H, Chapter 6 |
3.6 (IZ) | 55 (IZ) | 15 for mechanical space (second additional story for mechanical space) | 80% (IZ) | 8 ft. for a single-family detached or semi-detached dwelling | ||||
1.0 (non-residential) | 100% (non-residential) |
Use Permissions | Courtyards | Parking | Inclusionary Zoning |
Subtitle H, Chapter 11 | Subtitle H § 407 | Subtitle C, Chapter 7/8 | Subtitle C, Chapter 10 |
1 Except as prohibited on the roof of a detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, rowhouse, or flat in Subtitle C § 1500.4.