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Zones
Downtown
Downtown
D-1-R
D-2
D-3
D-4
D-4-R
D-5
D-5-R
D-6
D-6-R
D-7
D-8
Downtown Sub-areas
Blagden Alley Residential Transition Area
Chinatown
Downtown Arts
Downtown Retail Core
Capitol Security
Independence Avenue, S.W.
Lower Connecticut Avenue Corridor
Massachusetts Avenue Corridor and Mt. Vernon Square
Mount Vernon Triangle
Mount Vernon Triangle Principle Intersection Area
North Capitol Street
North of Massachusetts Avenue Corridor
Pennsylvania Avenue
South Capitol and M Streets
Mixed-Use
Mixed-Use
MU-1
MU-2
MU-3
MU-4
MU-5
MU-6
MU-7
MU-8
MU-9
MU-10
MU-11
MU-12
MU-13
MU-14
MU-15
MU-16
MU-17
MU-18
MU-19
MU-20
MU-21
MU-22
MU-23
MU-24
MU-25
MU-26
MU-27
MU-28
MU-29
Neighborhood Mixed-Use
NC-1
NC-2
NC-3
NC-4
NC-5
NC-6
NC-7
NC-8
NC-9
NC-10
NC-11
NC-12
NC-13
NC-14
NC-15
NC-16
NC-17
Production, Distribution, and Repair
Production, Distribution, and Repair
PDR-1
PDR-2
PDR-3
PDR-4
PDR-5
PDR-6
PDR-7
Residential
Residential
R-1-A
R-1-B
R-2
R-3
R-6
R-7
R-8
R-9
R-10
R-11
R-12
R-13
R-14
R-15
R-16
R-17
R-19
R-20
R-21
Residential Flat
RF-1
RF-2
RF-3
RF-4
RF-5
Residential Apartment
RA-1
RA-2
RA-3
RA-4
RA-5
RA-6
RA-7
RA-8
RA-9
RA-10
Special Purpose Zones
Capitol Gateway
Capitol Gateway
CG-1
CG-2
CG-3
CG-4
CG-5
CG-6
CG-7
Hill East
Hill East
HE-1
HE-2
HE-3
HE-4
Mixed-Use-Uptown Arts
Mixed-Use-Uptown Arts
ARTS-1
ARTS-2
ARTS-3
ARTS-4
Northern Howard Road
Reed-Cooke
Reed-Cooke
RC-1
RC-2
RC-3
Southeast Federal Center
Southeast Federal Center
SEFC-1
SEFC-2
SEFC-3
SEFC-4
St. Elizabeths East Campus
St. Elizabeths East Campus
StE-1
StE-2
StE-3
StE-4
StE-5
StE-6
StE-7
StE-8
StE-9
StE-10
StE-11
StE-12
StE-13
StE-14
StE-15
StE-16
StE-17
StE-18
StE-19
Union Station North
Union Station North
USN
Walter Reed
Walter Reed
WR-1
WR-2
WR-3
WR-4
WR-5
WR-6
WR-7
WR-8
WR-9
WR-10
WR-11
WR-12
WR-13
WR-14
WR-15
Zoning Rules
General Procedures
General Procedures
Airspace Development
Campus Plans
Chancery Applications
Civil Infraction Appeals
Map Amendments
Planned Unit Development
Special Exceptions
Variances
Text Amendments
Zoning Appeals
General Rules
General Rules
Antennas
Combined Lots
Courts
Green Area Ratio
Inclusionary Zoning
Loading
Nonconformities
Penthouses
Pervious Surfaces
Plaza
Public Education, Recreation or Library Buildings or Structures
Retaining Walls
Subdivision
Tree Protection
Waterfront
Vehicle Parking
Bicycle Parking
Measurement Rules
Measurement Rules
Density
Dwelling Unit Density
Floor Area Ratio
Gross Floor Area
Height
Non-Residential Height
Residential Height
Stories
Court/Open Spaces
Front Setbacks and Build-to Lines
Lot Occupancy
Rear Yards
Side Yards
Transitions
Use Categories
Use Categories
Rules for Determining Use Categories
Accessory Uses
Agriculture, Large
Agriculture, Residential
Animal Sales, Care, and Boarding
Antennas
Arts, Design and Creation
Basic Utilities
Chancery
Community-Based Institutional Facility
Daytime Care
Eating and Drinking Establishments
Education, College/University
Education, Private
Education, Public
Emergency Shelter
Entertainment, Assembly, and Performing Arts
Firearm Sales
Government, Large Scale
Government, Local
Institutional, General
Institutional, Religious Based
Lodging
Marine
Medical Care
Motor Vehicle-Related
Office
Parking
Parks and Recreation
Production, Distribution, and Repair
Residential
Retail
Service, General
Service, Financial
Sexually-Oriented Business Establishment
Temporary Uses
Transportation Infrastructure
Waste-Related Services
Other Uses
Other Uses
Accessory Dwelling Units
Alley Lots
Corner Stores
Definitions/Glossary
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G – H
I-L
M – O
P – R
S – T
U – W
X – Z
ANC Resources
ANC Participation in Zoning
Filling an ANC Report
Use Categories
