The Mixed-Use (MU) zones provide for mixed-use developments that permit a broad range of commercial, institutional, and multiple dwelling unit residential development at varying densities. The MU-6 zone is a mixed-use zone that is intended to be applied throughout the city consistent with the density designation of the Comprehensive Plan.
The MU-6 zone is intended to:
- Permit medium- to high-density mixed-use development with a focus on residential use; and
- Provide facilities for shopping and business needs, housing, and mixed-uses for large segments of the District of Columbia outside of the central core.
| Development Standards | ||||||||
| Floor Area Ratio (max.) | Height (ft.) | Penthouse Height (ft.)/Stories1 | Lot Occupancy (percentage) |
Rear Setback (ft.) | Side Setback (ft.) | Green Area Ratio | Zoning Regulation Reference | |
| MU-6 | 6.0 | 90 | 12 except 18 ft. – 6 in. for penthouse mechanical space | 80 | 152 | No side setback is required; however, if a side setback is provided it shall be at least 2 in. wide for each 1 ft. of height of building but no less than 5 ft.3 | 0.3 | Subtitle G, Chapter 3 |
| 7.2 (IZ) | N/A | 1 plus mezzanine; Second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space | 90 (IZ) | 8 ft. for a single-family detached or semi-detached dwelling | ||||
| 2.0 (non-residential) | ||||||||
| Use Permissions | Courts | Parking | Inclusionary Zoning |
| Subtitle U, Chapter 5 | Subtitle G § 202 | Subtitle C, Chapter 7 | 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.
2 See Subtitle G § 405.4 and 404.5 for measuring the rear yard.
3 Any portion of a building setback from the side lot line shall be considered a side setback and not a courtyard.