The Woodley Park Neighborhood Mixed-Use NC-4 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-4 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-4 zone is intended to permit mixed-use development at a moderate-density.
| Development Standards | ||||||||
| Floor Area Ratio (max.) | Height (ft.) | Penthouse Height (ft.)/Stories1 | Lot Occupancy (percentage) |
Rear Yard (ft.) | Side Yard (ft.) | Green Area Ratio | Zoning Regulation Reference | |
| NC-4 | 2.5 | 40 | 12 (1 story) |
60% (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.3 | 0.3 | Subtitle H, Chapter 6 |
| 3.0 (IZ) | 50 (IZ) | 15 for mechanical space (second additional story for mechanical space) | 75% (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.