Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Applies near
- Potomac River
- Geographic extent
- Waterfront districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. along the Potomac River
Uses
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Frontage
- Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for single-unit and two-unit duplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex.50 ft
When measured at both the front lot line and the front building line, each single-unit and two-unit duplex dwelling requires a minimum of 50 feet of frontage.
- Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for two-unit semi-detached25 ft
a two-unit semi-detached dwelling requires a minimum frontage of 25 feet for each dwelling unit.
Other
- Auxiliary dwellings
Up to four auxiliary dwelling units are permitted and shall be categorized as nonresidential for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone. Such dwellings shall comply with section 8-200(A)(16) for parking and where parking is required spaces may be compact size or tandem.
- Co-living dwellings
Up to two co-living dwellings shall be categorized as nonresidential for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone, and each such co-living dwelling shall provide the parking required under section 8-200(A)(22). For proposals with greater than two co-living dwellings, each will be counted as a dwelling unit subject to the same area and bulk regulations as multi-unit dwellings in this zone.
- Day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. pick-up and drop-off plan
A day care center shall submit for the director's review a pick-up and drop-off plan that adequately ensures the safe transfer of children and creates minimal impact on pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
- Operations within enclosed building
All operations, including storage, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building with the exception of outdoor uses pursuant to this section 5-500 and City Code section 5-2-29, as applicable.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. requirement
For each residential use, the required front yard shall be between the range established by the front yards within the contextual block face. If the minimum front yard, including the front yard of the property in question, within this range exceeds 20 feet, a residential use shall provide a front yard of at least 20 feet.
- Ground floor occupancy restriction
No room or space used for residential purposes or commercial purposes, other than restaurant or retail room or space, shall be permitted on the ground floor of any building.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for single-unit dwelling5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each single-unit dwelling shall be located on a lot with a minimum land area of 5,000 square feet.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. dwelling1,452 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each townhouse dwelling shall be located on a lot with a minimum of 1452 square feet of land area.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per two-unit dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the case of a two-unit dwelling, the lot shall contain 2,500 square feet of land area for each dwelling unit.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for multi-unit dwellings50 ft
For multi-unit dwellings, the minimum lot width at the front lot and building line shall be 50 feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.18 ft
For townhouses, the minimum lot width at the front lot and building line shall be 18 feet for all lots except end lots for which the minimum lot width at the front lot and building line shall be 26 feet.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for continuum of care facilities25 pct
Continuum of care facilities shall provide a minimum of 25 percent of land area as open and usable space.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for residential uses35 pct
Each residential use shall provide 35 percent of the area of the lot as open and usable space.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. requirement8 ft
Each lot shall provide a rear yard of at least 8 feet, except that each multi-unit residential building shall provide a rear yard based on a setback ratio of 1:2 and a minimum distance of 16 feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for multi-unit residential buildings16 ft
Multi-unit residential buildings shall provide two side yards based on a setback ratio of 1:2 and a minimum of 16 feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for single and two-unit dwellings8 ft
Single and two-unit dwellings shall provide two side yards, each based on a setback ratio of 1:3 and a minimum of eight feet. For lots less than 25 feet wide, no side yards shall be required.
- Tobacco retail prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. near schools
Retail shopping establishments with a principal use selling tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, alternative nicotine products, or hemp products intended for smoking are prohibited on property within 1,000 linear feet of a child day care center, or a public or private academic early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school.
- Underground utilities required
All developments containing new or replacement utility facilities within the development shall provide for underground installation of said facilities.
- Window visibility
The placement or construction of items that block the visibility through windows of the interior of the commercial space from the street and sidewalk... shall be prohibited. All windows shall remain transparent.
From the ordinance
For single-unit, two-unit, and townhouse dwellings only, gross density shall not exceed 30 dwelling units per acre.