2401. AREA REQUIREMENTS

2401 AREA REQUIREMENTS 2401.1 The minimum area included within the proposed development, including the area of public streets or alleys proposed to be closed, shall be as follows: (a) A total of two (2) acres for a development to be located in any R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-5-A District; (b) A total of one (1) acre for a development to be located in any W-0 or R-5-B District; or (c) A total of fifteen thousand square feet (15,000 ft.2) for development to be located in any other zone district. 2401.2 The Commission may waive not more than fifty percent (50%) of the minimum area requirement of this section, provided: (a) The Commission shall find after public hearing that the development is of exceptional merit and in the best interest of the city or country; and (b) The Commission shall find one of the following: (1) If the development is to be located outside the Central Employment Area, at least eighty percent (80%) of the gross floor area of the development shall be used exclusively for dwelling units and uses accessory thereto; or (2) If the development is to be located in a portion of the Central Employment Area which is in an HR Overlay District, the development shall contain a minimum floor area ratio of 2.0 devoted to hotel or apartment house use. 2401.3 All of the property included in a PUD shall be contiguous, except that the property may be separated only by a public street, alley, or right-of-way. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 6613, 6614 (December 1, 1995); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8513 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 3440(April 2, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005).