201. DENSITY

201 DENSITY 201.1 Except as provided elsewhere in this title, the maximum permitted floor area ratio (FAR) shall be as set forth in the following table: TABLE F § 201.1: MAXIMUM PERMITTED FLOOR AREA RATIO Zones Type of Structure Maximum FAR RA-1 Public Library 2.0 All Other Structures 0.9 RA-2 Public Library 2.0 All Other Structures 1.8 RA-3 Public Recreation and Community Center 1.8 All Other Structures 3.0 RA-4 Public Recreation and Community Center 1.8 All Other Structures 3.5 RA-5 Public Recreation and Community Center 1.8 Apartment House or Hotel 6.0 All Other Structures 5.0 201.2 A public recreation and community center shall not exceed a gross floor area of forty thousand square feet (40,000 sq. ft.), unless approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle F § 212.2. 201.3 In any of the RA-1 zones, a public recreation and community center may have a 1.8 FAR if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle F § 212.2. 201.4 The maximum permitted FAR for Inclusionary Developments in any of the RA-1 through RA-5 zones, incorporating the IZ bonus density authorized by Subtitle C § 1002.3, shall be as set forth in the following table: TABLE F § 201.4: MAXIMUM PERMITTED FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENTS Zones Maximum FAR for Inclusionary Developments RA-1 1.08 RA-2 2.16 RA-3 3.6 RA-4 4.2 RA-5 7.2 201.5 Accessory apartments shall not be permitted in any RA Zone; instead, principal dwelling units are permitted pursuant to Subtitle F, Chapter 2, and Subtitle U Chapter 4. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2915 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 009981 (July 10, 2026); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 009999 (July 10, 2026). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Residential Apartment (RA) Zones 11-F DCMR § 201