555. DENSITY - FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) (D-6)

DENSITY – FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) (D-6) The maximum permitted FAR for a building in the D-6 zone shall be the density achievable within the height and bulk permitted by the zone and any applicable sub-area regulations: If all of the building’s FAR is devoted to residential use; If all FAR exceeding the non-residential density permitted in Subtitle I § 555.3 is devoted to residential use; or (c) If conditions (a) or (b) are not satisfied, through the use of credits provided for by Subtitle I, Chapters 8 and 9. Except for IZ Plus Inclusionary Developments, residential density in the D-6 zone is not subject to the Inclusionary Zoning requirements or bonuses of Subtitle C, Chapter 10. The maximum permitted non-residential FAR of a building in the D-6 zone not employing credits in accordance with Subtitle I, Chapters 8 and 9 shall be 10.0 for a building with frontage on a street with a right-of-way at least one hundred ten feet (110 ft.) wide, and 8.5 FAR for a street with a right-of-way of lesser width. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3041 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10932 (August 26, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 7215 (July 23, 2021). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Downtown (D) Zones 11-I DCMR § 555