569. DENSITY - FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) (D-7)

DENSITY – FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) (D-7) The maximum permitted density for a building in the D-7 zone shall be the density achievable within the height and bulk permitted by the zone and any applicable sub-area regulations: All of the building’s FAR is devoted to residential use; If all FAR exceeding the non-residential density permitted in Subtitle I § 569.3 is devoted to residential use; or If conditions (a) or (b) are not satisfied through the employment of credits provided for by Subtitle I, Chapters 8 and 9. Except for IZ Plus Inclusionary Developments, residential density in the D-7 zone is not subject to the Inclusionary Zoning requirements or bonuses of Subtitle C, Chapter 10. The maximum permitted non-residential density of a building in the D-7 zone not employing credits enabled by Subtitle I, Chapters 8 and 9 shall be 10.0 FAR for a building fronting on a street with a right-of-way width of at least one hundred ten feet (110 ft.) and 8.5 FAR on a street with a right-of-way of lesser width. A building in the D-7 zone fronting on a designated primary or secondary street shall be subject to the general primary and secondary street use-related density requirements in Subtitle I § 601and, if applicable, the following: The Chinatown Sub-Area requirements in Subtitle I § 609 if the designated street borders Square 429; The Downtown Retail Core Sub-Area requirements in Subtitle I § 606 if the designated street borders Square 223, 224, 225, 252, 253, 254, 288, 289, 290, 319, 320, 321, 345, 346, 347, 375, or 376; and The Downtown Arts Sub-Area regulated by Subtitle I § 607 if the designated Street borders: One (1) of the following Squares: 254, 290, 291, 321, 322, 342, 348, 375, 376, 378, or 379; or Square 405 or 429 south of a line extending eastward from G Place, N.W. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3041 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); 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 § 569