813. SPECIAL EXCEPTION (ARTS)

SPECIAL EXCEPTION (ARTS) The Board of Zoning Adjustment may grant exceptions pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9 from the requirements or limits of this chapter, other than Subtitle K § 811.9, subject also to the following criteria: The uses, buildings, or features at the size, intensity, and locations proposed, will substantially advance the purposes of the ARTS zones and will not adversely affect neighboring property or be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of persons living, working, or visiting in the area; The architectural design of the project will enhance the urban design features of the immediate vicinity in which it is located; provided, if a historic district or historic landmark is involved, the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall refer the application to the Historic Preservation Office for review and report; and Vehicular access and egress are located and designed so as to minimize conflict with principal pedestrian ways, to function efficiently, and to create no dangerous or otherwise objectionable traffic conditions. The Board of Zoning Adjustment may impose requirements pertaining to design, appearance, signs, size, landscaping, and other such requirements as it deems necessary to protect neighboring property and to achieve the purposes of the zone districts. A public recreation and community center may have a lot occupancy up to forty percent (40%) if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9 provided that the agency shows that the increase is consistent with agency policy of preserving open space. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3176 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Special Purpose Zones 11-K DCMR § 813