908. WR-8 ZONE

WR-8 ZONE FIGURE K § 908: ILLUSTRATION OF BOUNDARIES OF THE WR-8 ZONE The WR-8 zone is intended to: Provide medium-density residential development that is sensitive to existing development on the south side of Aspen Street; and Encourage open and green space suitable for sustainable infrastructure and amenities as appropriate. The development standards for the WR-8 zone are set forth in the following table: TABLE K § 908.2: WR-8 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WR-8 Sub-Area Building Height (max.) Stories (max.) FAR (max.) Lot Occupancy (max.) Setbacks Land Bay J.2 See § 3508.3 5 3.25 80% See § 908.4 In the WR-8 zone, the maximum height of buildings or structures shall be as follows: Within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of the setback specified in Subtitle K § 908.4, fifty feet (50 ft.) above the finished grade at the middle of the Aspen Street building façade; and Elsewhere, sixty-five feet (65 ft.) as measured from whichever measuring point is chosen for the building for the purpose of measuring height. In the WR-8 zone, any new construction shall be set back no less than twenty feet (20 ft.) from the Aspen Street property line, as it exists on January 1, 2015. 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 § 908