501. MATTER-OF-RIGHT USES (MU)

501 MATTER-OF-RIGHT USES (MU) 501.1 The uses in this section shall be permitted as a matter of right in any MU zone except the MU-11 zone, subject to any applicable conditions. 501.2 Any use permitted as a matter of right in any R, RF, or RA zone shall be permitted as a matter of right in the MU, except the MU-11 zone, except that accessory apartments are not permitted in any MU zone; instead, principal dwelling units are permitted pursuant to Subtitle G, Chapter 2 and Subtitle U Chapter 5. 501.3 Other accessory uses that are customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal uses permitted in this chapter shall be permitted, except that accessory apartments are not permitted in any MU zone; instead, principal dwelling units are permitted pursuant to Subtitle G, Chapter 2, and Subtitle U Chapter 5. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3338 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 009999 (July 10, 2026). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Use Permissions 11-U DCMR § 501