1. (a)
   Subtitle A, Authority and Applicability;
2. (b)
   Subtitle B, Definitions, Rules of Measurement, and Use Categories;
3. (c)
   Subtitle C, General Rules; and
4. (d)
   Subtitle G, Mixed-Use (MU) Zones.

1. (a)
   Provide for a varied mix of residential, employment, retail, service, and other related uses in the area;
2. (b)
   Encourage safe and efficient conditions for pedestrian and motor vehicle movement;
3. (c)
   Preserve and enhance neighborhood shopping areas, by providing the scale of development and range of uses that are appropriate for neighborhood shopping and services;
4. (d)
   Encourage a general compatibility in scale between new and older buildings;
5. (e)
   Encourage retention and establishment of a variety of retail, entertainment, and personal service establishments, predominantly in a continuous pattern at ground level, to meet the needs of the surrounding area's residents, workers, and visitors;
6. (f)
   Encourage a scale of development, a mixture of building uses, and other attributes, such as safe and efficient conditions for pedestrian and vehicular movement;
7. (g)
   Identify designated roadways within NMU zones with limitations on driveways and curb cuts; and
8. (h)
   Identify designated use areas within NMU zones within which use restriction shall apply to the ground floor. 

1. (a)
   Courts;
2. (b)
   Floor Area Ratio (FAR);
3. (c)
   Green Area Ratio (GAR);
4. (d)
   Height;
5. (e)
   Lot Occupancy; or
6. (f)
   Yards. 

1. (a)
   Provide for public review of large developments to ensure that they are compatible with and enhance the primary neighborhood retail function of the area;
2. (b)
   Ensure new construction is compatible with and enhances the primary neighborhood retail function of the area; and
3. (c)
   Limit the scale and massing of new buildings and a mix of uses that is in general compatible in scale with existing buildings 

1. (a)
   Reserve sufficient open space to provide adequate light and air to encourage retail and service uses, and pedestrian circulation in the vicinity of the Takoma Metro station;
2. (b)
   Require a minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height on the ground floor sufficient to accommodate the needs of neighborhood-serving retail, service, and office uses;
3. (c)
   Allow and encourage residential development to help meet the need for housing, enhance safety, and provide sufficient resident population to support neighborhood-serving retail, service, and office uses;
4. (d)
   Permit mixed-use development at a moderate density;
5. (e)
   Encourage residential development to enhance safety and provide resident population to support neighborhood-serving commercial uses; and
6. (f)
   Limit the height of new buildings and encourage a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that is generally compatible in scale with existing buildings. 

1. (a)
   Encourage compatibility of development with the purposes of the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978;
2. (b)
   Limit the height of new buildings and encourage a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that is generally compatible in scale with existing buildings; and
3. (c)
   Provide for retention of existing housing within the Cleveland Park commercial area to help meet the need for affordable housing and to enhance pedestrian activity, safety, and consumer support for businesses in the commercial area. 

1. (a)
   Limit the height of new buildings; and
2. (b)
   Encourage a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that are in general compatible in scale with existing buildings in the Woodley Park neighborhood.

1. (a)
   Limit the height of new buildings; and
2. (b)
   Encourage a scale of development and a mixture of building uses that are in general compatible in scale with existing buildings in the Woodley Park neighborhood.  

1. (a)
   Encourage and allow new neighborhood-serving retail and service businesses and office development in close proximity to the Navy Yard, with emphasis on firms that will conduct business with the Navy, as well as neighborhood-serving retail and service businesses;
2. (b)
   Allow and encourage mixed-use development at a medium density, in the interest of securing economic development, while restricting building heights to a low-level density to respect the historic scale of buildings and the entrance to the adjacent Navy Yard; and
3. (c)
   Provide for safe and efficient pedestrian movement by reducing conflicts between pedestrian and vehicular traffic, so as to improve access to retail and other businesses in the area.

1. (a)
   Forty-five feet (45 ft.); or
2. (b)
   Fifty-five feet (55 ft.) for Inclusionary Developments provided that a one-to-one (1:1) building setback shall be provided for any portion of a building or structure facing Eighth Street, S.E., that exceeds forty-five feet (45 ft.). 

1. (a)
   Implement the objectives of the Georgia Avenue - Petworth Metro Station Area and Corridor Plan, approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, effective July 20, 2006 (Res. 16-686);
2. (b)
   Implement the goals of the Great Streets Framework Plan for 7^th Street - Georgia Avenue, published by the District Department of Transportation and dated 2006;
3. (c)
   Encourage additional residential uses along the Georgia Avenue corridor;
4. (d)
   Encourage improved commercial uses;
5. (e)
   Provide uniform building design standards;
6. (f)
   Set guidelines for development review through planned unit development (PUD) and special exception proceedings; and
7. (g)
   Encourage vertically mixed-uses (ground floor commercial and residential above) within a quarter mile of the Georgia Avenue - Petworth Metrorail Station along Georgia Avenue, from Park Road to Shepherd Street.

1. (a)
   Any additional height and floor area above that permitted as a matter of right in the zone shall be for residential use only; and
2. (b)
   The minimum area included within the proposed PUD, including the area of public streets or alleys proposed to be closed, shall be a total of ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.). 

1. (a)
   Buildings shall be designed and built so that not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the street wall at the street level shall be constructed to the property line abutting the street right-of-way;
2. (b)
   Buildings on corner lots shall be constructed to all property lines abutting public streets;
3. (c)
   On-grade parking structures with frontage on Georgia Avenue, N.W. shall provide not less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the ground level frontage as commercial space;
4. (d)
   Each building on a lot that fronts on Georgia Avenue, N.W. shall devote not less than fifty percent (50%) of the surface area of the street wall at the ground level to entrances to commercial uses or to the building's main lobby, and to display windows having clear or clear/low emissivity glass. Decorative or architectural accents do not count toward the fifty percent (50%) requirement;
5. (e)
   Security grilles over windows or doors shall have no less than seventy percent (70%) transparency;
6. (f)
   The ground floor level of each building or building addition shall have a uniform minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height of fourteen feet (14 ft.);
7. (g)
   Each commercial use with frontage on Georgia Avenue, N.W. shall have an individual public entrance directly accessible from the public sidewalk;
8. (h)
   Buildings shall be designed so as not to preclude an entrance every forty feet (40 ft.) on average for the linear frontage of the building, excluding vehicular entrances, but including entrances to ground floor uses and the main lobby; and
9. (i)
   Off-street surface parking shall be permitted in rear yards or below grade only. 

1. (a)
   Implement the policies and goals of the H Street NE Strategic Development Plan as approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, effective February 17, 2004 (Res. 15-460);
2. (b)
   Encourage the clustering of uses into unique destination sub-districts along the corridor, specifically a housing district from 2^nd Street to 7^th Street, N.E.; a neighborhood-serving retail shopping district from 7^th Street to 12^th Street, N.E.; and an arts and entertainment district from 12^th Street to 15^th Street, N.E.;
3. (c)
   Establish design guidelines for new and rehabilitated buildings that are consistent with the historic character and scale of the H Street, N.E., commercial corridor;
4. (d)
   Encourage new construction to preserve existing façades constructed before 1958; and
5. (e)
   Encourage residential uses, the reuse of existing buildings, and the redevelopment of those portions of Squares 1026, 1027, 1049, and 1050 within the NMU-4/H-H, NMU-5A/H-H, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, NMU-8B/H-H, NMU-4/H-A, NMU-7B/H-A, NMU-4/H-R, and NMU-5A/H-R zones but not fronting H Street, N.E.

1. (a)
   Encourage residential uses along the H Street, N.E., corridor, particularly the provision of affordable units and reuse of upper floors;
2. (b)
   Establish design guidelines for new and rehabilitated buildings that are consistent with the historic character and scale of the H Street, N.E., commercial corridor; and
3. (c)
   Encourage the reuse of existing buildings along the corridor. 

1. (a)
   Office, provided that the office use shall not be on the ground story;
2. (b)
   Retail;
3. (c)
   Service; or
4. (d)
   Eating and drinking establishments. 

1. (a)
   Any additional height and floor area above that permitted as a matter of right shall be used only for housing or the designated uses;
2. (b)
   The PUD process shall not be used to reduce requirements in this chapter for designated uses, specifically retail, service, entertainment, and arts uses;
3. (c)
   The minimum area included within the proposed PUD, including the area of public streets or alleys proposed to be closed, shall be ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.);
4. (d)
   Inclusionary Developments subject to the set-aside requirements of Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) pursuant to Subtitle C, Chapter 10, may use the height and lot occupancy and bonus density as the basis of calculating the set-aside requirements for IZ units;
5. (e)
   The use of bonus FAR by a property also eligible to use the bonus provided for in Subtitle H § 903.2 shall be deemed to first utilize the bonus authorized for IZ units;
6. (f)
   Use of the bonus density authorized in Subtitle H § 903.2 shall not count towards the IZ set-aside requirements of Subtitle C, Chapter 10; and
7. (g)
   Bonus density achieved through Subtitle H § 903.2 that is in addition to the IZ requirements shall not count toward the IZ set-aside requirements of Subtitle C, Chapter 10. 

1. (a)
   Buildings shall be designed and built so that not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the streetwall(s) to a height of not less than twenty-five feet (25 ft.) shall be constructed to the property line abutting the street right-of-way. Buildings on corner lots shall be constructed to both property lines abutting public streets;
2. (b)
   New construction that preserves an existing façade constructed before 1958 is permitted to use, for residential uses, an additional 0.5 FAR above the total density permitted in the underlying zone for residential uses;
3. (c)
   Parking structures with frontage on H Street, N.E., Florida Avenue, N.E., Maryland Avenue, N.E., 13^th Street, N.E., 14^th Street, N.E., or 15^th Street, N.E., shall provide not less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the ground level frontage as commercial space;
4. (d)
   Each new building on a lot that fronts on H Street, N.E., Florida Avenue, N.E., Maryland Avenue, N.E., 13^th Street, N.E., 14^th Street, N.E., or 15^th Street, N.E. shall devote not less than fifty percent (50%) of the surface area of the streetwall(s) at the ground level of each building to display windows having clear or clear/low-emissivity glass, except for decorative or architectural accent, and to entrances to commercial uses or to the building;
5. (e)
   Security grilles shall have no less than seventy percent (70%) transparency;
6. (f)
   Each commercial use with frontage on H Street, N.E., Florida Avenue, N.E., Maryland Avenue, N.E., 13^th Street, N.E., 14^th Street, N.E., or 15^th Street, N.E. shall have an individual public entrance directly accessible from the public sidewalk. Multiple dwellings unit developments shall have at least one (1) primary entrance on H Street directly accessible from the sidewalk;
7. (g)
   Buildings shall be designed so as not to preclude an entrance every forty feet (40 ft.), on average, for the linear frontage of the building, excluding vehicular entrances, but including entrances to ground floor uses and the main lobby;
8. (h)
   The ground floor level of each new building or building addition shall have a uniform minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height of fourteen feet (14 ft.) if the building:

   1. (1)
      Fronts on H Street, N.E.; or
   2. (2)
      Fronts Florida Avenue, N.E., Maryland Avenue, N.E., 13^th Street, N.E., 14^th Street, N.E., or 15^th Street, N.E., and would have ground floor space occupied by one (1) or more service, retail, or office uses permitted as a matter of right in the underlying zone;
9. (i)
   Buildings subject to the minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height requirements of Subtitle H § 906.1(h) shall be permitted an additional five feet (5 ft.) of building height over that permitted in the zone;
10. (j)
    Projection signs shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet (8 ft.) above a sidewalk and fourteen feet (14 ft.) above a driveway, project no more than three feet, six inches (3 ft., 6 in.) from the face of the building, and end a minimum of one foot (1 ft.) behind the curbline or extension of the curbline;
11. (k)
    Façade panel signs shall not be placed so as to interrupt windows or doors and shall project no more than twelve inches (12 in.) from the face of the building; and
12. (l)
    Roof signs are prohibited. 

1. (a)
   The project is consistent with the design intent of the design guidelines of the H Street NE Strategic Development Plan; and
2. (b)
   The size, type, scale, and location of signs shall be compatible with the surrounding corridor and consistent with the design guidelines of the H Street NE Strategic Development Plan. 

1. (a)
    Implement the policies and goals of the Chevy Chase Small Area Plan as approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, effective July 12, 2022 (PR-0564);
2. (b)
   Permit mixed-use development at a moderate density;
3. (c)
   Permit reimagining of the Chevy Chase Community Center and Library site, including mixed-income housing and community gathering space;
4. (d)
   Establish design guidelines that encourage sustainable, well designed new development that is compatible with the surrounding built environment and contributes to the main street character;
5. (e)
   Establish Connecticut Avenue, N.W. between Western Avenue, N.W. and Livingston Street, N.W. as an attractive, active, pedestrian-oriented commercial corridor with a convenient mix of neighborhood-serving shops and services; and
6. (f)
   Allow and encourage residential development to help meet the need for housing, by accommodating a greater range of resident diversity to advance the District’s housing equity goals, and by mapping both the NMU-4/CC1 and NMU-4/CC2 zones as subject to IZ Plus.

1. (a)
   The rear yard shall be measured from the east-most lot line of the existing property; and
2. (b)
   The depth of the required rear yard shall be measured as the mean horizontal distance between the rear line of a building and the rear lot line abutting an alley or an R or RF zone.

1. (a)
   No part of the building, including the penthouse or rooftop structure, shall project above a plane drawn at a forty-five degree (45°) angle from a line located twenty-five feet (25 ft.) directly above a rear property line that abuts an alley, or zone boundary line with an R or RF zone;
2. (b)
   A set back of not less than three feet (3 ft.) shall be provided from the building façade along Connecticut Avenue, N.W. for:

   1. (1)
      Any portion of a building or structure above the third story; or
   2. (2)
      Any portion of a building or structure above a retained building façade pursuant to Subtitle H § 1009.1;
3. (c)
   Buildings shall be designed and built so that not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the street wall at the street level shall be constructed to the property line abutting the street right-of-way, not including permitted projections into public space;
4. (d)
   Buildings shall be designed so as not to preclude an entrance every forty feet (40 ft.) on average for the linear frontage of the building;
5. (e)
   Not less than fifty percent (50%) of the surface area of the street wall at the ground level of each building shall be devoted to display windows having clear or clear/low emissivity glass and to entrances to commercial uses or to the building;
6. (f)
   Security grilles shall have no less than seventy percent (70%) transparency;
7. (g)
   Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the front façade of each building above the ground level, or for a building which is retaining an existing façade, above the façade to be retained, may be devoted to windows or glazing of any type;
8. (h)
   The ground floor level of each new building or building addition shall have a minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height of fourteen feet (14 ft.); 
9. (i)
   A building which provides a ground floor level clear floor-to-ceiling height of eighteen feet (18 ft.) or more shall be permitted an additional five feet (5 ft.) of building height over that permitted in the zone;
10. (j)
    Each space devoted to a designated use with frontage on Connecticut Avenue, N.W. shall have an individual public entrance directly at grade with the public sidewalk along Connecticut Avenue, N.W.;
1. (k)
   On a corner lot that fronts onto both Connecticut Avenue, N.W. and a side street, any entrance to residential portions of the building shall be located on the side street;
10. (l)
    Vehicle parking, loading and trash collection shall be accessed from the alley where an alley of exists.  Trash and recycling rooms shall be located internal to the building, and located at-grade level of the building; and
11. (m)
    Vehicle parking spaces shall be located below or at grade.  If at grade, no portion of the parking shall be within twenty feet (20 ft.) of the Connecticut Avenue right of way and shall be screened along Connecticut Avenue with designated uses.

1. (a)
   No part of the building, including the penthouse or rooftop structure, shall project above a plane drawn at a forty-five degree (45°) angle from a line located twenty-five feet (25 ft.) directly above the rear property;
2. (b)
   Vehicle parking, loading and trash collection shall be accessed only from adjacent streets, except Connecticut Avenue, N.W.  Trash and recycling rooms shall be located internal to the building and located at-grade level of the building; and
3. (c)
   Vehicle parking spaces shall be located below or at grade.  If at grade, no portion of the parking shall be within twenty feet (20 ft.) of the Connecticut Avenue right of way and shall be screened along Connecticut Avenue with designated uses.

1. (a)
   The building or feature for which the relief is sought, at the size, intensity, and location proposed, will substantially advance the stated purposes of the NMU zones, and will not adversely affect neighboring property, nor be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity; 
2. (b)
   The architectural design of the project shall enhance the urban design features of the immediate vicinity in which it is located; and, if a historic district or historic landmark is involved, the Office of Planning report to the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall include review by the Historic Preservation Office and a status of the project's review by the Historic Preservation Review Board;
3. (c)
   Exceptional circumstances exist, pertaining to the property itself or to economic or physical conditions in the immediate area, that justify the requested relief;
4. (d)
   Vehicular access and egress are located and designed so as to encourage safe and efficient pedestrian movement, minimize conflict with principal pedestrian ways, to function efficiently, and to create no dangerous or otherwise objectionable traffic conditions;
5. (e)
   Parking and traffic conditions associated with the operation of a proposed use shall not adversely affect adjacent or nearby residences;
6. (f)
   Noise associated with the operation of a proposed use shall not adversely affect adjacent or nearby residences; and
7. (g)
   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 NMU zone.

1. (a)
   Animal sales, care, and boarding;
2. (b)
   Arts, design, and creation;
3. (c)
   Eating and drinking establishments;
4. (d)
   Entertainment, assembly, and performing arts;
5. (e)
   Financial and general services; and
6. (f)
   Retail.  

1. (a)
   No more than twenty percent (20%) of the ground floor level area shall be financial services, travel agencies, or other ticket offices;
2. (b)
   Except in the NMU-4/CC1, NMU-4/CC2, NMU-4/H-H, NMU-4/H-A, NMU-4/H-R, NMU-5A/H-H, NMU-5A/H-R, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU-7B/H-H, NMU-7B/ES, NMU-7B/H-A, and NMU-8B/H-H zones, eating and drinking establishments, and fast food establishments where permitted, shall be subject to the following limitations:

   1. (1)
      These uses shall occupy no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the linear street frontage within a particular NMU zone, as measured along the lots in the designated use area in the particular zone; and
   2. (2)
      Except for fast food establishments, eating and drinking establishments may occupy the full ground floor requirements of this subsection; provided, that they shall remain subject to the linear street frontage requirement of paragraph (b)(1) of this subsection;
3. (c)
   In the NMU-7B/ES zone, eating and drinking establishments shall occupy no more than fifty percent (50%) of the linear street frontage as measured along the lots that face the designated roadway of which no more than one-half (0.5) of the 50% of the linear street frontage shall be occupied by fast food establishments and prepared food shops;  
4. (d)
   In those parts of the affected building or lot other than as delineated in this section, the matter-of-right use provisions of the zone shall apply; and
5. (e)
   For the purposes of this section the designated use areas of the NMU-4/WP and NMU-5A/WP zones shall be treated as a single zone.

1. (a)
   In the NMU-3A/MW zone, entertainment and performing arts shall not be considered a designated use;
2. (b)
   In the NMU-4/TK, NMU-4/H-H, NMU-5A/H-H, NMU-6B/H-H, NMU‑7B/H-H, and NMU-8B/H-H zones, residential uses may also be considered designated uses;
3. (c)
   In the NMU-4/CP zone, no dwelling unit or rooming unit in existence as of October 1, 1987, shall be converted to any nonresidential use or to a transient use such as hotel or inn; provided, that this restriction shall not apply to the ground floor of the building; that is, that floor that is nearest in grade elevation to the sidewalk;
4. (d)
   In the NMU-4/GA and NMU-7B/GA zones, liquor stores and pawn shops shall not be permitted;
5. (e)
   In the NMU-7B/H-H and NMU-8B/H-H zones, catering establishments and bakeries may also be considered designated uses;
6. (f)
   In the NMU-4/H-A and NMU-7B/H-A zones, designated uses shall be limited to uses within the arts, design and creation, and the eating and drinking use categories;
7. (g)
   In the NMU-4/CC2 zone, designated uses shall also include Local Government and Parks and Recreation uses; and
8. (h)
   In all NC zones, animal care as a matter-of-right designated use shall be limited to:

   1. (1)
      An establishment used by a licensed veterinarian for the practice of veterinary medicine subject to the following:

      1. (A)
          No more than fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area of the veterinary office may be devoted to the boarding of animals;
      2. (B)
         The veterinary office shall be located and designed to create no objectionable conditions to adjacent properties resulting from animal noise, odor, or waste;
      3. (C)
         The veterinary office shall not abut an existing residential use or a residential zone;
      4. (D)
         External yards or other external facilities for the keeping of animals shall not be permitted; and
      5. (E)
         Pet grooming, the sale of pet supplies, and incidental boarding of animals as necessary for convalescence shall be permitted as accessory uses;
   2. (2)
      An animal grooming business provided there are no boarding facilities, and no external yards or other external facilities for the keeping of animals; and
   3. (3)
      An animal boarding use located in a basement or cellar space subject to the following:

      1. (A)
         The use shall not be located within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of a lot within an R, RF, or RA zone. The twenty-five feet (25 ft.) shall be measured to include any space on the lot or within the building not used by the animal boarding use and any portion of a street or alley that separates the use from a lot within an R, RF, or RA zone. Shared facilities not under the sole control of the animal boarding use, such as hallways and trash rooms, shall not be considered as part of the animal boarding use;
      2. (B)
         There shall be no residential use on the same floor as the use or on the floor immediately above the animal boarding use;
      3. (C)
         Windows and doors of the space devoted to the animal boarding use shall be kept closed and all doors facing a residential use shall be solid core;
      4. (D)
         No animals shall be permitted in an external yard on the premises;
      5. (E)
         Animal waste shall be placed in a closed-waste-disposal containers and shall be collected by a licensed waste disposal company at least weekly;
      6. (F)
         Odors shall be controlled by means of an air filtration or an equivalently effective odor control system; and
      7. (G)
         Floor finish materials and wall finish materials measured a minimum of forty-eight inches (48 in.) from the floor shall be impervious and washable; and
   4. (4)
      Animal sales, including pet shops, shall not be permitted.

1. (a)
   NMU zone designated uses;
2. (b)
   Agriculture, large;
3. (c)
   Arts, design, and creation;
4. (d)
   Chancery;
5. (e)
   Community solar facility, subject to the following conditions:

   1. (1)
      Roof-mounted solar array of any size; or
   2. (2)
      Ground-mounted solar array, subject to the following requirements:

      1. (A)
         Measures no greater than twenty feet (20 ft.) in height;
      2. (B)
         Has an aggregate panel face area of one-and-one half (1.5) acres or less;
      3. (C)
         Meets the yard and height development standards of the zone; and
      4. (D)
         Where the panels are sited no less than forty feet (40 ft.), including any intervening street or alley, from an adjacent property in the R, RF, or RA-1 zone;
   (f
6. (f)
   Daytime care;
7. (g)
   Education, private;
8. (h)
   Education, public; 
9. (i)
   Government, local;
10. (j)
    Institutional, general and religious; 
11. (k)
    Medical care;
12. (l)
    Office, including chancery;
13. (m)
    Parking;
14. (n)
    Parks and recreation;
15. (o)
    Residential;
16. (p)
    Retail;
17. (q)
    Services, financial;
18. (r)
    Short-Term Rental as an accessory use to a principal residential use; and
19. (s)
    Transportation infrastructure.

1. (a)
   Animal boarding uses not meeting the conditions of Subtitle H § 6001.4(g)(3), subject to the following:

   1. (1)
      The animal boarding use shall take place entirely within an enclosed building;
   2. (2)
      Buildings shall be designed and constructed to mitigate noise to limit negative impacts on adjacent properties, including residential units located in the same building as the use. Additional noise mitigation shall be required for existing buildings not originally built for the boarding of animals, including the use of acoustical tiles, caulking to seal penetrations made in floor slabs for pipes, and spray-on noise insulation;
   3. (3)
      The windows and doors of the space devoted to the animal boarding use shall be kept closed, and all doors facing a residential use shall be solid core; 
   4. (4)
      No animals shall be permitted in an external yard on the premises;
   5. (5)
      Animal waste shall be placed in closed waste disposal containers and shall be collected by a waste disposal company at least weekly;
   6. (6)
      Odors shall be controlled by means of an air filtration system or an equivalently effective odor control system;
   7. (7)
      Floor finish material, and wall finish materials measured a minimum of forty-eight inches (48 in.) from the floor, shall be impervious and washable;
   8. (8)
      The Board of Zoning Adjustment may impose additional requirements pertaining to the location of buildings or other structures, entrances and exits; buffers, banners, and fencing, soundproofing, odor control, waste storage and removal (including frequency), the species and/or number of animals; or other requirements, as the Board deems necessary to protect adjacent or nearby property; and
   9. (9)
      External yards or other exterior facilities for the keeping of animals shall not be permitted.
2. (b)
   Animal care uses, except for animal boarding uses subject to Subtitle H § 6005.1(a), not meeting the conditions of Subtitle H § 6001.4(g), subject to the following:

   1. (1)
      The use shall not be located on a lot that abuts an R, RF, or RA zone;
   2. (2)
      The use shall be located and designed to create no objectionable condition to adjacent properties resulting from animal noise, odor, or waste;
   3. (3)
      The use shall take place entirely within an enclosed and soundproofed building in such a way so as to produce no noise or odor objectionable to nearby properties. The windows and doors of the premises shall be kept closed;
   4. (4)
      All animal waste shall be placed in closed waste disposal containers and shall utilize a qualified waste disposal company to collect and dispose of all animal waste at least weekly. Odors shall be controlled by an air filtration system (for example, High Efficiently Particulate Air “HEPA” filtration) or an equivalently effective odor control system;
   5. (5)
      External yards or other external facilities for the keeping of animals shall not be permitted;
   6. (6)
      The sale of pet supplies shall be permitted as an accessory use;
   7. (7)
      The principal use shall not be for the housing, feeding, and care of stray or abandoned animals whether for profit or not for profit; and
   8. (8)
      The Board of Zoning Adjustment may impose additional requirements pertaining to the location of building entrances or exits; buffers, fencing; soundproofing; odor control; waste storage and removal (including frequency); the species and/or number and/or breeds of animals; or other requirements, as the Board of Zoning Adjustment deems necessary to protect adjacent or nearby property;
3. (c)
   [RESERVED];
4. (d)
   Community solar facility not meeting the requirements of Subtitle H § 6003.1(e), subject to the following conditions:

   1. (1)
      Provision of a landscaped area at least five feet (5 ft.) wide facing public space, residential use, or parks and recreation use, regardless of zone, that:

      1. (A)
         Maintains as many existing native trees as possible;
      2. (B)
         Includes a diverse mix of native trees, shrubs, and plants, and avoids planting a monoculture;
      3. (C)
         Ensures all trees measure a minimum of six feet (6 ft.) in height at the time of planting; and
   2. (2)
      The application, including the landscape plan, shall be referred to the District Department of Energy and Environment for review and report;
5. (e)
   Emergency shelter uses for up to fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, subject to the following conditions: 

   1. (1)
      There shall be no other property containing an emergency shelter for seven (7) or more persons in the same square, or within a radius of five hundred feet (500 ft.) from any portion of the property;
   2. (2)
      There shall be adequate, appropriately located, and screened off-street parking to provide for the needs of occupants, employees, and visitors to the facility;
   3. (3)
      The proposed shelter shall meet all applicable code and licensing requirements;
   4. (4)
      The shelter shall not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood because of traffic, noise, operations, or the number of similar facilities in the area; and
   5. (5)
      The Board of Zoning Adjustment may approve more than one (1) Emergency Shelter use in a square or within five hundred feet (500 ft.) from the property only when the Board of Zoning Adjustment finds that the cumulative effect of the shelters will not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood because of traffic, noise, or operations;

    

6. (f)

   Eating and drinking establishment use that is a prepared food shop with more than twenty-four (24) seats;

7. (g)
   Education, college/university uses shall be permitted as a special exception subject to Subtitle X § 102 
8. (h)

   Motor vehicle-related uses limited to the following and subject to the corresponding conditions:

   1. (1)

      The use is a gasoline service station to be established or enlarged, subject to the following conditions:

      1. (A)

         The use shall not be located within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of an R, RF, or RA zone;

      2. (B)
         The operation of the use shall not create dangerous or other objectionable traffic conditions; and
      3. (C)
         Parking spaces may be arranged so that all spaces are not accessible at all times. All parking spaces shall be designed to allow parking and removal of any vehicles without moving any other vehicle onto public space;
9. (i)
   Utility (basic) uses, other than an optical transmission node, but not including an EEF use, provided the use will not, as a consequence of its design, operation, low employee presence, or proximity to other electronic equipment facilities, inhibit future revitalization of the neighborhood, reduce the potential for vibrant streetscapes, deplete street life, or inhibit pedestrian or vehicular movement; and
10. (j)
    Youth Rehabilitation Home, Adult Rehabilitation Home provided that the use shall house no more than fifteen (15) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families.

1. (a)
   Uses permitted as a matter of right in any R, RF, or RA zone;
2. (b)
   Any uses permitted in Subtitle H § 6003; 
3. (c)
   Animal sales, care, and boarding uses, subject to the conditions of Subtitle H § 6001.4(g);
4. (d)
   Eating and drinking establishment uses, except for:

   1. (1)
      A prepared food shop shall be permitted as a matter of right with seating for no more than twenty-four (24) patrons; and
   2. (2)
      A fast food establishment and a food delivery business shall not be permitted as a matter of right;
5. (e)
   Emergency shelter use for no more than four (4) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families;
6. (f)
   Education uses in the MU-5A/H-H, MU-6B/H-H, and MU-5A/H-R zones only;
7. (g)
   Firearms retail sales establishments, except that no portion of the establishment shall be located within three hundred feet (300 ft.) of:

   1. (1)
      Any R, RF, RA, MU-1, or MU-2 zones; or
   2. (2)
      A place of worship, public or private school, public library, or playground;
8. (h)
   Lodging uses, except that they shall not be permitted in the MU-4/CP and MU-4/WP zones;
9. (i)
   Motor vehicle uses shall be limited to the following and subject to the corresponding conditions:

   1. (1)
      An automobile rental agency;
   2. (2)
      A car wash with stacking spaces for a minimum of fifteen (15) cars;
   3. (3)
      A gasoline service station with a valid certificate of occupancy that has not been replaced by another use with a valid certificate of occupancy; and
   4. (4)
      Gasoline service station as an accessory use to a parking garage or public storage garage; provided:

      1. (A)
         (A)       All portions of the gasoline service station shall be located entirely within the garage;
      2. (B)
         No part of the accessory use shall be visible from a sidewalk; and
      3. (C)
         Signs or displays indicating the existence of the accessory use shall not be visible from the outside of the garage;
10. (j)
    Service (general) uses subject to the following limitations and corresponding conditions:

    1. (1)
       A self-service or full-service laundry, or dry-cleaning establishment shall not exceed two thousand five hundred square feet (2,500 sq. ft.) of gross floor area and no dry-cleaning chemicals shall be used or stored on site; and
    2. (2)
       Any establishment that has as a principal use the administration of massage shall not be permitted as a matter of right; and
11. (k)

    Utility (basic) uses limited to optical transmission nodes.

     

1. (a)
   Animal care and boarding uses not meeting the conditions of Subtitle H § 6001.4(g) for these uses, subject to the conditions of Subtitle H §§ 6005.1(a) and (b) for these uses;
2. (b)
   [RESERVED];
3. (c)
   Community solar facility not meeting the requirements of Subtitle H § 6003.1(e), subject to the following:

   1. (1)
      Provision of a landscaped area at least five feet (5 ft.) wide facing public space, residential use, or parks and recreation use, regardless of zone, that:

      1. (A)
         Maintains as many existing native trees as possible;
      2. (B)
         Includes a diverse mix of native trees, shrubs, and plants, and avoids planting a monoculture; and
      3. (C)
         Ensures all trees measure a minimum of six feet (6 ft.) in height at the time of planting; and
   2. (2)
      The Application, including the landscape plan, shall be referred to the District Department of Energy and Environment for review and report;
4. (d)
   Emergency shelter uses for up to twenty-five (25) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families, subject to the conditions in Subtitle H § 6005.1(e);
5. (e)
   Eating and drinking establishment uses as follows:

   1. (1)
      Prepared food shop with seating for more than twenty-four (24) patrons; and
   2. (2)
      Fast food establishments or food delivery businesses shall be permitted, subject to the following conditions:

      1. (A)
         The uses shall not be permitted in the MU-4/WP zone;
      2. (B)
         No part of the lot on which the use is located shall be within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of any R, RA, or RF zone unless separated therefrom by a street or alley;
      3. (C)
         If any lot line of the lot abuts an alley containing a zone boundary line for a residential zone, a continuous brick wall at least six feet (6 ft.) high and twelve inches (12 in.) thick shall be constructed and maintained on the lot along the length of that lot line. The brick wall shall not be required in the case of a building that extends for the full width of its lot;
      4. (D)
         Any refuse dumpsters shall be housed in a three- (3) sided brick enclosure equal in height to the dumpster or six feet (6 ft.) high, whichever is greater. The entrance to the enclosure shall include an opaque gate. The entrance shall not face an R, RA, or RF zone;
      5. (E)
         The use shall not include a drive-through;
      6. (F)
         There shall be no customer entrance in the side or rear of a building that faces a street or alley containing a zone boundary line for a residential zone; and
      7. (G)
         The use shall be designed and operated so as not to become objectionable to neighboring properties because of noise, sounds, odors, lights, hours of operation, or other conditions; 
6. (f)
   Education, college/university uses subject to Subtitle X § 102, in all the other zones in NMU Use Group B that are not allowed as a matter of right;
7. (g)
   Motor vehicle-related uses are not permitted except for the following uses subject to the corresponding conditions:

   1. (1)
      The uses shall not be permitted in the NMU-4/H-A and NMU-4/H-R zones; and
   2. (2)
      A gasoline service station or repair garage not including body or fender work, subject to the following conditions:

      1. (A)
         The use shall not be located within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of any R, RF, or RA zone;
      2. (B)
         The operation of the use shall not create dangerous or other objectionable traffic conditions; and
      3. (C)
         Parking spaces may be arranged so that all spaces are not accessible at all times. All parking spaces shall be designed to allow parking and removal of any vehicles without moving any other vehicle onto public space;
8. (h)
   Motorcycle sales and repair uses subject to the following conditions:

   1. (1)
      The use and all its accessory facilities shall be located within a building; and
   2. (2)
      No portion of a building used for motorcycle sales and repair shall be located within fifty feet (50 ft.) of any R, RF, RA, MU-1, and MU-2 zones;
9. (i)
   Parking as accessory parking spaces elsewhere than on the same lot or part of the lot on which any principal use subject to the following conditions:

   1. (1)
      The total number of parking spaces provided for the principal use shall not exceed the minimum number of spaces required for the principal use;
   2. (2)
      It shall be considered economically impracticable or unsafe to locate the parking spaces within the principal building or on the same lot on which the building or use is permitted because of the following:

      1. (A)
         Strip zoning or shallow zoning depth;
      2. (B)
         Restricted size of lot caused by adverse adjoining ownership or substantial improvements adjoining or on the lot;
      3. (C)
         Unusual topography, grades, shape, size, or dimensions of the lot;
      4. (D)
         The lack of an alley or the lack of appropriate ingress or egress through existing or proposed alleys or streets; or
      5. (E)
         Traffic hazards caused by unusual street grades or other conditions; and
   3. (3)
      The parking spaces shall be located, and all facilities in relation to the parking spaces shall be designed, so that they are not likely to become objectionable to adjoining or nearby property because of noise, traffic, or other objectionable conditions;
10. (j)
    Service (general) uses subject to the following limitations and corresponding conditions:

    1. (1)
       A self-service or full-service laundry or dry-cleaning establishment that exceeds two thousand five hundred square feet (2,500 sq. ft.) of gross floor area; and
    2. (2)
       An establishment that has as a principal use the administration of massage;
11. (k)
    Utility (basic) uses, other than an optical transmission node, but not including an EEF use, provided the Board of Zoning Adjustment concludes the use will not, as a consequence of its design, operation, low employee presence, or proximity to other electronic equipment facilities, inhibit future revitalization of the neighborhood, reduce the potential for vibrant streetscapes, deplete street life, or inhibit pedestrian or vehicular movement;
12. (l)
    Youth Rehabilitation Home, Adult Rehabilitation Home provided that the use shall house no more than twenty (20) persons, not including resident supervisors or staff and their families. 

1. (a)
   Uses permitted as a matter of right in any R, RF, or RA zone;
2. (b)
   Uses permitted in Subtitle H § 6003;
3. (c)
   Animal sales, care, and boarding uses subject to the conditions of Subtitle H § 6001.4(g);
4. (d)
   Eating and drinking establishment uses, except a fast food establishment shall not be permitted as a matter of right;
5. (e)
   Firearms retail sales establishments, except that no portion of the establishment shall be located within three hundred feet (300 ft.) of:

   1. (1)
      Any R, RF, RA, MU-1, or MU-2 zones; or
   2. (2)
      A place of worship, public or private school, public library, or playground;
6. (f)
   Lodging uses, except these shall not be permitted in the NMU-5A/WP zone;
7. (g)
   Service (general) uses subject to the following limitations and corresponding conditions:

   1. (1)
      A self-service or full-service laundry or dry-cleaning establishment shall not exceed five thousand square feet (5,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area, and no dry-cleaning chemicals shall be used or stored on site; and
   2. (2)
      Any establishment that has as a principal use the administration of massage shall not be permitted; and
8. (h)
   Utility (basic) uses subject to the following limitations and conditions:

   1. (1)
      The use is an optical transmission node; and
   2. (2)
      The use is an EEF that occupies no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the above ground constructed gross floor area of the building; or
   3. (3)
      The use is located below ground floor. 

In areas other than designated use areas, the uses in this section shall be permitted if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9, and subject to the conditions applicable to each use as follows:

1. (a)

   Animal care and boarding uses not meeting the conditions of Subtitle H § 6001.4(g), subject to the conditions of Subtitle H §§ 6005.1(a) and (b);

2. (b)

   Community solar facility not meeting the requirements of Subtitle H § 6003.1(e), subject to the following conditions:

   1. (1)

      Provision of a landscaped area at least five feet (5 ft.) wide facing public space, residential use, or parks and recreation use, regardless of zone, that:

      1. (A)

         Maintains as many existing native trees as possible; 

      2. (B)

         Includes a diverse mix of native trees, shrubs, and plants, and avoids planting a monoculture;

      3. (C)

         Ensures all trees measure a minimum of six feet (6 ft.) in height at the time of planting; and 

   2. (2)

      The application, including the landscape plan, shall be referred to the District Department of Energy and Environment for review and report;

3. (c)
   Eating and drinking establishment use that is a fast food establishment, subject to the conditions of Subtitle H § 6007.1(e); except that the use shall not be permitted in the NMU-5A/WP zone;
4. (d)
   Motor vehicle-related uses are not permitted except for the following uses subject to the corresponding conditions:

   1. (1)
      A gasoline service station or repair garage, subject to the following conditions

      1. (A)
         The use shall not be located within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of an R, RF, or RA zone;
      2. (B)
         The operation of the use shall not create dangerous or other objectionable traffic conditions; and
      3. (C)
         Parking spaces may be arranged so that all spaces are not accessible at all times. All parking spaces shall be designed to allow parking and removal of any vehicles without moving any other vehicle onto public space;
   2. (2)
      Motorcycle sales and repair uses, subject to the following conditions:

      1. (A)
         The use and all its accessory facilities shall be located within a building; and
      2. (B)
         No portion of a building used for motorcycle sales and repair shall be located within fifty feet (50 ft.) of any R, RF, RA, MU-1, or MU-2 zones;
5. (e)
   Parking as accessory parking spaces elsewhere than on the same lot or part of the lot on which any principal use subject to the following conditions:

   1. (1)
      The total number of parking spaces provided for the principal use shall not exceed the minimum number of spaces required for the principal use;
   2. (2)
      The applicant demonstrates to the Board’s satisfaction that it is economically impracticable or unsafe to locate the parking spaces within the principal building or on the same lot on which the building or use is permitted because of the following:

      1. (A)
         Strip zoning or shallow zoning depth;
      2. (B)
         Restricted size of lot caused by adverse adjoining ownership or substantial improvements adjoining or on the lot;
      3. (C)
         Unusual topography, grades, shape, size, or dimensions of the lot;
      4. (D)
         The lack of an alley or the lack of appropriate ingress or egress through existing or proposed alleys or streets; or
      5. (E)
         Traffic hazards caused by unusual street grades or other conditions; and
   3. (3)
      The parking spaces shall be located, and all facilities in relation to the parking spaces shall be designed, so that they are not likely to become objectionable to adjoining or nearby property because of noise, traffic, or other objectionable conditions;
6. (f)
   An automated parking garage as a principal use located and designed so as it is not likely to become objectionable to adjoining or nearby property because of noise, traffic, or other objectionable conditions;
7. (g)

   Service (general) uses not meeting the conditions of Subtitle H § 6008.1(g); and

8. (h)

   Utility (basic) uses not meeting the conditions of Subtitle H § 6008.1(h) and subject to the use will not, as a consequence of its design, operation, low employee presence, or proximity to other electronic equipment facilities, inhibit future revitalization of the neighborhood, reduce the potential for vibrant streetscapes, deplete street life, or inhibit pedestrian or vehicular movement.