D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10-A, § 1708
1708.1 The following general policies and actions should guide growth and neighborhood conservation decisions in Far Northeast and Southeast. These policies and actions should be considered in tandem with those in the District-wide Elements of the Comprehensive Plan.
1708.2 Policy FNS-1.1.1: Conservation of Low-Density Neighborhoods Recognize the value and importance of Far Northeast and Southeast's established single-family neighborhoods to the character of the local community and to the entire District. Comprehensive Plan and zoning designations for these neighborhoods reflect and preserve the existing land use pattern while allowing for taller and denser infill development that is compatible with neighborhood character.
1708.3 Policy FNS-1.1.2: Development of New Housing Encourage new mixed-use, mixed-income development for area residents on vacant lots and around Metro stations and on underused commercial sites along the area's major avenues. Strongly encourage the rehabilitation and renovation of existing housing in Far Northeast and Southeast and seek to ensure that the housing remains affordable for current and future residents.
1708.4 Policy FNS-1.1.3: Directing Growth Concentrate employment growth in Far Northeast and Southeast, including office and retail development around the Deanwood, Minnesota Avenue, and Benning Road Metro station areas; the East Capitol Street Gateway; the Fletcher-Johnson property; the former George Washington Carver Apartments site; the Skyland Shopping Center; and along I-295 adjacent to the Parkside neighborhood, along Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, Minnesota Avenue NE/SE, Benning Road NE, and Pennsylvania Avenue SE Great Streets corridors, as well as along the 58th Street, Eastern Avenue, and Dix Street corridors. Provide improved pedestrian, bus, and automobile access to these areas, and improve their visual and urban design qualities. These areas should be safe, inviting, pedestrian-oriented places.
1708.5 Policy FNS-1.1.4: Retail Development Support the revitalization of the neighborhood commercial areas listed in Policy FNS-1.1.3 encouraging a vibrant and diverse mix of new businesses and activities that provide needed retail services to the adjacent neighborhoods and that are compatible with surrounding land uses.
1708.6 Policy FNS-1.1.5: Prince George's County Work closely with Prince George's County and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) to guide the development of land
along the Maryland/District line, especially around the Capitol Heights and Southern Avenue Metro stations. Safe pedestrian access to these stations should be provided. Given the proximity of the Capitol Heights and Naylor Road Metro stations to the District line (about 1,000 feet, respectively), collaborative transit-oriented development planning around these stations is also encouraged.
1708.7
Encourage the rehabilitation of single-family homes in the Fairlawn and Twining neighborhoods, as well as the renovation of vacant deteriorating apartment units, especially in Marshall Heights, Lincoln Heights, Northeast Boundary, Greenway, Randle Highlands (south of Pennsylvania Avenue SE), and along 29th Street between Erie and Denver Streets.
1708.8
In the Fairlawn and Twining neighborhoods, encourage infill housing constructed so as to be compatible with the architectural style and materials of the brick row houses and semi-detached homes that predominate in these areas.
1708.9
Improve the interface between the I-295 freeway/rail corridor and adjacent residential uses, especially in the Deanwood, Eastland Gardens, Fairlawn, Greenway, Kenilworth, Mayfair, Parkside, River Terrace, and Twining neighborhoods. These improvements should preserve the neighborhoods from noise, odors, pollution, vibrations, and other freeway impacts while also providing a more positive visual impression of the community from the highway itself.
1708.10
Reexamine traffic control and management programs along major Far Northeast and Southeast arterial streets, particularly along Pennsylvania and Minnesota Avenues SE, Nannie Helen Burroughs and Kenilworth Avenues NE, I-295, East Capitol Street, Benning Road SE, Branch Avenue SE, and Naylor Road SE. Consider additional bikeshare stations at Metro stations and along key corridors in Far Northeast and Southeast to provide additional transit options. Develop measures to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety and mitigate the effects of increased local and regional traffic on residential streets.
1708.11
Improve bus service to the Metro stations from neighborhoods throughout Far Northeast and Southeast, particularly in the southern part of the Planning Area. Preserve crosstown routes and prevent fragmentation of bus service.
1708.12
Encourage urban design and façade improvements in the established commercial districts along Naylor Road, Minnesota Avenue, Benning Road, Branch Avenue,
Alabama Avenue, Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Division Avenue, Sheriff Road, and Pennsylvania Avenue SE. These improvements should respect and enhance historic structures and landmarks in these areas.
Revive the Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Program or a similar effort once operated by the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (MHCDO) to expand into additional neighborhood commercial areas such as East Capitol Street NE/SE and Benning Road NE/SE in Far Northeast and Southeast. Community-based organizations that could lead this effort include the Ward 7 Business Partnership, the Washington Area Community Investment Fund, or the MHCDO.
Develop a joint planning agreement with MNCPC/Prince George's County to coordinate the mutual review of projects and area plans on both sides of the District/Maryland line.
Implement the recommendations of the Kenilworth Avenue transportation study to better manage truck traffic and to separate local traffic from through traffic on neighborhood streets.
An access and circulation study is underway in the Parkside neighborhood. When implemented, it will improve pedestrian and vehicle safety and operational efficiency for all modes of transportation and the delivery of goods and services in and out of the neighborhood. Focus additional planning efforts on neighborhoods along the Anacostia River Future studies of Parkside and Kenilworth should include a retail analysis to guide future growth and development.
SOURCE: District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 31 DCR 1049 (March 9, 1984)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; 32 DCR 873 (February 15, 1985)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-129; 37 DCR 55 (January 5, 1990)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989 NCPC-Recommended Amendments, and Closing of Public Alleys in Square 669, S.O. 88-452, Act of 1990, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-132; 37 DCR 2213 (April 6, 1990)); as amended by District Government Land Use Temporary Amendment Act of 1994, effective October 1, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-190; 41 DCR 5360 (August 12, 1994)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, effective October 6, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-193; 41 DCR 5536 (August 19, 1994)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Amendment Act of 1994, effective March 21, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-235; 42 DCR 30 (January 6, 1995)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-110; 43 DCR 530 (February 9, 1996)); as amended by Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-255; 44 DCR 1271 (March 7, 1997)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999
(D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (February 19, 1999)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1999, effective April 12, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-91; 47 DCR 520 (January 28, 2000)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-300; 54 DCR 924 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-353; 56 DCR 1117 (February 6, 2009)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-361; 58 DCR 908 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021, effective August 21, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-20; 68 DCR 006918 (July 16, 2021)).