D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, § 1323
HS Overlay Arts Sub-district (HS-A)
Effective Mar 10, 200653 DCR 1708, 1717Authority: The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 1708, 1717 (March 10, 2006).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
1323.1 The HS Overlay Arts Sub-district is intended to encourage arts and entertainment uses.
1323.2 For the purposes of §§ 1320.3(c), 1323.4 and 1326.1(a), preferred uses are:
- (a) Art center;
- (b) Art gallery;
- (c) Art or performing arts school;
- (d) Artist housing;
- (e) Artist studio;
- (f) Artists' supply store;
- (g) Arts services, including set design and restoration of artworks;
- (h) Bar, nightclub, or cocktail lounge;
- (i) Book store;
- (j) Cabaret;
- (k) Coffee shop, café, or delicatessen;
- (l) Concert hall or other performing arts space;
- (m) Library;
- (n) Movie theater;
- (o) Museum;
- (p) Musical instruments store;
- (q) Performing arts ticket office or booking agency;
- (r) Photographic studio;
- (s) Picture framing shop;
- (t) Printing, lithographing, or photoengraving establishment, in each case not exceeding twenty-five hundred square feet (2,500 ft.²) of gross floor area;
- (u) Record store;
- (v) Recording studio;
- (w) Restaurant; and
- (x) Theater.
1323.3 The floor area ratio in the HS-A Sub-district for new construction may not exceed 1.0 FAR for non-residential uses except as provided in § 1323.4.
1323.4 New construction that preserves an existing façade constructed before 1958 is permitted 0.5 FAR in addition to the non-residential FAR permitted in the underlying zone for non-residential preferred uses listed in § 1323.2.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 1708, 1717 (March 10, 2006).