D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11-H, § 6008
Matter-of-right Uses (NMU - Use Group C)
Effective Aug 25, 202370 DCR 011297Authority: § 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797), as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2018 Repl.), and pursuant to § 6 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1206; D.C. Official Code § 2-505(c) (2016 Repl.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2987 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6596 (June 15, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
6008.1 The following uses in this section shall be permitted as a matter of right subject to any applicable conditions:
- (a) Uses permitted as a matter of right in any R, RF, or RA zone;
- (b) Uses permitted in Subtitle H § 6003;
- (c) Animal sales, care, and boarding uses subject to the conditions of Subtitle H § 6001.4(g);
- (d) Eating and drinking establishment uses, except a fast food establishment shall not be permitted as a matter of right;
- (e) Firearms retail sales establishments, except that no portion of the establishment shall be located within three hundred feet (300 ft.) of:
- (1) Any R, RF, RA, MU-1, or MU-2 zones; or
- (2) A place of worship, public or private school, public library, or playground;
- (f) Lodging uses, except these shall not be permitted in the NMU-5A/WP zone;
- (g) Service (general) uses subject to the following limitations and corresponding conditions:
- (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) Any establishment that has as a principal use the administration of massage shall not be permitted; and
- (h) Utility (basic) uses subject to the following limitations and conditions:
- (1) The use is an optical transmission node; and
- (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) The use is located below ground floor.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2987 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6596 (June 15, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023).