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Recommended Amendmentsto the Comprehensive PlanGeneralized Policy Map

CAPITOL HILL

FARSOUTHEAST

AND SOUTHWEST

FARNORTHEAST

ANDSOUTHEAST

ROCK CREEKEAST

PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES

ROCK CREEKWEST

CENTRAL WASHINGTON

NEARNORTHWEST

LOWERWATERFRONT

UPPERNORTHEASTMID CITY

Status of this Map - Draft for Public Review

Togeth er with th e Future Land Use Map, th is m ap is intended to provide a generalized guide for developm ent andconservation dec isions. Th e following guidelines apply to its use and interpretation:Th is is not a zoning m ap. Zoning m aps are parcel-spec ific and estab lish detailed requirem ents for setb ac ks, h eig h t,use, parking , and oth er attrib utes. Th is m ap does not follow parcel b oundaries and its categ ories do not spec ifyallowab le uses or dim ensional standards. By definition, th is m ap is to be interpreted broadly. Th is m ap is a generalized depic tion of antic ipated c h ang es th roug h th e h orizon year of th e Com preh ensive P lan,roug h ly 20 years in th e future from th e date of pub lication. Because it is a generalized view, b oundaries sh own sh ouldbe interpreted as approxim ate and not prec ise delineations. By its nature it is a projec tion, and th e c h ang es outlinedm ay or m ay not oc cur as antic ipated. Not all Federal land in th e Distric t of Colum b ia is sh own explic itly on th is m ap. In particular, th is edition of th is m apdoes not disting uish b etween Federal and Distric t parks.Not all institutional land is sh own explic itly on th is m ap. For clarity th is m ap focuses on a relatively sm all num b er oflarge areas, not on th e great m any sm all ones. Individual c h urc h es on sm all sites, as one exam ple, are generally notdisplayed on th is m ap.Th is m ap and th e Future Land Use Map can be am ended. Th ey are not intended to freeze future developm ent patternsfor th e next 20 years. Th e Com preh ensive P lan is intended to be a dynam ic docum ent th at is periodically updated inresponse to th e c h ang ing needs of th e c ity. Requests to am end th e m aps can be m ade by residents, property owners,developers, and th e Distric t itself. In all cases, suc h c h ang es require form al pub lic h earing s before th e DC Counc iland am ple opportunities for form al pub lic input. Th e process for Com preh ensive P lan am endm ents is describ ed inth e Im plem entation Elem ent of th e Com preh ensive P lan.Th e generalized depic tion sh own on th is m ap was desig ned to be essentially c orrec t as printed, and it is th e printedition of th is m ap th at is inc orporated in th e Com preh ensive P lan. Users of elec tronic c opies of th is m ap m ay beab le to “zoom in” to reveal additional detail, but any inform ation not c learly visib le at th e scale of th e print edition of th em ap h as not been reviewed by Counc il, m ay or m ay not be correc t, and does not reflec t any policy of or guidance byth e Distric t of Colum b ia g overnm ent.

Guidelines for Using this Map

100 acres

25 acres

1 inch equals 1500 feet

Feet

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Government of the District of Columbia

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Office of Planning ~ October 10, 2019

LEGEND

Neighborhood Conservation Areas

Areas with very little vacant or underutilized land. Th ey are prim arily residential in c h arac ter. Maintenance of existing land usesand c om m unity c h arac ter is antic ipated over th e next 20 years. Wh ere c h ang e oc curs, it will be m odest in scale and will c onsistprim arily of scattered site infill h ousing , pub lic fac ilities, and institutional uses. Major c h ang es in density are not expec ted but som enew developm ent and reuse opportunities are antic ipated. Neig h b orh ood Conservation areas h ave very little vacant or underutilized land. Th ey are prim arily residential in c h arac ter. Maintenance of existing land uses and c om m unity c h arac ters antic ipated over th enext 20 years. Wh ere c h ang e oc curs, it will b e m odest in scale and will c onsist prim arily of scattered site infill h ousing , pub lic fac ilitiesand institutional uses. Major c h ang es in density are not expec ted b ut som e new developm ent and reuse opportunities are antic ipated.Neig h b orh ood Conservation areas th at are desig nated for P roduc tion, Distrib ution, & Repair uses on th e Future Land Use Map areexpec ted to be retained with th e m ix of industrial, office, and retail uses th ey h ave h istorically provided.

Areas of large trac ts and c orridors th at are antic ipated for a c h ang e in density and intensity of use, or for th e introduc tion of a m ajor use group not previously perm itted (suc has residential in P roduc tion Distrib ution and Repair areas). Boundaries sh own are for illustrative purposes. Final b oundaries will be determ ined as part of th e futureplanning analysis process for eac h area.Antic ipated future planning efforts will be undertaken in th e near term (1-5 years) to analyze land use and policy im pac ts, m itig ate and inc orporate antic ipated growth , andh elp inform any sig nificant zoning c h ang es. Th e planning process sh ould evaluate current infrastruc ture and utility capac ity against full build out and projec ted populationg rowth , and inc lude issues m ost relevant to th e com m unity th at can be effec tively addressed th roug h a neig h b orh ood planning process.P lanning Analyses g enerally estab lish g uiding docum ents suc h as S m all Area P lans, Developm ent Fram eworks, Retail S trateg ies, or Desig n Guidelines

Other Map Elements

Federal Lands

Metro StationsÂM

Central Washington

Parks - Federal and District-owned

Institutional Uses

Because of its unique c h arac teristic s, Central Wash ing ton is sh own as a feature on th e m ap rath er th an with th e categ ories ab ove. Detailed polic ies for th isarea are inc luded in th e Central Wash ing ton Area Elem ent.

Commercial/ Mixed Use Areas

Traditional com m erc ial business c orridors with a c oncentration of older storefronts along th e street. Th e service area for Main S treets can vary from oneneig h b orh ood (e.g., 14th S treet Heig h ts or Barracks Row) to m ultiple neig h b orh oods (e.g., Dupont Circ le, H S treet, or Adam s Morgan). Th eir c om m onfeature is th at th ey h ave a pedestrian-oriented environm ent with traditional storefronts. Many h ave upper story residential or office uses. Conservation andenh ancem ent of th ese c orridors is desired to foster econom ic and h ousing opportunities and serve neig h b orh ood needs. Any developm ent orredevelopm ent th at oc curs sh ould support transit use and enh ance th e pedestrian environm ent.

Multi-neig h b orh ood centers c ontain m any of th e sam e ac tivities as neig h b orh ood centers but in greater depth and variety. Th eir service area is typically oneto th ree m iles. Th ese centers are g enerally found at m ajor intersec tions and along key transit routes. Th ese centers m ig h t inc lude superm arkets, generalm erc h andise stores, drug stores, restaurants, spec ialty sh ops, apparel stores, and a variety of service-oriented businesses. Th ese centers also m ayinc lude office space for sm all b usinesses, alth oug h th eir prim ary func tion rem ains retail trade. Mixed-use infill developm ent at th ese centers sh ould beenc ourag ed to provide new retail and service uses, and additional h ousing and job opportunities. Transit im provem ents to th ese centers are also desirab le.

Main Street Mixed Use Corridors

Neighborhood Commercial Centers

Future Planning Analysis Areas

Land Use Change Areas

Areas wh ere c h ang e to a different land use is antic ipated. Th e guiding ph ilosoph y in th e Land Use Ch ang e Areas is to enc ourage and fac ilitate new developm ent and to prom ote th e adaptivereuse of existing struc tures. Many of th ese areas h ave th e capac ity to b ec om e m ixed-use c om m unities c ontaining h ousing , retail sh ops, services, workplaces, parks and c ivic fac ilities. Th eCom preh ensive P lan’s Area Elem ents provide additional polic ies to g uide developm ent and redevelopm ent with in th e Land Use Ch ang e Areas, inc luding th e desired m ix of uses in eac h area.

Neig h b orh oods with sub stantial am ounts of vacant residentially zoned land. Th ey are prim arily residential in c h arac ter. Many of th ese areasare c h arac terized by a patc h work of existing h om es and individual vacant lots, som e privately owned and oth ers owned b y th e pub lic sec toror non-profit developers. Th ese areas present opportunities for c om patib le sm all-scale infill developm ent inc luding new sing le fam ily h om es,town h om es, and oth er density types of h ousing . Land uses th at reflec t th e h istorical m ixture and diversity of eac h c om m unity sh ould be enc ouraged.

Neighborhood Enhancement Areas

Neig h b orh ood Com m erc ial Centers m eet th e day-to-day needs of residents and workers in th e adjacent neig h b orh oods. Th eir service area is usually lessth an one m ile. Typical uses inc lude convenience stores, sundries, sm all food m arkets, superm arkets, b ranc h b anks, restaurants, and basic services suc has dry cleaners, h air cutting , and c h ild care. Office space for sm all businesses, suc h as local real estate and insurance offices, doc tors and dentists, andsim ilar uses, also m ay be found in suc h locations. New developm ent and redevelopm ent with in Neig h b orh ood Com m erc ial Areas m ust b e m anaged toc onserve th e ec onom ic viab ility of th ese areas wh ile allowing additional developm ent th at c om plem ents existing uses.

Reg ional centers h ave th e largest range of c om m erc ial func tions outside th e Central Em ploym ent Area and are likely to h ave m ajor departm ent stores,m any spec ialty sh ops, c oncentrations of restaurants, m ovies and oth er leisure or entertainm ent fac ilities. Th ey typically draw patrons from across th e c ity,as well as patrons from nearby suburban areas. A large office c om ponent is also assoc iated with reg ional centers. As with Multi-Neig h b orh ood Centers,infill developm ent at Reg ional Centers sh ould provide new retail, entertainm ent, service uses, additional h ousing , and em ploym ent opportunities wh erefeasib le. Th ese centers are generally located along m ajor arterials and are served by transit, and typically generate sig nificant dem and for parking . Heig h tsand densities in reg ional centers sh ould be appropriate to th e scale and func tion of developm ent in adjoining c om m unities, and sh ould be furth er guidedby polic ies in th e Land Use Elem ent and th e Area Elem ents.

Multi-Neighborhood Centers

Regional Centers

!( Enhanced/New Neighborhood Centers

Enhanced/New Multi-Neighborhood Centers!(

Th is m ap also identifies parks and open space, federal lands, Downtown Wash ing ton, and m ajor institutional land uses. Th e fac t th at th ese areas are notdesig nated as Conservation, Enh ancem ent, or Ch ang e does not m ean th ey are exem pt from th e polic ies of th e Com preh ensive P lan or will rem ain static.

Th ese areas c orrespond to th e c ity’s b usiness distric ts, m any of wh ic h form th e h eart of its neig h b orh oods. Five categ ories are used, defining th e ph ysical and econom ic c h arac ter of eac harea along with g eneralized long -range c onservation and developm ent ob jec tives. Th e c om m erc ial areas defined are: “Main S treet Mixed Use Corridors", “Neig h b orh ood Com m erc ial Centers”,“Multi-Neig h b orh ood Com m erc ial Centers”, and “Reg ional Com m erc ial Centers”.

Inc ludes colleg es and universities, large private sc h ools, h ospitals, relig ious organizations, and sim ilar institutions.

As Land Use Ch ang e Areas are redeveloped, th e Distric t aspires to create h ig h quality environm ents th at inc lude exem plary site and arc h itec tural desig n and th at are com patib le with and donot negatively im pac t nearby neig h b orh oods. P rog ram s to avoid and m itig ate any undesirab le im pac ts of developm ent of th e Land Use Ch ang e Areas upon adjacent neig h b orh oods sh ouldbe required as necessary.

Th e guiding ph ilosoph y in Neig h b orh ood Enh ancem ent Areas is to ensure th at new developm ent “fits in” and responds to th e existing c h arac ter,natural features, and existing /planned infrastruc ture capac ity. New h ousing sh ould b e enc ouraged to im prove th e neig h b orh ood and m ust beconsistent with th e land use desig nation on th e Future Land Use Map. Th e unique and spec ial qualities of eac h area sh ould b e m aintained andconserved, and overall neig h b orh ood c h arac ter sh ould b e protec ted as developm ent takes place. P ub lic ly-owned open space with in th ese areassh ould be preserved and enh anced to m ake th ese com m unities m ore attrac tive and desirab le.

Th e guiding ph ilosoph y in Neig h b orh ood Conservation Areas is to c onserve and enh ance estab lish ed neig h b orh oods. Lim iteddevelopm ent and redevelopm ent opportunities do exist with in th ese areas but th ey are sm all in scale. Th e diversity of land uses andbuilding types in th ese areas sh ould be m aintained and new developm ent and alterations sh ould be c om patib le with th e existing scaleand arc h itec tural c h arac ter of eac h area. Densities in Neig h b orh ood Conservation Areas are guided by th e Future Land Use Map.

Federal lands wh ere a c h ang e of land use is antic ipated by 2025 are sh own with a striped pattern. In som e cases a spec ific m ix of expec ted uses is sh own on th e Future Land Use Map. Inoth ers, th e Future Land Use Map depic ts th ese sites as “Federal”, indicating th at alth oug h th e Distric t expec ts a c h ang e it does not yet h ave a basis for projec ting spec ific land uses. Th eDistric t h as no jurisdic tion over Federal lands.

Land Use Change Areas (Federal)

Water Bodies

Areas wh ere future planning efforts are antic ipated to ensure resilience to flooding for new developm ent and infrastruc ture projec ts, inc luding capital projec ts, espec ially in areas with inth e 100- and 500- floodplains. In th e Resilience Focus Areas, th e im plem entation of neig h b orh ood-scale, as well as site-spec ific solutions, desig n g uidelines and polic ies for c lim ateadaptive and resilience c ity are enc ouraged and expec ted. Boundaries sh own are for illustrative purposes. Final b oundaries will be determ ined as part of any future analysis for eac h area.

Resilience Focus Areas

Proposed State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth

Th e proposed state enc om passes all of th e Distric t of Colum b ia except an area around th e Monum ental Core th at is to rem ain an enc lave of th e federal g overnm ent.

1746 P roposed m ap am endm ent rec om m ended for adoption b y th e Office of P lanning .Rec om m ended am endm ents m ay be m odified from th e orig inal proposal in extent or c lassification.

Recommended Map Amendment

The purpose of this map is to categorize how different parts of the District may changeby 2025. It highlights areas where more detailed Comprehensive Plan policies havebeen provided to manage this change. These policies may generally be found in theten Area Elements. This map should be used to guide land use decision-making inconjunction with the Comprehensive Plan text, the Future Land Use Map, and otherComprehensive Plan maps. Boundaries on the map are to be interpreted in conjunctionwith these other resources in addition to the information shown here.

Purpose