§ 27-548.23. Development District Standards.

(a)

In general, Development District Overlay Zone regulations shall be the same as those in the underlying zone in which property is classified, except as modified by Development District Standards approved by the District Council, in a Sectional Map Amendment, in a Military Installation Overlay Zoning Map Amendment, or in a later amendment of adopted standards. The use of Development District Standards in each Development District Overlay Zone is intended to allow flexibility in the development review process and foster high-quality development through application of design guidelines and standards which promote the purposes of the Master Plan, Master Plan Amendment, or Sector Plan.

(b)

Development District Standards may modify density regulations only to meet the goals of the Development District and the purposes of the D-D-O Zone. Development District Standards may not permit density in excess of the maximum permitted in the underlying zone.

(c)

The location, size, height, design, lot coverage of structures, parking and loading, signs, open space, and other regulations may be specified in the text, concept plans, and maps in the Development District Standards. The regulations in the underlying zone may be modified by the Development District Standards only to meet the goals of the Development District and the purposes of the D-D-O Zone.

(d)

Landscaping, screening, and buffering of development shall conform to Landscape Manual requirements. Specific landscaping, screening, and buffering also may be required by the Development District Standards. Development District Standards may require specific landscaping, screening, and buffering, but only to meet the goals of the Development District and the purposes of the D-D-O Zone.

(e)

The Master Plan, Master Plan Amendment, or Sector Plan may specify the location and size of proposed roads and transit facilities.

(f)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this Section, in furtherance of the core vision, purposes, and specific goals of an approved Development District to locate a regional medical center health campus as a major public health institution, and pursuant to its site plan application for development of parcels of property within a Development District Overlay Zone bound by the Capital Beltway right-of-way, Arena Drive, and the north side of the Blue Line Metrorail track line, filed, accepted, and permitted prior to December 31, 2021, an applicant may request a one-story departure (reduction) from the applicable Minimum Height requirements set forth in the Development District Standards.

(g)

Where a property lies in both the M-I-O Zone and a D-D-O Zone, the maximum permitted height of structures shall be the more restrictive of the Development District Standards and Section 27-548.54, whichever maximum permitted height is lower.

(CB-8-2000; CB-5-2007; CB-5-2014; CB-42-2015)