Posts tagged Green Area Ratio
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Will Green Area Ratio green DC or just hinder urban living?
Washington, DC may adopt a “Green Area Ratio” requirement for multi-family and commercial buildings in its new zoning code. It’s an attempt to promote sustainable practices in large projects, but its ultimate effect might just be to make environmentally friendly urban living more expensive with limited actual benefits. The newly-released draft of the… Keep reading…
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Rewritten DC zoning code corrects past mistakes
Accessory apartments, corner stores, alley dwellings, and less parking, all of which were legal when DC’s historic neighborhoods grew into their current form, could become more prevalent under a proposed new zoning code. The first third of the code is now out as a public draft, and residents will debate these and other changes in the coming months. Formal Zoning Commission… Keep reading…
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Green Area ratio hearing, parking testimony deadline today
DC’s extensive zoning update process continues with a hearing tonight on the Green Area Ratio proposals and the deadline for submitting written comments on car and bicycle parking minimums and maximums. First, today is the last day to submit written testimony to the Zoning Commission on the parking chapter, including relaxing parking minimums, adding limited parking… Keep reading…
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Why doesn’t the Committee of 100 adore the zoning update?
The Committee of 100 has relentlessly attacked the Office of Planning’s multiyear effort to update the DC zoning code to match the current Comprehensive Plan and the needs of a 21st-century city. The strange part is that based on their stated goals, the Committee ought to actually be thrilled with the zoning rewrite. In their letter opposing Harriet Tregoning and Gabe… Keep reading…