PART 910—GENERAL GUIDELINES AND UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT AREA Authority: Sec. 6(8) Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 875(8)). Source: 48 FR 36642, Aug. 23, 1982, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A—General § 910.1 Policy. (a) The Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972, Pub. L. 92-578, October 27, 1972, (the Act et seq. Corporation Development Area (b) Prior to creation of the Corporation, the deterioration of the Development Area had an adverse impact upon the physical, economic, and social life of Washington, DC. The Corporation was created as the vehicle to develop, maintain, and use the Development Area in a manner suitable to its ceremonial, physical, and historic relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government, to the governmental buildings, monuments, memorials, and parks in and adjacent to that area, and to the downtown commercial core of Washington, DC. The Corporation was directed to prepare a development plan for the Development Area and to submit that plan to the United States Congress. Congress accepted that plan and directed its implementation by the Corporation. The Corporation through a broad range of statutory powers has begun this implementation process. (c) The Pennsylvania Avenue Plan—1974, as amended ( the Plan the Plan, (d) The Plan, development, The Plan, development the Plan. § 910.2 Purpose. (a) Implementation of the Plan development development (b) This part 910, together with the Square Guidelines coordinated planning area, the Plan the Plan. § 910.3 Program administration. (a) This part 910, together with Square Guidelines, (1) This part 910, General Guidelines and Uniform Standards for Urban Planning and Design of Development, sets forth the general planning and design goals and objectives which govern the implementation of the Plan, developments Square Guidelines. (2) Square Guidelines coordinated planning area, coordinated planning area the Plan Square Guidelines (3) Square Guidelines Square Guidelines Square Guidelines, Square Guidelines. Square Guidelines (b) Pursuant to section 7(b) of the Act, each proposal for development the Plan. development the Plan, (1) This part 910. (2) Square Guidelines. (3) Development Policies and Procedures. (4) Historic Preservation Plan. (5) Energy Guidelines. (6) Side Street Improvements Program. (7) Policy on Environmental Quality and Control (36 CFR part 907). (8) Pennsylvania Avenue Lighting Plan. (9) Public Improvements Program. (10) Affirmative Action Policy and Procedure (36 CFR part 906). (11) Policy and Procedures to Facilitate Successful Relocation of Businesses and Residents within the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Area. (12) All other programs, policies, and regulations that may be approved and adopted by the Board of Directors from time to time. (c) Pursuant to the Act, Federal and District of Columbia agencies and departments may exercise such existing authority and lawful powers over urban planning and design features of development the Plan. the Plan Subpart B—Urban Planning and Design Concerns § 910.10 General. To facilitate review of each development the Plan, Square Guidelines. (a) Comprehensive planning and design; (b) Development density; (c) Urban design of Washington, DC; (d) Historic preservation; (e) New development design; (f) Land use; (g) Pedestrian circulation sytems; and (h) Vehicular circulation and storage systems. § 910.11 Comprehensive urban planning and design. (a) All new development (b) All development development. (c) The design of any development the Plan's (d) The design of any development development the Plan. (e) Any development (f) Any development (g) All development coordinated planning area § 910.12 Development density. (a) Land would be developed to the fullest extent appropriate in terms of uses, economics, and design so that the city's economic life and tax base can be enhanced. (b) New development (c) Development density is limited by the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia and may be further restricted by the Corporation in specific coordinated planning areas, the Plan development development (d) The density of new development § 910.13 Urban design of Washington, DC. (a) Pennsylvania Avenue's unique role as the physical and symbolic link between the White House and the U.S. Capitol should be reinforced by new development (b) To reinforce and enrich the legacy of the L'Enfant Plan, the primary function of new development § 910.14 Historic preservation. (a) The Development Area is located almost entirely within the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, which was established to preserve the exceptional values of Pennsylvania Avenue and its environs in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States. The Pennsylvania Avenue Area achieves national historic significance because of both its ceremonial role in the life of the nation and its social and economic role in the life of the residents of Washington for more than a century. (b) The Historic Preservation Plan of the Corporation sets forth the adopted policy of the Corporation on historic preservation and development (c) New construction adjacent to historic structures will be required to take into account the qualities of the adjacent structures (with regard to height, scale, proportion, rhythm, texture, materials, architectural detail, and the amount of variety among the structures with respect to these qualities as well as style and date of erection) to ensure that these structures maintain their historic or architectural integrity, but will not necessarily be required to conform to them. (d) Wholly new construction and new construction in conjunction with preservation will, where appropriate, take into account the historic buildings to remain, aiming for the highest quality of contemporary design, consistent with the goals and objectives of the Historic Preservation Plan. § 910.15 New development design. (a) All new development (b) Where new development development the Plan. § 910.16 Land use. (a) Development (b) That portion of the Development Area west of the FBI Building is designated for commercial development, development (c) The kinds of uses and their location within the Development Area shall be directly related to creating a lively atmosphere and to promoting an active street life throughout the day, evening, and weekend. (d) Introduction or expansion of retail uses shall be encouraged as both reinforcement of existing retail uses and creation of new retail activities. (e) While recognized as important to the commercial life of any inner city, uses that do not generate lively activities are discouraged from locating along those street fronts within the Development Area which are considered major pedestrian thoroughfares. § 910.17 Pedestrian circulation system. (a) An efficient, pleasant, and stimulating pedestrian circulation system shall be developed to link the components of the Development Area with the Mall and the city's downtown. (b) Pedestrian circulation systems shall be designed to provide pedestrian comfort and convenience, to create more linear footage of storefront, (c) Curb cuts across the north sidewalk areas of Pennsylvania Avenue shall be prohibited in order to reinforce its importance as the major pedestrian thoroughfare of the Development Area. § 910.18 Vehicular circulation and storage systems. (a) Improvement of the existing vehicular storage and circulation system is necessary in order to create the balanced transportation system called for in the Plan, (b) The general policies of the Corporation are as follows: (1) To reduce impedance to traffic movement created by service vehicles by requiring well-integrated off-street loading facilities in terms of location of loading berths and access points on a block-by-block basis; (2) To control the number of vehicles in the Development Area by limiting the number of parking spaces per development; (3) To encourage the use of public transportation by linking new development Subpart C—Standards Uniformly Applicable to the Development Area § 910.30 General. In addition to the specific requirements and recommendations contained in Square Guidelines coordinated planning area, development § 910.31 High architectural quality. Development access. coordinated planning area Square Guidelines. § 910.32 Historic preservation. Rehabilitation the Plan § 910.33 Off-street parking. (a) Off-street parking as a principal use is prohibited, although off-street parking as an accessory use in a development (b) All parking spaces shall be located below grade level. (c) The minimum number of parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with DC Zoning Regulations. (d) The maximum number of parking spaces permitted by PADC for a development development. (1) Hotel: One parking space for each four sleeping rooms or suites; (2) Places of public assemblage other than hotels: (i.e., arena, armory, theater, auditorium, community center, convention center, concert hall, etc.) one parking space for each ten seats of occupancy capacity for the first 10,000 seats plus one for each 20 seats above 10,000: Provided, that where seats are not fixed, each seven square feet of gross floor area (3) Retail, trade, and service establishments: one parking space for each 750 square feet of gross floor area; (4) Residential: One parking space for each 1.2 units; (5) Offices: One parking space for each 1,800 square feet of gross floor area. § 910.34 Accommodations for the physically handicapped. (a) Every development development (b) Where a development § 910.35 Fine arts. Fine arts, including sculpture, paintings, decorative windows, bas-reliefs, ornamental fountains, murals, tapestries, and the like, should be included in each development. development. development. § 910.36 Energy conservation. All new development § 910.37 Fire and life safety. As a complementary action to satisfying required District of Columbia codes related to fire safety, it is highly recommended that all new development § 910.38 Building exterior illumination. Exterior illumination of a building shall be in conformance with the standards specified in the Pennsylvania Avenue Lighting Plan of the Corporation. Subpart D—Glossary of Terms § 910.50 General. The definitions appearing in this Glossary of Terms are applicable to this part 910 and to the Square Guidelines. § 910.51 Access. Access, § 910.52 Buildable area. Buildable area development parcel building restriction lines, development parcel buildable area development parcel gross floor area development § 910.53 Building restriction line. Building restriction line development § 910.54 Build-to height. Build-to height height of development build-to height § 910.55 Build-to line. Build-to line development build-to line weather protection, Square Guidelines § 910.56 Coordinated planning area. Coordinated planning area development parcels Square Guidelines § 910.57 Curb-cut. Curb-cut access access curb-cut Square Guidelines. § 910.58 Development. Development rehabilitation the Plan. § 910.59 Development parcel. Development parcel development the Plan Square Guidelines development parcel development parcel coordinated planning area. § 910.60 Gross floor area. Gross floor area development Gross floor area § 910.61 Height of development. Height of development development, roof structures § 910.62 The Plan. The Plan development Square Guidelines § 910.63 Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation restoration replication the Plan. § 910.64 Replication. Replication the Plan. § 910.65 Restoration. Restoration the Plan. § 910.66 Sidewalk setback. Sidewalk setback building restriction line Square Guidelines. § 910.67 Square guidelines. Square Guidelines coordinated planning area. § 910.68 Storefront. Storefront § 910.69 Structural bay. Structural bay § 910.70 Vault. A vault sidewalk setback, vault § 910.71 Weather protection. Weather protection