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  • Code referenceOfficial 11 DCMR · Zoning regulations www.dcregs.dc.govLink reviewed; target text not validated · reference record Sep 19, 2026Official edition linked by the Office of Zoning's reader. Document retrieval timed out during this review; operative text is not verified.
    Reference provenanceonline.encodeplus.com Manual review of official planning-page links through public web retrieval. Target documents, operative amendments and parcel applicability have not been fully validated.
  • Zoning map referenceD.C. official interactive zoning map maps.dcoz.dc.govLink reviewed; target text not validated · reference record Sep 19, 2026
    Reference provenancedcoz.dc.gov Manual review of official planning-page links through public web retrieval. Target documents, operative amendments and parcel applicability have not been fully validated.
  • Zoning map referenceDC Office of Zoning · Current zoning polygons maps2.dcgis.dc.govReference connected; document not checked
    Reference provenancemaps.dcoz.dc.gov Existing explicitly scoped adapter configuration; not a new network check
  • Planning referenceD.C. zoning reader · unofficial edition online.encodeplus.comLink reviewed; target text not validated · reference record Sep 19, 2026The publisher explicitly labels this reader unofficial. Confirm against the official DCMR and effective orders.
    Reference provenancedcoz.dc.gov Manual review of official planning-page links through public web retrieval. Target documents, operative amendments and parcel applicability have not been fully validated.
  • Planning referencePlanning and regulations dcoz.dc.govReference connected; document not checked
    Reference provenancemaps.dcoz.dc.gov Existing explicitly scoped adapter configuration; not a new network check
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Connected · review required
Rule fields with source evidence
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Full zoning validation
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Review rule evidence and gaps
  • Permitted project useAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Minimum legal lot areaAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Minimum street frontageAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Maximum building heightAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Maximum storiesAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Front setbackAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Rear setbackAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Side setbackAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Maximum lot coverageAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Maximum floor area ratioAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Maximum dwelling densityAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Required parkingAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Access requirementsAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Applicable overlay provisionsAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Environmental requirementsAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Current adopted-rule chainAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Landscape area and frontage setbacksAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
  • Plant coverage, trees and irrigationAdopted provision and parcel applicability still required
What remains to validate?

Confirm the applicable district and every intersecting overlay, adopted provisions, effective dates, subsequent amendments, exceptions and referenced sections. Check the rules and units against parcel scenarios before calculating development rights.

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Sources and scope · directory reviewed Oct 23, 2026

This inventory includes active incorporated places, functioning towns, townships and boroughs across all 50 states, plus D.C. Hawaii uses county governments. Statistical places and other counties have separate coverage records. Census government status does not prove zoning authority. Code directories, government-linked references and configured map feeds are retained with their provenance. Their presence does not certify zoning or confirm the latest amendment.

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