2030 8th St NW #310, Washington, DC 20001

Mixed-Use-Uptown Arts Zone 2

The purposes of the Mixed-Use-Uptown Arts (ARTS) zones (ARTS-1 through ARTS-4) are to: Promote the creation of arts, arts-related, and art-supporting uses; Encourage a pedestrian scale of development, a mixture of building uses, adaptive reuse of older buildings, strengthened design character, public safety, and 18 hour activity; Require uses that encourage pedestrian activity, especially retail, entertainment, and residential uses; Provide for an increased presence and integration of the arts and related cultural and artsrelated support uses; Expand the area's housing supply in a variety of rent and price ranges; Expand business and job opportunities, and encourage development of residential and commercial buildings; Strengthen the design character and identity of the area by means of physical design standards; Encourage adaptive reuse of older buildings in the area and an attractive combination of new and old buildings; and Foster 18 hour activity and increased public safety.; The ARTS-2 zone is intended to permit medium-density, compact mixed-use development, with an emphasis on residential development.