INDUSTRIAL LAND IN A POST-INDUSTRIAL CITY District of ...
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<strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> Columbia Industrial Areas Study DC Office <strong>of</strong> Planning<br />
Prepared by Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc.<br />
This new zoning framework provides a flexible approach to managing change in DC’s industrial<br />
areas. The zoning avoids large-scale shifts which would engender property owner resistance. It<br />
envisions that these districts would only be mapped in areas where the proscribed land uses<br />
predominate. The proposed MXD district actually provides greater property owner flexibility in<br />
contemplating use options. Finally, the proposed zoning provides greater protection for existing<br />
and future PDR users, which should help promote a more stable climate, and less speculation,<br />
in key industrial areas.<br />
4.2 AREAS TARGETED FOR <strong><strong>IN</strong>DUSTRIAL</strong> RETENTION<br />
4.2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE AREAS<br />
Map 4.1 shows those areas recommended for retention and reinforcement as PDR zones.<br />
There are seven discrete areas in total. These include portions <strong>of</strong> CSX1 Lamond Riggs, CSX1<br />
Fort Totten, CSX1 Brookland, CSX1, New York/Florida, New York/Ivy City, New<br />
York/Bladensburg, and Scattered Site 3. Each discrete area targeted for retention is numbered.<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> this section and those that follow, the cumbersome sub-area names are<br />
jettisoned, and each area is referred to by its number on the relevant map. 38<br />
Area 1 corresponds to the southern portion <strong>of</strong> CSX1 Lamond Riggs, and includes Chillum<br />
Place. This area deserves consideration because <strong>of</strong> it is intensively used by PDR businesses. It<br />
is zoned C-M-1. There are very few vacancies in this area, and the building and site conditions<br />
are all favorable for PDR businesses. Many <strong>of</strong> these businesses, such as building supply and<br />
maintenance and shipping/warehousing, support key sectors <strong>of</strong> the district economy. Others,<br />
such as sign-makers and light fabricators, provide well-paying jobs. This well-tenanted, highemployment<br />
industrial area could be enhanced with an in-place industrial park strategy to<br />
preserve existing users and provide for roadway and infrastructure improvements.<br />
Area 2 corresponds to the southern stretch <strong>of</strong> CSX1 Fort Totten, and includes heavy industries<br />
(asphalt and cement), light fabrication businesses, and support services such as warehousing. It<br />
is zoned FT/M, FT/C-M-1, and R-5-A. Site conditions are generally fair, but residential buffering<br />
should be sought. (This is all the more urgent as the Rocky Gorge residential townhouse<br />
development is sure to move forward on the site south <strong>of</strong> the Metro, between Park Service land<br />
and Thomas Somerville Co.) Similarly, portions <strong>of</strong> CSX 1 Brookland (zoned C-M-1) and CSX 1<br />
(C-M-2) are home to warehousing and support services such as building and maintenance<br />
trades. While the cement mixing operations are poorly sited in the vicinity <strong>of</strong> the Fort Totten<br />
metro station, there are no alternative sites for such a NIMBY use. The same is true <strong>of</strong> the<br />
waste transfer station just to the south. Buffers should be provided, in the form <strong>of</strong> mixed<br />
residential / light industry (MXD) at the Metro Station and including the Rocky Gorge residential<br />
38 Also, detailed existing conditions/inventory maps and descriptions <strong>of</strong> the sub-areas can be found in the<br />
Appendix and are an important compendium to each <strong>of</strong> the target area discussions below.<br />
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