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(a) Land uses. Permitted and special exception uses allowed under the standard and optional method of development in the underlying CBD zones are allowed in the overlay zone. In addition, any combination of permitted and special exception uses may be considered as part of a site plan or project plan. The following additional uses are permitted in the Overlay Zone:
Catering facilities
Bakeries, less than 1500 square feet
Assembly of computer components
(b) Development standards. The development standards are the same as those in the underlying zones, except:
(1) Building height in the overlay zone along Newell Street and Eastern Avenue that confronts a residential zone in the District of Columbia must not exceed a height of 45 feet. However, this building height may be increased to:
(A) a maximum of 90 feet for any building or portion of a building that is set back at least 60 feet from the street; or
(B) a maximum of 125 feet for residential development that is set back at least 100 feet from Eastern Avenue and Newell Street and includes a public parking garage constructed under a General Development Agreement with the County.
(2) The Planning Board may approved a maximum building height of 200 feet in any CBD-2 zoned optional method of development project that provides ground floor retail. Any structure or device used to collect or radiate electromagnetic waves, including a satellite dish, must not be included in calculating building height under this paragraph.
(3) Parking must not be allowed in the front yard of any property fronting on Georgia Avenue.
(4) Costs associated with meeting the public use space offsite may be shared by multiple property owners.