Section 11-100. ENACTMENT AND TITLE

 

100.1The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia, pursuant to authority conferred by Congress under the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 to 6-641.15 (formerly codified at D.C. Code §§ 5-413 to 5-432 (1994 Repl. & 1999 Supp.))) (hereafter, the Zoning Act), after public notice and hearing prescribed by law, does hereby establish and adopt these regulations and the Zoning Maps accompanying them to supersede in full the zoning regulations and the "official height, area, and use atlases" previously in effect and that are hereby repealed.

 

100.2These regulations and the Zoning Maps (as originally adopted) became effective at 12:01 a.m., May 12, 1958.

 

100.3The Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia adopted August 30, 1920, as amended, shall continue in full force and effect as follows:

 

(a)With respect to any construction or occupancy authorized under §§ 3202.4, 3202.5, 3202.6, 3203.7, 3203.8, 3203.9, or 3203.11;

 

(b)With respect to any right accrued, any duty imposed, any offense committed, any penalty incurred, or any proceeding commenced under or by virtue of the regulations repealed; and

 

(c)With respect to any civil suit, action, or proceeding pending to enforce any right under the authority of the regulations repealed, any suit, action, or proceeding shall proceed with, and conclude under, the regulations in existence when the suit, action, or proceeding was instituted.

 

100.4The long title of the Zoning Regulations, as adopted, shall be as follows:

 

REGULATIONS CONTROLLING AND RESTRICTING THE HEIGHT, BULK, NUMBER OF STORIES, AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, THE OPEN SPACES AROUND THEM, THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND THE USES OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND LAND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND FOR SAID PURPOSES DIVIDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INTO ZONING DISTRICTS.

 

100.5The regulations in this title shall be known and may be cited by the short title of the "Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia."

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 to 6-641.15 (2001) (formerly codified at D.C. Code §§ 5-413 to 5-432 (1994 Repl. & 1999 Supp.))).

source

§§ 1101.1, 1102.1, and 9301.1 of the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia, effective May 12, 1958 ("the Zoning Regulations"); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8336 (October 20, 2000).