Section 11-1402. HEIGHT AND BULK PROVISIONS (RC)

 

1402.1The maximum height permitted in the RC Overlay District shall not exceed forty feet (40 ft.) plus roof structure as defined in this title; provided, that in the RC/C-2-B Overlay District, a maximum height of fifty feet (50 ft.), plus roof structures, shall be permitted to provide for the on-site construction of low and moderate income household units, as those households are defined by the Inclusionary Zoning Regulations of Chapter 26 for a total gross floor area equal to fifty percent (50%) of the additional gross floor area made possible by the height bonus.

 

1402.2For the purpose of this chapter, no planned unit development shall exceed the matter-of-right building height, bulk, and area requirements or penthouse provisions of the underlying zone district.

 

1402.3 Notwithstanding § 1402.2, the Zoning Commission, as part of a planned unit development permitting a hotel integrating the First Church Christ Scientist building on a new lot created by combining Lots 872, 875, and 127 of Square 2560, may permit a building height on former Lots 875 and 127 not to exceed 72 feet measured from Euclid Street, and an overall building density not to exceed 3.99 FAR.

 

1402.4If erected or enlarged as provided in § 411, a penthouse within the RC/C-2-A or RC/R-5-B Overlay Districts may be erected to a height in excess of that authorized in the zone district in which located; provided, that:

(a)The maximum permitted height shall be twelve feet (12 ft.) above the roof upon which it is located, except that the maximum permitted height for penthouse mechanical space shall be fifteen feet (15 ft.);

(b)The maximum permitted number of stories within the penthouse shall be one (1); and

(c)It shall contain no form of habitable space, other than ancillary space associated with a rooftop deck, to a maximum area of twenty percent (20%) of the building roof area dedicated to rooftop deck, terrace, or recreation space.

 

1402.5A penthouse within the RC/C-2-B Overlay District may be erected to a height in excess of that authorized in the zone district in which located; provided, that:

(a)The maximum permitted height shall be twelve feet (12 ft.) above the roof upon which it is located, except that the maximum permitted height for penthouse mechanical space shall be fifteen feet (15 ft.); and

(b)The maximum permitted number of stories within the penthouse shall be one (1), except that a second story for mechanical equipment only shall be permitted.

 

 

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 2384, 2387 (April 26, 1991); 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, 8448 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 6943, 6948 (July 20, 2007); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 4314, 4315 (May 20, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 3635 (March 15, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 390 (January 8, 2016).