Section 11-2502. PROJECTIONS INTO REQUIRED OPEN SPACES

 

2502.1Except for the projections and encroachments specified in this section and the exceptions in § 2503, every part of a required yard or court or other required open space shall be open and unobstructed to the sky.

 

2502.2Cornices and eaves may project over any required yard or court for a distance not to exceed two feet (2 ft.).

 

2502.3Sills, leaders, belt courses, and similar ornamental or structural features may project over any required yard or court a distance not to exceed six inches (6 in.).

 

2502.4 The ordinary projection of skylights above the bottom of a yard or court shall be permitted if placed so as not to obstruct light and ventilation.

 

2502.5Awnings serving a window, porch, or door may project into a required yard or open court for a distance not to exceed forty inches (40 in.).

 

2502.6An open or lattice-enclosed fire balcony or fire escape may project into a required yard or an open court for a distance not to exceed four feet (4 ft.).

 

2502.7A chimney, smokestack, or flue may project into any required rear yard, provided the horizontal section of the projection does not exceed five square feet (5 ft.2).

 

2502.8A chimney, smokestack, or flue may project into any required side yard for a distance not to exceed two feet (2 ft.).

 

2502.9A self-contained room air conditioner may project into any required yard or court a distance not to exceed two feet (2 ft.).

 

authority

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0).

source

§§ 7503 et seq.. of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958 (renumbered §§ 7602.1 et seq. in the April 1981 edition of 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, 8526 (October 20, 2000).