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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 1958 |
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Chapter 11-25. MISCELLANEOUS ZONING REQUIREMENTS |
Section 11-2522. MINOR FLEXIBILITY BY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S RULING
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2522.1The Zoning Administrator is authorized to permit the following deviations, if the Zoning Administrator determines that the deviation or deviations will not impair the purpose of the otherwise applicable regulations:
(a)Deviations not to exceed two percent (2%) of the area requirements governing minimum lot area, percentage of lot occupancy, and areas of courts and roof structures;
(b)Deviations not to exceed the greater of two percent (2%) or twelve (12) inches of the linear requirements governing minimum lot width; and
(c)Deviations not to exceed the greater of ten percent (10%) or twelve (12) inches of the linear requirements governing rear yard, side yard, and minimum dimensions of the court and court niche and roof structure setback requirements, provided that all deviations of roof structure setback requirements comply with the Act to Regulate the Height of Buildings in the District of Columbia, approved June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. 452, as amended; D.C. Official Code §§ 6 601.01 to 6-601.09 (2001) (formerly codified at D.C. Code §§ 5-401 to 5-409 (1994 Repl. & Supp. 1999))); and
(d) Deviations not to exceed two percent (2%) of the linear frontage limitation for eating/drinking establishments in § 1901.6.
APPENDIX G
SCHEDULE OF HEIGHTS OF BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, AS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF JUNE 1, 1910, AND THE AMENDMENTS OF DECEMBER 30, 1910, AND MAY 20, 1912, AND AS AMENDED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, EFFECTIVE APRIL 20, 1999.
1.On G Street, NW, between Seventh and Ninth Streets, adjacent to the Civil Service Commission Building, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than the horizontal line 90 feet above the top of the curb, at the northwest corner of Eighth and G Streets, NW. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
2.On F Street, NW, between Seventh and Ninth Streets, adjacent to the United States Patent Office, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than the horizontal line 90 feet above the top of the curb at the southwest corner of Eighth and F Streets, NW. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
3.On Fifteenth Street, NW, between Pennsylvania Avenue and G Street, adjacent to the Treasury Building, the cornice line or parapet wall of any building shall not extend above a horizontal line 80 feet above the top of the curb, at the southeast corner of Fifteenth and G Streets, NW, and no part of the roof of any building shall be higher than a horizontal line 95 feet above the top of said curb, excepting ventilation and elevator shafts, which shall be set back from the side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
4.On Seventeenth Street, NW, between New York Avenue and G Street, confronting the State Department Building, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 80 feet above the top of the curb at the northwest corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Jackson Place, excepting ventilation and elevator shafts, which shall be set back from the front and side lines of said building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
5.On Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in squares 167 and 221, confronting the Treasury Building and the State Department Building, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 80 feet above the top of the curb at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Place for buildings to be erected or altered in square 221, and the curb at the northwest corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Jackson Place for buildings to be erected or altered in square 167, excepting ventilation and elevator shafts, which shall be set back from the front and side lines of such building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
6.On North Capitol Street, in square 625, confronting the City Post Office Building, no building shall be erected or altered to be higher than a horizontal line 90 feet above the top of the curb at the northwest corner of North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue, excepting ventilation and elevator shafts, which shall be set back from the front and side lines of said building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
7.On the north side of Maryland Avenue, NE, between First and Second Streets, adjacent to the Supreme Court Building, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 60 feet above the top of the curb at the northeast corner of the intersection of First Street and Maryland Avenue, NE. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the front and side lines of the building at a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
8.On the east side of Second Street, NE, between East Capitol Street and Constitution Avenue, adjacent to the Supreme Court Building, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 60 feet above the top of the curb at the northeast corner of the intersection of Second and A Streets, NE. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the front and side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
9.On the east side of Third Street, SE, between East Capitol Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, adjacent to the new Library of Congress Annex, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 70 feet above the top of the curb at the northeast corner of Third and A Streets, SE. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the front and side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
10.On the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, between Second and Third Streets, adjacent the Library of Congress Annex, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than the horizontal line 70 feet above the top of the curb at the southeast corner of the intersection of Second Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the front and side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
11.On the south side of Independence Avenue, SE, between First and Second Streets, adjacent to the Library of Congress, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 70 feet above the top of the curb at the southeast corner of First Street and Independence Avenue, SE. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the front and side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
12.On the east side of First Street, SE, between Independence Avenue and C Street, adjacent to the House Office Building, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 70 feet above the top of the curb at the southeast corner of First Street and Independence Avenue, SE. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the front and side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
13.On the south side of C Street, SE, between First and South Capitol Streets, SE, and between South Capitol Street and Delaware Avenue, SW, adjacent to the House Office Building and Annex, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 90 feet above the top of the curb at the southeast corner of South Capitol and C Streets, SE. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the front and side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.
14.On Fourteenth Street, SW, between D and Water Streets, confronting the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 80 feet above the top of the curb at the southeast corner of Fourteenth and D Streets, SW, excepting ventilation and elevator shafts, which shall be set back from the front and side lines of such buildings a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof. This restriction shall not apply to any structure that is set back from the 14th Street property line to a line that is continuous with the facade of the adjacent Bureau of Engraving and Printing annex building that is located along 14th Street, SW, between C and D Streets, SW. The height of a structure described in the preceding sentence shall be established in accordance with the requirements of An Act to Regulate the Height of Buildings in the District of Columbia, approved June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. 452, as amended; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-601.01 to 6-601.09 (formerly codified at D.C. Code §§ 5-401 to 5-409 (1994 Repl. & Supp. 1999))), and the Zoning Regulations.
15.On the north side of C Street, NE, between First and Second Streets adjacent to the Senate Office Building Annex, no building shall be erected or altered so as to be higher than a horizontal line 70 feet above the top of the curb at the northeast corner of First and C Streets, NE. Ventilation and elevator shafts shall be set back from the side lines of the building a distance equal to the height of such shafts above the adjacent roof.