Section 11-3306. FLOOR-AREA-RATIO (FAR), HEIGHT, LOT OCCUPANCY, REAR YARD SETBACK, MINIMUM LOT AREA, AND SETBACKS  


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    3306.1 The StE District is divided into the StE-1 through StE-19 Districts for the purpose of floor area ratio (FAR), lot occupancy, and building height.

     

    3306.2Except as provided in this section, the FAR, height of a building or structure, not including a penthouse, lot occupancy, and rear yard in a StE Zone District shall not exceed or be less than that set forth in the following table:

     

    Zone District

    FAR

    (Max.)

    FAR – Required Residential (Min.)

    FAR – Above Grade Parking (Max.)

    Height

    (Max. Ft.)

    Lot Occupancy

    (Max. %)

    Rear Yard

    (Min. Ft.)

    StE-1

    0.20

    -

    -

    25

    25

    -

    StE-2

    4.00

    -

    -

     

    75

    -

    StE-3

    2.50

    -

    -

    80

    60

    -

    StE-4

    0.50

    -

    -

    25

    60

    -

    StE-5

    1.50

    -

    -

    65

    60

    -

    StE-6

    3.20

    1.60

    -

    90

    75

    -

    StE-7

    1.50

    1.00

    § 3306.3

    § 3306.4

    60

    -

    StE-8

    0.40

    -

    -

    25

    60

    -

    StE-9

    1.50

    -

    -

    65

    60

    -

    StE-10

    1.50

    -

    -

    40

    60

    20

    StE-11

    0.70

    -

    -

    25

    60

    -

    StE-12

    3.00

    1.50

    -

    80

    75

    -

    StE-13

    3.20

    1.60

    -

    90

    75

    -

    StE-14a

    1.50

     

    -

    40

    60

    20

    StE-14b

    1.50

    1.00

    -

    40

    60

    20

    StE-15

    2.00

    1.00

    § 3306.3

    80

    75

    -

    StE-16

    3.20

    1.60

    -

    90

    75

    -

    StE-17

    0.50

    -

    § 3306.3

    70

    60

    -

    StE-18

    4.00

    -

    -

    90

    75

    -

    StE-19

    0.00

    -

    -

    0

    n/a

    -

    3306.2 FAR for structured parking located above grade is regulated as follows:

    (a) In addition to the FAR permitted by § 3306.2, additional FAR for above grade parking is permitted as follows:

    (1) Within the StE-7 subdistrict – 1.0 FAR;

    (2) Within the StE-15 subdistrict – 1.0 FAR; and

    (3) Within the StE-17 subdistrict – 2.0 FAR;

    (b) Any of the FAR permitted under § 3306.3(a) that is not used for above grade parking may be utilized for any other use permitted within that zone;

    (c) Any above-grade parking shall conform to the standards of § 3309; and

    (d) This density may not be transferred through the Combined Lot Provisions of § 3307 to another parcel.

    3306.3 Maximum permitted height within the StE-7 subdistrict is as follows:

    (a) For a distance of two-hundred fifty feet (250 ft.) measured from the north property line bounding Cypress Street, the maximum permitted height shall be eighty feet (80 ft.); and

    (b) For the remainder of this parcel, the maximum permitted height shall be fifty feet (50 ft.).

    3306.4 The height and FAR limits of §3306.2 shall serve as the maximums permitted under a planned unit development (PUD).

    3306.5 The minimum lot area for row dwellings in any StE District shall be one thousand eight hundred square feet (1,800 s.f.) with a minimum lot width of eighteen feet (18 ft.).

    3306.6 No part of a building within the StE-6, StE-13, and StE-16 subdistricts shall project above a plane drawn at a forty-five degree (450) angle from a line located seventy-five feet (75 ft.) directly above the eastern property line that abuts the ravine.

    3306.7 Buildings within the StE-17 and StE-18 subdistricts shall be set back not less than ten feet (10 ft.) from the property line that abuts Alabama Avenue and 13th Street.

    3306.8 No part of a building within the StE-17 and StE-18 subdistricts shall project above a plane drawn at a forty-five degree (450) angle from a line located fifty feet (50 ft.) directly above the property line that abuts Alabama Avenue.

     

     

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 60 DCR 4834 (March 29, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 390 (January 8, 2016).