Section 11-403. PERCENTAGE OF LOT OCCUPANCY (R)

 

403.1A public school building may occupy the lot upon which it is located in excess of the permitted percentage of lot occupancy prescribed in §403.2; provided, that the portion of the building excluding closed courts exceeding the lot coverage shall not exceed twenty feet (20 ft.) in height or two (2) stories; and provided further, that direct pedestrian access not less than ten feet (10 ft) in width from at least two (2) public rights-of-way shall be provided to each roof area used for these purposes. The roof area shall be used only for open space, recreation areas, or other athletic and field equipment areas in lieu of similarly used space normally located at ground level. In the R-2, R-3, and R-4 zones, the total lot occupancy shall not exceed 70 percent.

 

403.2No structure, including its accessory building, shall occupy its lot in excess of the percentage of lot occupancy set forth in the following table:

 

ONE DISTRICT AND STRUCTURE

MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF LOT OCCUPANCY

R-1-A, R-l-B, R-2 Church or public school   R-1-A, R-l-B, R-2 All other structures   R-3 Row dwelling, church, or public school   R-3 All other structures   R-4 Row dwelling, flat, church, or public school   R-4 Conversion of a building or structure to an apartment house   R-4 All other structures   R-5-A Church or public school   R-5-A All other structures   R-5-B All other structures   R-5-C, R-5-D, R-5-E All other structures

60%     40%     60%       40%     60%       Greater of 60% or the lot occupancy as of the date of conversion     40%     60%   40%     60%     75%

 

403.3A public recreation and community center may be permitted a lot occupancy in excess of twenty percent (20%), but not to exceed forty percent (40%), if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment; provided that, in addition to the requirements of § 3104.1, the agency shows that the increase is consistent with agency policy of preserving open space.

 

403.4A public library may be permitted a lot occupancy in excess of that allowed by § 403.2 if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment, pursuant to § 3104.1.

 

authority

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1, 3, and 8 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 798, and 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01, 6-641.03, and 6-641.07).

source

§ 3303 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 8305, 8307 (November 13, 1992); Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8368 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10137(November 28, 2003);as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 9580 (December 1, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 8965 (September 14, 2007) ; as amended by Final Rulemaking and Order No. 09-17A published at 57 DCR 1898 (March 5, 2010).