Section 11-404. REAR YARDS (R)  


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    404.1A rear yard shall be provided for each structure located in a Residence District, the minimum depth of which shall be as set forth in the following table:

     

     

    ZONE DISTRICT

    MINIMUM DEPTH
    OF REAR YARD

    R-1-A, R-1-B

     

    R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5-A

     

    R-5-B, R-5-C, R-5-D

     

     

     

     

    R-5-E

     

     

    25 feet

     

    20 feet

     

    4 inches per foot of vertical distance from the mean finished grade at the middle of the rear of the structure to the highest point of the main roof or parapet wall, but not less than 15 feet.

     

    3 inches per foot of vertical distance from the mean finished grade at the middle of the rear of the structure to the highest point of the main roof or parapet wall, but not less than 12 feet.

     

    404.2In the case of a through lot or a corner lot abutting three (3) or more streets, the depth of rear yard may be measured from the center line of the street abutting the lot at the rear of the structure.

     

    404.3In the case of a lot proposed to be used by a public library, public school or a public recreation and community center that abuts or adjoins along the rear lot line a public open space, recreation area, or reservation, the required rear yard may be reduced or omitted.

     

    404.4In the case of a building existing on or before May 12, 1958, an extension or addition may be made to the building into the required rear yard; provided, that the extension or addition shall be limited to that portion of the rear yard included in the building area on May 12, 1958.

     

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

§ 3304 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, 8368-69 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10137 (November 28, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking and Order No. 09-17A published at 57 DCR 1898 (March 5, 2010).