Section 11-636. REAR YARDS (CR)

 

636.1A rear yard shall be provided for each residential building or structure.

 

636.2When the residential use begins at or below grade, the minimum depth of rear yard shall be three inches per foot (3 in./ft.) 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, but not less than twelve feet (12 ft.).

 

636.3When the residential use begins above grade, the minimum depth of rear yard shall be three inches per foot (3 in./ft.) of vertical distance from the horizontal plane upon which the residential use begins to the highest point of the main roof, but not less than twelve feet (12 ft.).

 

636.4The rear yard referenced in § 636.3 shall be provided at and above the residential plane.

 

636.5In the case of a through lot or a corner lot abutting three (3) or more streets, no rear yard shall be required for any building or structure.

 

636.6For the purposes of this section, "residential building or structure" shall include dwellings, flats, multiple dwellings, rooming and boarding houses, hospitals, hotels, inns, and community-based residential facilities.

 

source

§ 4506.4 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by: Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2066, 2070 (May 16, 1980); Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3482, 3503 (August 7, 1981); and Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8386 (October 20, 2000).