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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 11-6. MIXED USE (COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICTS |
Section 11-638. COURTS (CR)
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638.1Where an open court is provided in a CR District, the court shall have the following minimum dimensions:
(a)
Residential building, except hotel
Width: Three inches per foot (3 in./ft.) of height of court, but not less than ten feet (10 ft.);
(b)
Hotel and other permitted structure
Two and one-half inches per foot building (2 1/2 in./ft.) of height of court, but not less than six feet (6 ft.);
638.2Where a closed court is provided in a CR District, the court shall have the following minimum dimensions:
(a)
Residential building, except hotel
Width: Four inches per foot (4 in./ft.) of height of court, but not less than fifteen feet (15 ft.);
Area: Twice the square of the required width of court dimension; and
(b)
Hotel and other permitted structure
Width: Two and one-half inches per foot (2 1/2 in./ft.) of height of court, but not less than twelve feet (12 ft.);
Area: Twice the square of the required width of court dimension.
638.3For the purposes of this section, "residential building" shall include dwellings, flats, multiple dwellings, rooming and boarding houses, hospitals, and community-based residential facilities.
638.4In the case of a building devoted to both residential and nonresidential uses, the minimum width and area of a court shall be computed as follows:
(a)When the residential and nonresidential uses are located on different floors of the building, the width and area requirements shall be computed for each use at the plane of each floor of the building; and
(b)When the residential and nonresidential uses are located on the same floor of the building, the width and area requirements for that plane shall be computed based on the requirements for residential buildings in §§ 638.1 and 638.2.
638.5No required opening for the admission of light and natural ventilation shall open onto a court niche where the ratio between the width of court niche and the depth of court niche is less than two to one (2:1).
638.6No portion of a court niche shall be farther than three feet (3 ft.) from a point where the court niche is less than three feet (3 ft.) in width.