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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 11-8. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS |
Section 11-840. HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES (C-M, M)
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840.1Except as provided in § 840.2 and in Chapters 20 through 25 of this title, the height of buildings or structures, not including a penthouse, in an Industrial District shall not exceed that given in the following table:
ZONE DISTRICT
MAXIMUM
HEIGHT
(Feet)MAXIMUM
HEIGHT
(Stories)C-M-1
40
3
C-M-2
60
No Limit
C-M-3
90
No Limit
M
90
No Limit
840.2Spires, towers, domes, pinnacles or minarets serving as architectural embellishments, penthouses, ventilator shafts, antennas, chimneys, smokestacks, or fire sprinkler tanks may be erected to a height in excess of that which this section otherwise authorizes. This section shall not be interpreted to bypass otherwise required special exception reviews.
840.3A penthouse may be erected to a height in excess of that which this section otherwise authorizes but shall not exceed the height, as measured from the surface of the roof upon which the penthouse is located, in the following table:
ZONE DISTRICT
MAXIMUM PENTHOUSE HEIGHT
MAXIMUM PENTHOUSE STORIES
CM-1
12 ft. except 15 ft. for penthouse mechanical space
1; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space
CM-2
12 ft. except 18 ft. 6 in. for penthouse mechanical space
1; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space
CM-3, M
20 ft.
1 plus mezzanine; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space
840.4[REPEALED].
840.5[REPEALED].