Section 11-842. REAR YARDS (C-M, M)

 

842.1A rear yard shall be provided for each structure located in an Industrial District.

 

842.2Except as provided in § 842.5, the rear yard need not be provided below a horizontal plane twenty feet (20 ft.) above the mean finished grade at the middle of the rear of the structure.

 

842.3For that portion of the structure above the horizontal plane, the depth of rear yard may be measured as follows:

 

(a)When the lot abuts an alley, from the center line of the alley to the rear wall of the portion immediately above the plane; or

 

(b)When the lot does not abut an alley, from the rear lot line to the rear wall of the portion immediately above the plane.

 

842.4The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be two and one-half inches per foot (2.5 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 or parapet wall, but not less than twelve feet (12 ft.).

 

842.5Where the rear lot line of a lot abuts a Residence District or is separated only by an alley from a Residence District, the waiver in § 842.2 shall not apply and a rear yard shall be provided from the ground up.

 

842.6In 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.

 

authority

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0).

source

§§ 6302.1 through 6302.5 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8424 (October 20, 2000).