Section 11-F306. SIDE YARD

 

306.1An eight-foot (8 ft.) side yard shall be provided for a detached or semi-detached dwelling. 

 

306.2For all other buildings:

 

(a)  In the RA-1 zone, one (1) side yard shall be provided unless the building contains three (3) or more dwelling units per floor, in which case two (2) side yards shall be provided, each with the minimum distance equal to three inches (3 in.) per foot of building height but not less than eight feet (8 ft.); and

 

(b) In the RA-2, RA-3, RA-4, and RA-5 zones, no side yard shall be required; however, if a side yard is provided, it shall be no less than four feet (4 ft.).

306.3 When a new dwelling, flat, or multiple dwelling is erected that does not share a common division wall with an existing building or a building being constructed together with the new building, it shall have a side yard on each resulting free-standing side.

306.4 A side yard shall not be required along a side street abutting a corner lot in an RA-1, RA-2, RA-3, RA-4, and RA-5 zone.

306.5 In the case of a building existing on or before the effective date of this title, with a non-conforming side yard, an extension or addition may be made to the building; provided, that the width of the existing side yard shall not be decreased; and provided further, that the width of the existing side yard shall be a minimum of two feet (2 ft.).

 

 

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2915 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10932 (August 26, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 22 (January 6, 2017).