D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
SubTilte 11-B. DEFINITIONS, RULES OF MEASUREMENT, AND USE CATEGORIES |
Chapter 11-B3. GENERAL RULES OF MEASUREMENT |
Section 11-B322. RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR GENERAL COURT
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322.1The provisions of this chapter do not require a court, but regulate its minimum required dimensions where they exist.
322.2Where a court is open to a yard or any lot line, the court width requirements apply only to the dimension that is parallel or nearly parallel to the opening.
322.3Court width requirements are expressed as a ratio of required width to height of a court. The height of a court is measured from the base of the court, even where the base may be on an upper story of a building.
322.4If the court is not rectangular, the width shall be the diameter of the largest circle that may be inscribed in a horizontal plane within the court.
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, 2650 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).