D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
SubTilte 11-C. GENERAL RULES |
Chapter 11-C16. PUBLIC EDUCATION, RECREATION OR LIBRARY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES |
Section 11-C1605. MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND DIMENSIONS
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1605.1 Unless otherwise permitted or required, use of an existing or creation of a new lot for public school buildings or structures shall be subject to the following minimum lot dimensions as set forth in the following table:
TABLE C § 1605.1: MINIMUM LOT DIMENSIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
Zone
Structure
Minimum Lot Area (Square Feet)
Minimum Lot Width (Feet)
R-1-A
Public school or structure
15,000
120
R-1-B
Public school or structure
15,000
120
R-2, R-10
Public school or structure
9,000
120
R-3, R-13, R-17, R-20
Public school or structure
9,000
120
RF (R-4)
Public school or structure
9,000
120
RA-1, RA-6
Public school or structure
9,000
80
RA-2, RA-7, RA-8, RA-9, RC-1
Public school or structure
9,000
80
RA-3, RA-4, RA-5, RA-10
Public school or structure
None prescribed
80
All other zones
All other structures
None prescribed
None prescribed
1605.2 For public education buildings or structures, minimum lot area may include adjacent parcels under the same ownership that are separated only by a public alley.
1605.3 For public education buildings or structures on split-zoned lots, the minimum lot width and minimum lot area requirements, if any, of the less restrictive zone shall apply to the entire lot as long as the lot was in existence as of February 13, 2006.
1605.4 For public education buildings or structures on a lot with more than one (1) street front, the minimum lot width may include the measurement of all street frontages, provided the lot width can be measured without interruption by another lot.
1605.5 Except in the RA-1 zone, a public recreation and community center in an R or RA zone shall not exceed a maximum gross floor area of forty thousand square feet (40,000 sq. ft.), unless approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle C § 1610.