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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
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SubTilte 11-C. GENERAL RULES |
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Chapter 11-C16. PUBLIC EDUCATION, RECREATION OR LIBRARY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES |
Section 11-C1606. REAR SETBACK
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1606.1 A rear yard shall be provided for each public education building and structure, public recreation and community center, or public library located in any R, RF, or RA zone, the minimum depth of which shall be as set forth in the following table:
TABLE C § 1606.1: REAR YARD FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION BUILDING AND STRUCTURE, PUBLIC RECREATION AND COMMUNITY CENTER, OR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Zone
Minimum Rear Yard (Feet)
R-1-A, R-1-B, R-6, R-7, R-8, R-9, R-11, R-12, R-14, R-15, R-16, R-19, R-21
25 feet
R-2, R-3, R-10, R-13, R-17, R-20, all RF, RA-1, RA-6
20 feet
RA-2, RA-3, RA-4, RA-7, RA-8, RA-9, RC-1
4 inches per foot 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 15 feet
RA-5, RA-10
3 inches per foot 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 12 feet
1606.2 In the case of a corner lot abutting three (3) or more streets, the rear yard may be measured from the center line of the street abutting the lot at the rear of the structure.
1606.3 In the case of a lot proposed to be used by a public education building and structures public recreation and community center, or public library that abuts or adjoins along the rear lot line a public open space, recreation area, or reservation, no rear yard shall be required.