D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
SubTilte 11-D. RESIDENTIAL HOUSE (R) ZONES |
Chapter 11-D10. FOGGY BOTTOM RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ZONE - R-17 |
Section 11-D1009. MISCELLANEOUS
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1009 MISCELLANEOUS
1009.1 Buildings constructed on or before April 17, 1992, and existing legitimate uses within the buildings shall be deemed conforming, except that no addition, replacement, or expansion of the building, or change in use (except to a more conforming residential use other than a dormitory) shall be permitted unless in conformance with the requirements of the R-17 zone.
1009.2 If any building is destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion, or act of God, it may be reconstructed or restored to its previous condition or to a more conforming residential condition other than a dormitory. Excluded from this provision are uses that are nonconforming prior to April 17, 1992, and operating without a special exception issued by the Board of Zoning Adjustment
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, 2834 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).