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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-D. RESIDENTIAL HOUSE (R) ZONES |
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Chapter 11-D12. GEORGETOWN RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ZONES – R-19 AND R-20 |
Section 11-D1207. SIDE YARD
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1207 SIDE YARD
1207.1 A minimum side yard of eight feet (8 ft.) shall be provided in the R-19 zone.
1207.2 No side yard shall be required for an attached building in the R-20 zone; however, if a side yard is provided, it shall be at least five feet (5 ft.).
1207.3 A minimum side yard of five feet (5 ft.) shall be provided for all buildings other than attached buildings in the R-20 zone.
1207.4 In the R-19 and R-20 zones, a building with a side yard less than required may be extended or an 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 five feet (5 ft.) in the R-19 zone and a minimum of three feet (3 ft.) in the R-20 zone.
1207.5 In the R-20 zone, when a single dwelling unit, flat, or multiple dwelling unit development 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.
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); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 22 (January 6, 2017).