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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-D1209. ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
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1209 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
1209.1 Accessory buildings in the R-19 and R-20 zones shall be subject to the development regulations of this section.
1209.2 The accessory building shall be located facing an alley, or private alley to which the owner has access by an easement recorded with the Recorder of Deeds, and shall be set back a maximum of five feet (5 ft.) from the rear property line or a line perpendicular to the façade of the principal building.
1209.3 In the R-19 zone, an accessory building within five feet (5 ft.) of a public or private vehicular alley may have a maximum height of twenty feet (20 ft.), a maximum building area of four hundred and fifty square feet (450 sq. ft.) and a maximum number of two (2) stories.
1209.4 In the R-20 zone, an accessory building within five feet (5 ft.) of a public or private vehicular alley may have a maximum height of fifteen feet (15 ft.), a maximum building area of four hundred and fifty square feet (450 sq. ft.) and a maximum number of one (1) story.
1209.5 In the R-19 and R-20 zones, an accessory building on a property that is not adjacent to a public or private vehicular alley or that is more than five feet (5 ft.) from a public or private vehicular alley may have a maximum height of ten feet (10 ft.) and a maximum building area of one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.).
1209.6 Roof decks are not permitted.
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).