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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-D3. RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ZONES – R-1-A, R-1-B, R-2, AND R-3 |
Section 11-D307. SIDE YARD
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307.1 A minimum side yard of eight feet (8 ft.) shall be provided in the R-1-A, R-1-B, and R-2 zones.
307.2 A detached single dwelling unit in the R-2 and R-3 zone shall be subject to the side yard requirements of an R-1-B zone.
307.3 No side yard shall be required for attached dwellings in the R-3 zone; however, if a side yard is provided, it shall be no less than five feet (5 ft.).
307.4 In the R-2 and R-3 zones, 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.
307.5 For a building subject to a side yard requirement but which has an existing side yard less than eight feet (8 ft.) wide, an extension or 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.).