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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-D5. FOREST HILLS TREE AND SLOPE RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ZONES - R-8, R-9, AND R-10 |
Section 11-D503. HEIGHT
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503 HEIGHT
503.1 The maximum permitted building height, not including the penthouse, in the R-8, R-9, and R-10 zones shall be forty feet (40 ft.) and three (3) stories.
503.2 The maximum permitted height of a penthouse, except as permitted in Subtitle D § 503.2 and as prohibited on the roof of a detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, rowhouse, or flat in Subtitle C § 1500.4, shall be twelve feet (12 ft.) and one (1) story.
503.3 A non-residential building constructed pursuant to Subtitle D § 503.2 shall be permitted a mechanical penthouse to a maximum height of eighteen feet six inches (18 ft. 6 in.).
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 63 DCR 10932 (August 26, 2016).