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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-D509. TREE PROTECTION
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509 TREE PROTECTION
509.1 The tree protection regulations of Subtitle C, Chapter 4 shall only apply to those lots in the R-8 zone in Squares 2042, 2043, 2046, 2049, 2231, 2232, 2238, 2239, 2244 through 2248, 2250, 2258, 2272, and 2282.
509.2 To the extent that any person seeks permission for building or terrain alteration on a lot with a slope steeper than twenty-five percent (25%) or with "highly erodible land" as defined at 7 C.F.R. § 12.2 (2005), a professional certification that the plans for alteration and/or construction will follow best geo-technical, structural engineering, and arboreal practices shall be supplied with the building permit application.
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).