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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-D7. NAVAL OBSERVATORY RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ZONES - R-12 AND R-13 |
Section 11-D703. HEIGHT
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703 HEIGHT
703.1 The maximum permitted building height, not including the penthouse, in the R-12 and R-13 zones shall be forty feet (40 ft.) and three (3) stories.
703.2 An institutional building or structure may be erected to a height not exceeding ninety feet (90 ft.), not including the penthouse, provided that the building or structure shall be removed from all lot lines of its lot a distance of not less than one foot (1 ft.) for each foot of height in excess of that authorized in the zone in which it is located.
703.3 The maximum permitted height of a penthouse, except as permitted in Subtitle D § 207.6 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.
703.4 A non-residential building constructed pursuant to Subtitle D § 207.6 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).