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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-D706. REAR YARD
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706 REAR YARD
706.1 A minimum rear yard of twenty-five feet (25 ft.) shall be provided in the R-12 zone.
706.2 A minimum rear yard of twenty feet (20 ft.) shall be provided in the R-13 zone.
706.3 Notwithstanding Subtitle D §§ 706.1 and 706.2, a rear wall of an attached or semi-detached building shall not be constructed to extend farther than ten feet (10 ft.) beyond the farthest rear wall of any adjoining principal residential building on an adjoining property.
706.4 A rear wall of an attached or semi-detached building may be constructed to extend farther than ten feet (10 ft.) beyond the farthest rear wall of any adjoining principal residential building on an adjoining property if approved as a special exception pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9 and as evaluated against the criteria of Subtitle D §§ 5201.3(a) through 5201.3(d) and §§ 5201.4 through 5201.6.