Section 11-D707. SIDE YARD

 

707.1 A minimum side yard of eight feet (8 ft.) shall be provided in the R-12 zone.

707.2 No side yard shall be required in the R-13 zone; however, if a side yard is provided, it shall be no less than five feet (5 ft.).

707.3 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.).

707.4 In the R-13 zone, 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.

 

 

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 10620 (August 19, 2016).