D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
SubTilte 11-E. RESIDENTIAL FLAT (RF) ZONES |
Chapter 11-E2. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS (RF) |
Section 11-E201. DENSITY - LOT DIMENSIONS
- 201.1 The minimum lot width and minimum lot area requirements for the creation of a record lot in an RF zone shall be as set forth in the following table:
TABLE E § 201.1: MINIMUM LOT AREA REQUIREMENTS
Lot Width Minimum
Lot Area Minimum
Row Dwelling or Flat
18 ft.
1,800 sq. ft.
Row Dwelling or Flat Inclusionary Zoning
16 ft. as a special exception (IZ)
1,500 sq. ft. (IZ)
Semi-Detached Dwelling
30 ft.
3,000 sq. ft.
All Other Structures
40 ft.
4,000 sq. ft.
201.2First floor or basement areas designed and used for parking space or for recreation space shall not be counted in the floor area ratio; provided, that not more than fifty percent (50%) of the perimeter of the space may be comprised of columns, piers, walls or windows, or may be similarly enclosed.
201.3A building or structure subject to the provisions of this chapter shall also be subject to the development standards in the applicable RF zone.
201.4An apartment house in an RF-1, RF-2, or RF-3 zone, whether existing before May 12, 1958, or converted pursuant to the 1958 Regulations, or pursuant to Subtitle U §§ 301.2 or 320.2, may not be renovated or expanded so as to increase the number of dwelling units unless there are nine hundred square feet (900 sq. ft.) of lot area for each dwelling unit, both existing and new.