Section 11-E5000. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

5000.1   Accessory buildings shall be permitted within an RF zone subject to the following conditions:

(a) An accessory building shall be subordinate to and located on the same lot as the building to which it is accessory; provided, that required accessory parking space may be permitted on another lot where specifically permitted under other provisions of this title;

(b) An accessory building shall be used for purposes which are incidental to the use of the principal building but may house no more than one (1) principal unit; 

(c) An accessory building shall not be constructed prior to a principal building on the same lot; and

(d) An accessory building shall not be constructed in front of the principal building.

5000.2   The accessory buildings shall be secondary in size compared to the principal building, and shall be considered within the lot occupancy, pervious surface, as applicable the floor area ratio requirements of the RF zones.

5000.3 A private garage permitted in an RF zone as a principal use on a lot other than an alley lot, shall open directly onto an alley, and shall not be located within fifty feet (50 ft.) of the front building line or within twelve feet (12 ft.) of the center line of the alley upon which it opens.

 

 

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, 2887 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 22 (January 6, 2017).