Section 11-E5004. REAR YARD

 

5004.1   No minimum rear yard is required for an accessory building in an RF zone except when abutting an alley, where it shall be set back at least twelve feet (12 ft.) from the center line of the alley. 

5004.2   An accessory building shall be permitted in a required rear yard of a principal building pursuant to the following conditions:

(a) The accessory building is less than ten feet (10 ft.) in height; and

(b) The accessory building is less than one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in gross floor area.

5004.3   If the required rear yard of the principal building in which the accessory building will be placed abuts an alley, the accessory building shall be set back at least twelve feet (12 ft.) from the center line of the alley.

 

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).