Section 11-E503. HEIGHT

 

503.1 In the RF-3 zone, building height, not including the penthouse, shall be measured from the existing grade at the mid-point of the building façade of the principal building that is closest to a street lot line.

 

503.2 The maximum permitted height of buildings or structures and any additions thereto in an RF-3 zone shall not exceed thirty-five feet (35 ft.), and three (3) stories, except as specified in this section.

 

503.3 New construction of three (3) or more immediately adjoining residential row dwellings or flats, built concurrently on separate record lots, shall be permitted a maximum building height of forty feet (40 ft.) and three (3) stories.

 

503.4 A building or other structure may be erected to a height not exceeding forty feet (40 ft.) if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception under Subtitle X, Chapter 9, subject to Subtitle E § 5203.

 

503.5 The height of buildings or structures as specified in Subtitle E §§503.2 through 503.4 may be exceeded in the following instances:

 

(a)A spire, tower, dome, minaret, pinnacle, or penthouse may be erected to a height in excess of that authorized in Subtitle E§§ 503.2 through 503.4; and

 

(b) The maximum permitted height of a penthouse, except as prohibited on the roof of a detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, row dwelling, or flat in Subtitle C § 1500.4, shall be ten feet (10 ft.) and one (1) story.

 

503.6  A non-residential building constructed pursuant to Subtitle E §§ 503.3 through 503.5 shall be permitted a mechanical penthouse to a maximum height of eighteen feet six inches (18 ft. 6 in.).

 

 

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 63 DCR 10932 (August 26, 2016).