Section 11-E603. HEIGHT

 

603.1   The maximum permitted building height in the RF-4, not including the penthouse, shall be forty feet (40 ft.) and three (3) stories.

603.2   The maximum permitted building height in the RF-5, not including the penthouse, shall be:

(a) Forty feet (40 ft.) and three (3) stories for detached and semi-detached dwellings; and

(b) Fifty feet (50 ft.) and four (4) stories for row dwellings and flats and all other structures.

603.3   A place of worship in the RF-4 and RF-5 zones may be erected to a height not exceeding shall be sixty feet (60 ft.) and three (3) stories. 

603.4   A building or other structure may be erected to a height not exceeding ninety feet (90 ft.), not including the penthouse, provided, that the building or structure shall be removed from all lot lines of its lot for a distance equal to the height of the building or structure above the natural grade.

603.5   An institutional building or structure may be erected to a height not exceeding ninety feet (90 ft.), not including the penthouse, provided, that the building or structure shall be removed from all lot lines of its lot a distance of not less than one foot (1 ft.) for each foot of height in excess of that authorized in the zone in which it is located.

603.6   The maximum permitted height of a penthouse, except as permitted in Subtitle E § 603.7 and as prohibited on the roof of a detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, rowhouse, or flat in Subtitle C § 1500.4, shall be twelve feet (12 ft.) and one (1) story.

603.7   A non-residential building constructed pursuant to Subtitle E §§ 603.3 through 603.5 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).