Section 11-F403. HEIGHT

403.1 The maximum permitted building height in the RA-6 zone, not including the penthouse, shall be forty feet (40 ft.) and three (3) stories. 

403.2 For the purposes of the RA-6 zone, the height of a building shall be measured as follows:

(a) The height of a building shall be the vertical distance measured from the level of the curb opposite the middle of the front of the building to the highest point of the roof or parapet; and

(b) The curb elevation opposite the middle of the front of the building shall be determined as the average elevation of the lot from its front line to its rear lot line.

403.3 The maximum permitted height of a penthouse, except as permitted in Subtitle F § 204 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.) except fifteen feet (15 ft.) for penthouse mechanical space, and one (1) story.

 

 

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, 2915 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).