Section 11-G1201. SPECIAL EXCEPTION CRITERIA REAR YARD RELIEF

1201.1 The Board of Zoning Adjustment may grant relief to the rear yard requirements of this subtitle as a special exception pursuant to Subtitle X, provided:

(a) No apartment window shall be located within forty feet (40 ft.) directly in front of another building;

(b) No office window shall be located within thirty feet (30 ft.) directly in front of another office window, nor eighteen feet (18 ft.) in front of a blank wall;

(c) In buildings that are not parallel to the adjacent buildings, the angle of sight lines and the distance of penetration of sight lines into habitable rooms shall be considered in determining distances between windows and appropriate yards;

(d) Provision shall be included for service functions, including parking and loading access and adequate loading areas; and

(e) Upon receiving an application to waive rear yard requirements in the subject zone, the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall submit the application to the Office of Planning for coordination, review, report, and impact assessment, along with reviews in writing from all relevant District of Columbia departments and agencies, including the Department of Transportation, the District of Columbia Housing Authority and, if a historic district or historic landmark is involved, the Historic Preservation Office.

 

 

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, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).